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    Jun 11, 2011, 06:01 AM
    My boyfriend has a new female friend, and I am very jealous, should I be worried?
    Just give everyone an idea, my boyfriend and I have been dating for almost 2 years, and he's know her for about 4-5 months, which he met her at school.

    First time he ever went out with her, he was at a bar, and I was hanging out with my friends that night.
    My boyfriend got intoxicated to the point where his friend had to take him home, they arrived at 4AM, and she didn't leave till 6:30AM.

    After that event, she started going to my boyfriends friends house to hangout with him, which than she started making friends with my boyfriends friends.

    Lastly, they constantly talk through text.
    One evening, my boyfriend and I decided to do our own things, we agreed to come back to his house at 12AM, he arrived home at 5AM in the morning, AND saying goodnight to the girl through text.

    I don't personally know her, briefly met her as she was walking out of my boyfriends house while they were hanging out with people.

    I've told her how I felt through Facebook, and told my boyfriend personally, and they still continue to talk, even when I'm around.
    My boyfriend doesn't even have the decency to say goodbye to her while I'm there, we barely get to spend time with each other since we live an hour and a half away from each other.

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    Jun 11, 2011, 01:28 PM

    Time for a better boyfriend??
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    Jun 11, 2011, 09:47 PM
    You have done a neat job by communicating to both of them. Told the girl too politely, which is nice. Sum it up, you have done your best, you don't have to loose yourself esteem anymore, it is just his loss. He will realize your value only when you move, the new girl is blinding his eyes. One day he will get bored of her too, but he does not know that you won't be there to go back to.
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    Jun 12, 2011, 03:25 AM
    @BK201: what did you mean by "but he does not know that you won't be there to go back to"?
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    Jun 12, 2011, 06:06 AM
    My bad, I thought a few steps ahead, which is not relevant at this point when things are still not clear.
    So, when you talked to your boyfriend about this girl, what did he say?
    Did he say she is just a friend? And what did he say when you asked him to stop talking to her?
    Two possibilities here:
    1. He does not tell about her clearly/completely, like when are they spending time together, what do they do etc.
    2. He talks to you openly about how that girl is, and you know in and out about their friendship. At least you know what is going on between them.
    If it is the first case, then you should give him a clear warning that its either her or you, it is your prerogative.
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    Jun 12, 2011, 06:39 AM

    Me, I'd tell him to get lost-he's behaviour's not acceptable.
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    Jun 12, 2011, 08:16 AM
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    Well, he doesn't say much about her, I'll ask him why he thinks she's so interesting or why he likes talking to her a lot, and he will either not say anything or say "I dont know".
    Yes, he has said that she's just a friend, but I sort of don't believe it.
    And when I have asked him to stop talking about her, he hasn't, only when he notices that I start to get really angry.
    Yup, he never really tells me what they talk about, sometimes, but it's always very brief, but it would be nice if he told me a bit more.
    I tell him what I talk about with my male friends out of respect for him.

    I have given him a clear message, we almost broke up the other day, he had ignorned me the whole day because he knew I was going to want to break up, and when I quickly glanced at his phone, he was still talking to her!
    Than, he convienced me that he'd change and everything, but still nothing.

    I think maybe its time if him and I actually broke up.


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    Jun 12, 2011, 08:17 AM
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    Thanks, haha :)
    I believe I will probably do the deed today.
    I'm so tired of everything that's been going on.
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    Jun 12, 2011, 08:29 AM

    Good luck and take care.
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    Jun 12, 2011, 08:31 AM
    You are clearly going in the right direction, just that things are going wrong. But it won't be for long. It will truly be his loss. Prepare for this following situation too: What are you going to do, if, at the point of breaking he says he will quit talking to her once and for all and he swears to God?
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    Jun 13, 2011, 04:28 AM
    Personally, I don't think it would matter if he said he'd stop talking to her or not, I came to realize that it's not me anymore, it's him. He has a lot of things within himself that he has to fix, in order to fix our relationship, we both have things to work on, and maybe it's time that we talk a break or actually break up.

    I was with him last night, and while I was there, I just felt different, and while we were talking, he never really gave me good answers as to what we could fix. So clearly he's confused.
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    Jun 13, 2011, 09:41 AM
    Mmm so, guess you are going to give him sometime to think what he really wants I guess. Bet you asked him all the questions you had in your mind. Also, did you tell him that if things go like this, you might actually break up?
    If you had told him that, then he would be thinking in the right direction, at least, he can come to an answer. Else, he will still be confused.
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    Jun 13, 2011, 10:26 AM
    Unfortunately, it doesn't seem so simple to me. If it's not this girl, it's going to be another girl. Therefore, the problem isn't that there's another woman in the picture.

    The problem is that he no longer puts you as his priority. There's a reason for that that you're both ignoring. If you can't repair the relationship, then you're better off going your separate ways.

    It's time to put your foot down. If she cannot fully commit to you, then leave each other alone and meet new people.
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    Jun 13, 2011, 11:34 AM
    @BK201: oh yes, I Spoke to him about taking a break this morning, he kept asking if I wanted one, I told him no, but it needed to be done, he need to think about things and so do I. So, until next Monday we are officially on a break.

    @IWish: As I said to "BK201", we are taking a break for a week, and as I told my boyfriend he needs to think about things, as do I. But you are also right, if we can't seem to fix the relationship, than I guess we should just call it quits. He told me the other day that he sometimes wants to be with me, I think that points out that he's confused a lot, so I think it's best that we take a break for now, and see how he's feeling about the whole situation, if things don't go well, than it's about time to end them.
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    Jun 13, 2011, 12:02 PM

    What's a break going to solve when you can't discuss your 'relationship' in order to save it?

    He's not committed to you-nor will a break make him more so-a clean b r e a k would be the best solution.
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    Jun 13, 2011, 09:52 PM
    Ok Zambers, lets hope things turn out for the brighter side. We'll wait and see
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    Jun 14, 2011, 06:11 AM

    He IS DEFINITELY confused.

    I suggest that you stand your ground. You let him know how you feel and if he wants the same thing, then he can come to you. If he doesn't, both of you are better off going your separate directions. Stand your ground and don't follow him around throughout his confused journey.
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    Jun 15, 2011, 06:46 PM
    Well, for all of you who are commenting.
    To keep you updated, we decided to take a break till Monday.
    But, I just texted him right now seeing if I could come over tomorrow, he hasn't responded yet.
    AND, I think he hasn't responded because he knows that I'm going to break up with him.
    It was probably a stupid thing to do on my part, but I came to realize that he probably won't change. But I still want to try to make things work.

    What do you guys think I should do?
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    Jun 15, 2011, 10:15 PM
    Zambers, you know the reason why you are on a break till Monday. Anyway, now we cannot do anything about the text message which is already sent.
    So, we were hoping that during this one week break, he would realize what he is missing, and to let him know that you are more than what he thinks. It is tough right? Still, be strong, no contacts till Monday. Forget about the text you have sent, and the reply that you expected. Please wipe it off your mind.
    Dedicate this Thursday, Friday and the weekend for you. Plan something like meet friends whom you have not met in a while.
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    Jun 15, 2011, 10:56 PM
    Actually, he ended up calling me, he seemed almost happy that I had texted him. I could hear it in his voice. But he said that he is still thinking and that he missed me, but that we should still wait till Monday. So that's exactly what I'm going to do.

    And I do have plans all weekend to see friends and hangout, so I'm pretty happy about that :)

    So, I'm going to wait till Monday and we'll see what happens from there :)

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