smokeaway
Jul 9, 2013, 04:44 AM
Hi, this is my first post on this website. I normally don't register to ask questions like this but I am so torn and wanted to get as much advises as possible. My situation is a bit different from other questions I've read so I decided to post my own.
I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for 3 and 1/2 years. We dated each other about 10 years ago then we broke up, and about 4 years ago we started talking again then eventually started dating again.
We had a pretty healthy relationship, up until about a year ago. I found out that my mom was diagnosed with cancer, which immediately put into a some sort depression phase. So pretty much for about a year, I wasn't able to give my girlfriend the type of attention I used to give her. She used to be pretty introverted and always so dependent on me but recently she got a new job with lots of interactions with people then suddenly she started to become more outgoing. Then I find out that her new coworkers are all guys, they went out a few times and I wasn't happy but didn't think much of it. Until 2 weeks ago she asks me "are you happy with our relationship", I said "I think the relationship could be better but it's not bad" (pretty bad answer... ). Then she talks on and on and finally she says "I love you but I'm not in love with you anymore". It crushed me pretty badly. Then she goes on to say whether I think we can "fix" this relationship, I said "yes". She goes off to the bathroom then comes back and says "I kind of like this guy at work and he likes me too". I kind of expected this but still crushed me even more. I asked her "why are you telling me this?" the reason I asked is because the first thought that came into mind was "is she trying to get me to say f**k it, let's break up". But then she tells me "if we were to try and make this work, I felt like I needed to tell you everything". So far I have found out that the guy kissed her on her head, and she kissed him on his cheek. Also, according to her friend, she felt like she was breaking up with someone when I told her she can't talk to him anymore if we were to make this work. So that night, we agreed to make it work. Then couple of days later, she tells me I need to try harder and that she's sick of trying (from 1 year of me ignoring her) so she won't try.
Now, we are at this weird stage where I try to give her more attention. We try to be out of our house more. We do still talk about marriage (we are dating with the intention of getting married). When I give her a kiss, she doesn't push me away most of the times. When I hold her hand, she doesn't refuse. We have planned and bought tickets for upcoming events out of state. Where the hell do I stand? I'm so confused, is this going to work or am I setting myself up for a bigger heartbreak?
A little bit of our background, we live together. We are under our lease for another 4 months and we have joint credit cards with two dogs.
Thank you and sorry for the long post.
I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for 3 and 1/2 years. We dated each other about 10 years ago then we broke up, and about 4 years ago we started talking again then eventually started dating again.
We had a pretty healthy relationship, up until about a year ago. I found out that my mom was diagnosed with cancer, which immediately put into a some sort depression phase. So pretty much for about a year, I wasn't able to give my girlfriend the type of attention I used to give her. She used to be pretty introverted and always so dependent on me but recently she got a new job with lots of interactions with people then suddenly she started to become more outgoing. Then I find out that her new coworkers are all guys, they went out a few times and I wasn't happy but didn't think much of it. Until 2 weeks ago she asks me "are you happy with our relationship", I said "I think the relationship could be better but it's not bad" (pretty bad answer... ). Then she talks on and on and finally she says "I love you but I'm not in love with you anymore". It crushed me pretty badly. Then she goes on to say whether I think we can "fix" this relationship, I said "yes". She goes off to the bathroom then comes back and says "I kind of like this guy at work and he likes me too". I kind of expected this but still crushed me even more. I asked her "why are you telling me this?" the reason I asked is because the first thought that came into mind was "is she trying to get me to say f**k it, let's break up". But then she tells me "if we were to try and make this work, I felt like I needed to tell you everything". So far I have found out that the guy kissed her on her head, and she kissed him on his cheek. Also, according to her friend, she felt like she was breaking up with someone when I told her she can't talk to him anymore if we were to make this work. So that night, we agreed to make it work. Then couple of days later, she tells me I need to try harder and that she's sick of trying (from 1 year of me ignoring her) so she won't try.
Now, we are at this weird stage where I try to give her more attention. We try to be out of our house more. We do still talk about marriage (we are dating with the intention of getting married). When I give her a kiss, she doesn't push me away most of the times. When I hold her hand, she doesn't refuse. We have planned and bought tickets for upcoming events out of state. Where the hell do I stand? I'm so confused, is this going to work or am I setting myself up for a bigger heartbreak?
A little bit of our background, we live together. We are under our lease for another 4 months and we have joint credit cards with two dogs.
Thank you and sorry for the long post.