I have been with my boyfriend for almost ten months. At the beginning of the relationship as it always happens he was very attentive, we would go out almost every weekend and did a lot of things together. After a few months he stopped coming by as often and blamed the lack of time on work. A few months ago I found out I was pregnant... he was thrilled and reassure me that he would be there for me and our child. We moved in together but I couldn't handle it and asked him to move out... I am very independent and felt a bit suffocated. He wasn't happy about it. Since then he has been more distant. I don't know where he is living he says with his cousin. I haven't met his parents and that has bothered me from the beginning. I confronted him several times and he always denies that he is cheating and tells me he's just working a lot specially now since we have a baby on the way. I hate the fact that he keeps me in the dark about a lot of things. We haven't been intimate in a little over two weeks and that was a big red flag for me. I confronted him about it and he said making money right now is more important. Sometimes he tells me he's coming by and then he won't show up or even call. I've had it. So I text him today and told him I wanted to be free and not to contact me for a while. I need time to think about myself and take care of my baby I can't keep stressing over this. I don't want to have to be wonderign every day and doubting every word he said. He is very convincing with his responses but at the end of the day I don't feel good about them. I wished I could find a way to know for sure but I'm not the detective type and for now I just decided to distance myself from the situation. Please let me know what you think and what would you do or think in my situation. Thank you

You kicked him out? You asked him to move out?

Sorry but even if he goes out with other people now. That is his choice, and why would you consider it cheating? If he is not with you anymore.

You might be pregnant but by pushing him away the way you did. How else is he suppose to react?

If somebody did that to you, you would be distant too. Does it matter where he is staying, no.

I think if you can not trust. Your always questioning somebody, that this can end a relationship which sounds like it already did.

As far as you want to take care of YOUR baby, remember it is also his baby too.

You made the decisions that are now effecting you. Your trying to blame him for all of it, but you're the one that kept pushing him away, by the sounds of everything you wrote.

I am not trying to be mean, but you need to look in the mirror and realize that it is not just one person but your decisions that have effected this outcome.

Do not shut him out as far as being a father, but it is obvious to me that your personality type. You might need to learn how to feel more comfortable in a relationship. For now your better off staying out of any relationship until you figure out why your having trust issues. Also dealing with commitement issues that you have.

No matter what though now that your going to be having a child, you need to have some sort of working relationship with this other person. Especially by what it sounds like he wants to be a part of the child's life.

You're the one that pushed him out the door so whatever he does now doesn't matter, I honestly don't blame him... you pushing him away if you really cared was the wrong thing to do, but if it makes you feel better to put the blame on him then so be it...

The real ? Is, were you the one cheating??

Wow! Talk about mixed messages! You kicked him out, despite being pregnant with his child, because you're "very independent and feel a bit suffocated". Then you have the gall to complain about his working long hours, "keeping you in the dark", lack of intimacy, etc? And now you say that you've decided to "distance yourrself from the situation"? I hate to tell you this but there's no "distancing" yourself now ; not with a child on the way. The only legitimate red flag you've mentioned is not being introduced to his parents. But overall your post sounds more like it's from a college student than a mother-to-be. Your first and foremost responsibility is now to your child, and the father runs a close second. Hopefully he'll see things the same way and make you and the child his top priorities. But that won't happen if he doesn't sense the same being reciprocated by you.

I appreciate your answers but perhaps I wasn't too clear on my post. When I asked him to move out we didn't break up, he simply moved out. He only lived with me for a week because he had issues with his landlord and I offered him to stay with me, we were trying it out to see how we could get along living together. He was being distance even before he moved in. I know how he has treated me in the past few months and is not right. Saying one thing doing another, he's not reliable. I caught him on many lies and always ended up giving him the benefit of the doubt when I should have gone with my initial judgement. He has a son from another girl and she doesn't let him see him which I think is horrible. I would never do that to him. I am sorry if I sound inmature I am not, just confused since I can't make up my mind about someone who is very manipulative and good with words. I am trusting and a bit naïve about people, I always try to see the best in them but I end up getting hurt in the end. I agree that I have trust issues and commitment issues I've been hurt bad before and is not easy I really tried with this person, gave him all the benefits of the doubt till now. Whenever I've tried to talk about our relationship he just makes jokes and laughs it off. He doesn't take me or my feelings seriously. The reason for me distancing myself is because he acts like everything is fine, I would still be his girlfriend if I didn't break up with him and to him it would all be cool but only on his terms and on his time. I believe he is a selfish person. He really wanted this baby. In fact, although I am 100% responsible for this pregnancy for not being on the pill, he took off the condom without me noticing it. Not a very nice thing to do and still I didn't blow up on him because it was my responsibility too but to me is the principal of it we hadn't discussed having a baby and that hurts.

I appreciate your answers but perhaps I wasn't too clear on my post. When I asked him to move out we didn't break up, he simply moved out. He only lived with me for a week because he had issues with his landlord and I offered him to stay with me, we were trying it out to see how we could get along living together. He was being distance even before he moved in. I know how he has treated me in the past few months and is not right. Saying one thing doing another, he's not reliable. I caught him on many lies and always ended up giving him the benefit of the doubt when I should have gone with my initial judgement. He has a son from another girl and she doesn't let him see him which I think is horrible. I would never do that to him. I am sorry if I sound inmature I am not, just confused since I can't make up my mind about someone who is very manipulative and good with words. I am trusting and a bit naïve about people, I always try to see the best in them but I end up getting hurt in the end. I agree that I have trust issues and commitment issues I've been hurt bad before and is not easy I really tried with this person, gave him all the benefits of the doubt till now. Whenever I've tried to talk about our relationship he just makes jokes and laughs it off. He doesn't take me or my feelings seriously. The reason for me distancing myself is because he acts like everything is fine, I would still be his girlfriend if I didn't break up with him and to him it would all be cool but only on his terms and on his time. I believe he is a selfish person. He really wanted this baby. In fact, although I am 100% responsible for this pregnancy for not being on the pill, he took off the condom without me noticing it. Not a very nice thing to do and still I didn't blow up on him because it was my responsibility too but to me is the principal of it we hadn't discussed having a baby and that hurts.

Even with the newer information, or the more clearer picture. I stand behind everything that I said before. The relationship is over, and you need to stop and end it. Your better off without. As far having him part of the baby's life. I believe that is what you want and he wants.

I agree with the others
You kicked him out so he feels in the dark about what it is you expect in a relationship.
If he made you feel suffocated then it is apparent you are not interested in a relationship at least with him.
IF he is "cheating" it is probably because he doesn't want to feel left up in the air on what your relationship is suppose to be and he may feel that if he doesn't move on he is wasting precious time on something that may go nowhere.
You say you felt suffocated with him living with you but you seem to want him...
so how would you define what you want in a good solid relationship with him?
It doesn't sound like marriage is in the equation so what is he TO think?

Thank you for all your comments. Maybe you are all right. I thought I loved and wanted this person in my life but I see how I have mixed feelings about it. What I need to focus on at this point is me and the baby. I will start counseling to get me through some of my commitment and trust issues. I was abandoned as a child so I tend to push people away before they have a chance to leave me. I need to get help so I can be a good parent to my child and hopefully a better partner to someone else someday. Thank you again for being honest with me even if it hurt a little.

Reality is the baby has a father, and whether you face the fact or not, you are tied to this fellow, for a long time to come, so adjust your thinking to include the father. You both must put the child's welfare first, no matter how you may feel about each other. Your issues are yours to deal with, and not your child's, or his. Hope it works out.

You are absolutely right. Please understand that just because I may not be good at relationships doesn't mean I didn't have feelings for him. I am not a cold hearted person who uses people and then kicks them out. So of course he will be part of my life and our child. I want him to be there, I grew up without a father so I know first hand how tough it is. I am just mad at myself for not being able to be in a healthy relationship and I wanted to take some time to sort things out in my head. If men go to their "caves" whenever they need to to process things why can't women? I am pregnant and there's nothing I would want more then to have him by my side. If HE loved me he would still be trying to work things out instead of thinking about his crushed ego. Oh and lastly to answer the question that I was the one cheating that can't be further from the truth. What good can possibly come from cheating I never understood it, if you don't love someone or you are not sure of how you are feeling you have to end it or try to make things work.

You 'can go to your cave' and process things but in the meantime he can be out processing a new life for himself so you need to process and weigh the options before you end up totally losing him.
I have been alone so long that I sometimes think I would have a hard time adjusting if I ever did live in the same house with a bf/husband again so I can understand where you are coming from but you need to get on the ball and determine what you want and act on it.
You can't blame him if in the meantime he moves on with his life.
Also you do not want to put your decision off too long.
Play out in your mind how you see things going in your life without him

And then with how you see things if you decided you want him back in your life AND living with you and ways you think the two of you can adjust.

Talk with him about exactly how you feel about your past effecting your judgment and your emotions and all. Tell him how you feel about him but it is hard for you adjusting to the idea of somebody actually in your life.

I agree. My problem has been that every time I try to communicate he changes the subject or makes fun of things. He also likes to cut me off and critize my accent, english is my second language. He used to find it cute. Things have definetely changed and I don't know what else to do, the only thing I know is run away. I really tried, I wanted things to work out with us I just didn't know how to make things work. He didn't help so I always felt I was in this fight by myself. That's the main reason why I gave up on him. The beginning of this topic was if he was cheating since I really broke things off two days ago so he's shady behaviour was from long ago even before I "kicked him out". He is not the type to sit down and talk, he is afraid of confrontation or just likes to avoid and argument in case he has to admit he's doing something wrong. For the sake of our child I would like to work on our relationship I would even consider counseling for the both of us but I don't know how he would take that. He needs to show me that he wants to be in this relationship too and fight for it like I was, otherwise there's really nothing to salvage.

One more thing... if he's moving on with his life this quickly then the answer to my question as far as wanting me and trying to work things out has been answered.

If he is now cutting you off and making fun of the things he use to like about you
That means one of two things
1. It is a defense mechanism because he is hurt and doesn't like confrontations
OR
2. He has given up on wanting to make it work with you and doesn't care to come right out and say he no longer wants to be with you anyway.

I wished he had he courage to say it but he never does... keeping me around and making me guess seems more fun.

Maybe that's how he was raised, or was taught by life, but for whatever reasons, you are not a match, but can be good parents. If he can't do that, then he is a bum in my book, and you should celebrate his departure.

I agree. ALL of your advise and comments have been a great help to me in trying to figure out what to do. I thank and appreciate the time you took to answer to my post. I think I will continue with taking time off and see if he comes around, if he really cares he will fight for me and do what any man in love would do... sit down and have an adult conversation to begin the healing process. Unfortunally I don't see that happening. No matter the outcome he will always be the father of my child and for that I will respect him and any decision he makes, I don't want to hold any resentment or hard feelings towards him because in the end is not about us anymore. Good luck to all of you and thank you once more you have really helped me.

Ok I'm back... things have taken a turn for the worse. I tried to keep it civil by sending him a very clear email letting him know why I needed some time off and that this does not mean he will not be part of his child's life. I told him I didn't want to be with him anymore because of his lack of involvement in the relationship and my doubts of him (wether they were founded or not). I even told him that I understood if he can't be in a monogamous relationship but that I wanted that and deserved better. He first replied very angry and inmature. He said "fine then i don't want to be with you either" "don't ever call me or email me again". My reaction was like fine then we will take some time to heal and we will talk again when we can both have our heads clear and can have a friendship for the sake of our baby. Well, that night he called me non stop. I did not answer. He then texted me saying I was a horrible person and how can I keep him away from his unborn child, that he wants to be in his/her life now and I'm keeping him from it. I almost begged him for two weeks to spend time with me. Valentine's day came around not a single rose. My birthday nothing, xmas nothing. Last time we went out was three months ago. Now he wants to be around? Why? Because he can't. That's the only reason I can think of. After two days of not answering his text or calls I text him and told him I had nothing left to say to him. He called me ten times in a row that night. I finally answered. I told him if he cared about me he needed to give me my space and time. He said "you are being irrational, don't you want a family?" I said of course I do but not with you. I want him to understand that he cannot use me anymore. I am not his possession. I am not someone who will wait for him to come around when is convenient for him. I know I am venting here but I don't know what else to do. He should be happy to have his freedom to do whatever he wants. I reassured him that he will be part of his child's life... what else does he want? He threatened me the other day saying that it will not be that easy to get rid of him, that it won't be hard to get to my apartment floor because my building doesn't have much security. I told him he doesn't scare me and that only confirms what type of person he really is. This morning he text me apologizing for everything he has said. I have not replied. It is the never ending story with him even if I believe him now and forgive him I will be back here telling you how he's being distant, dishonest and shady again. I can't live like this.

First I think you are still having a communication problem.
You need to tell him that if he is civil with you and not calling you all on the defensive attack mode that things would have a better chance of working itself out. You need to tell him that his defense mode is only pushing you away and you never said he could not be a part of the babies life.
He needs to *prove* himself and by jumping all over you he is only making you feel more and more like you are making the right decision in pushing him away.

He may have had a change of heart and wants to make it work. It might be best for the two of you to learn to communicate in a positive way and make compromises. IF he has learned from things he has done who knows maybe you could even have a good chance at giving your relationship another try someday.

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I have been with my boyfriend for almost ten months. At the beginning of the relationship as it always happens he was very attentive, we would go out almost every weekend and did a lot of things together. After a few months he stoped coming by as often and blamed the lack of time on work. A few months ago i found out i was pregnant...he was thrilled and reassure me that he would be there for me and our child. We moved in together but i couldn't handle it and asked him to move out...i am very independent and felt a bit suffocated. He wasnt happy about it. Since then he has been more distant. I don't know where he is living he says with his cousin. I haven't met his parents and that has bothered me from the beginning. I confronted him several times and he always denies that he is cheating and tells me he's just working a lot specially now since we have a baby on the way. I hate the fact that he keeps me in the dark about a lot of things. We haven't been intimate in a little over two weeks and that was a big red flag for me. I confronted him about it and he said making money right now is more important. Sometimes he tells me he's coming by and then he won't show up or even call. I've had it. So i text him today and told him i wanted to be free and not to contact me for a while. I need time to think about myself and take care of my baby i can't keep stressing over this. I don't want to have to be wonderign every day and doubting every word he said. He is very convincing with his responses but at the end of the day i don't feel good about them. I wished i could find a way to know for sure but im not the detective type and for now i just decided to distance myself from the situation. Please let me know what you think and what would you do or think in my situation. thank you

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OK now I don't now if he's cheating he might but by you pushing him away doesn't help you or his new baby baby girl know that baby is not that yours OK workwith him stop pushing him away OK try tallking to him and why would you have kicked him out at least kick him out your room I mean why out the house come on you got a baby on the way work it out if not for you for the baby

I know but I'm so hurt by the way he has treated me that I guess my pride is now getting the best of me. I'm scared of putting my heart out there give him yet another chance and get hurt all over again. I'm scared that he is "pretending" to want to be in a relationship with me just for the baby. I can't be with someone like that, it's not healthy and in the long run it will not be good for our child either. I am not sure that he cares about me, he has a lot of proving to do. He keeps saying he wants things to be different but I want to see an action plan on how he will accomplish this.

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but by u pushing him away doesnt help u or his new baby baby girl know that baby is not that yours ok work with him stop pushing him away ok try tallking to him

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Basically what I mean too. LEARN to communicate and establish a decent relationship in a positive way and tell him you want him to be civil. Work things out where he can see the baby and give things time.

Thanks pinkrose. I live in a large studio so there's no bedroom to kick him out of. I have been going back and forth with this guy for a while. If someone loves you and wants to be with you, form a family etc you need to act like it. He has not. It's like someone said here but don't remember who: he has put me through the mushroom effect: kept me in the dark and fed me B.S(excellent quote). I am now almost five months pregnant and I haven't blown off the handle till less then a month ago. I'm hormonal and every pregnant woman needs patience, love and understanding. He has done nothing to make sure I'M happy. You get more with sugar then vinegar with most people and I am like most people that way. I have never told him he cannot be part of his child's life that's not the type of person I am but I need to take care of me cause he sure hasn't.

I have such a hard time talking to him because he just gets defensive and doesn't listen to reason. I'm going to suggest counseling, maybe we need a third person involved... I wanted time off so I could sort things out in my own head and decide what I want. All this time it has been about him, his wants, his needs, him... him... him... sorry but I'm in this too he's a selfish person and is not used to any woman saying NO to him, well he found one. I noticed that the people who cannot respect you and your wishes don't really care about you. This is a character flaw that communication cannot resolve. To him is about getting away with what he wants. I have even told him that the stress is not good for the baby and he seems to not even care about that. One word: SELFISFH

He lost his job and since he worked for a cell phone company they took his phone (which was company owned) now his number is disconnected. I found out he was living with a girl and took money from her, lived off her etc. I'm glad I kicked him out when I did, I'm glad I never gave him a cent, I'm glad I was naïve but not so stupid to get myself even more involved with this loser. He has stopped calling and texting which is a huge relief, I hope he disappears for ever. Yes, we are having a child together but I will deal with the legal aspect of it when the time comes. I'm hurt but I'm strong. He thought he could get me pregnant and live off me. I'm not rich but I have a good job and do well for myself. I am a responsible person with goals. He thought I would be one of those women who would do anything to keep the father of their child around even if he was cheating or using them. I am not that type of woman I would rather raise this baby alone then to be used and abused by a man that is not worh a dime. It's going to be hard as hell but parenting is not for cowards. I thought there was good in him, I wanted to see good in him but at the end of the whole thing he showed his true colors. So sad and dissapointing but life goes on and if I have a boy he will learn to be a real man. I will teach him all the morals and values that seem to be disappearing in this world of ours. I will make it my priority in life to make sure he knows what's important in life and to have compassion and empathy for others. Things happen for a reason. My baby and I will be fine, as for my ex he will always be a selfish low life miserable rat.

You are better off without him. We all do need to teach our sons and daughters how to treat others.
I see so many guys that have a male supremacy thing where they act nice and then turn on you and try to control you. They have no respect or regard for others. It is important to teach him right. I see so many girls that treat guys like dirt too.

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Originally Posted by dustyangel

He lost his job and since he worked for a cell phone company they took his phone (which was company owned) now his number is disconnected. I found out he was living with a girl and took money from her, lived off of her etc. I'm glad i kicked him out when i did, i'm glad i never gave him a cent, i'm glad i was naive but not so stupid to get myself even more involved with this loser. He has stopped calling and texting which is a huge relief, i hope he dissapears for ever. Yes, we are having a child together but i will deal with the legal aspect of it when the time comes. I'm hurt but i'm strong. He thought he could get me pregnant and live off of me. I'm not rich but i have a good job and do well for myself. I am a responsible person with goals. He thought i would be one of those women who would do anything to keep the father of their child around even if he was cheating or using them. I am not that type of woman i would rather raise this baby alone then to be used and abused by a man that is not worh a dime. It's going to be hard as hell but parenting is not for cowards. I thought there was good in him, i wanted to see good in him but at the end of the whole thing he showed his true colors. So sad and dissapointing but life goes on and if i have a boy he will learn to be a real man. I will teach him all the morals and values that seem to be dissapearing in this world of ours. I will make it my priority in life to make sure he knows what's important in life and to have compassion and empathy for others. Things happen for a reason. My baby and i will be fine, as for my ex he will always be a selfish low life miserable rat.

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I think you had your answer right from the start! You just needed some confirmation. He sounds like a very immature, irresponsible little boy that had no business making a baby to begin with. I believe you realise your part in it too.

Kudo's to you for working hard and wanting to instill good morals in your child. The world sure needs more Mom's like that! Maybe one day your ex will realise how important it is to man up and provide the care his baby needs, and the same morality. He's got to get out of his 'playpen' and put his big boy pants on sooner or later right? He can either do it on his own, or through the courts. I hope for your child's sake, he will do it on his own!

No matter what HE decides to do, keep your own morals intact and stand your ground. I know you loved him, but he hasn't grown up himself yet obviously. You are right to make sure that he gets to form a relationship with your child. The proof will be in the pudding as to how your ex decides to be involved.

In the meantime, take care of that little baby and teach him right from wrong. He/She will thank you for it, and you will get it back in spades! :)

Just a note:

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Thank you starbuck! :) I really needed to hear words like yours. I was taught very well by my single mom, we didn't have much money and didn't get to spend too much time together but morals and values were always a priority in my life from all those around me that helped my mom raise me. I guess I'm mostly mad at myself for forgeting where I come from and letting my loneliness and low self steem get the best of me. I wanted to be loved and wanted to love in return so I wanted desperately to see the best in this person even though my gut sometimes was telling me something different. He was great at the beginning and promised all sorts of things which I obviously believed were going to come true. Being betrayed in such a way is hearbreaking but I have decided to place all of my focus on my baby so he or she doesn't have to pay the consequences. I take full responsibility for my pregnancy because I should have been more careful as I always had but again it seems this was meant to happen to me. All I can do at this point is make the best of this situation and give my child the best upbringing I can possibly give him/her. My baby is going to be biracial since the father is african american so I have my work cut out for me. I will have to teach him about the ignorant people in the world who will come into his/her life. I will raise a child not a race... god has put in from of me this difficult task but I believe in my heart that I'm up for the challenge. I have a wonderful family that loves me and supports me which is huge in my book. I'm originally from Argentina living in the US for a while now and I have a lot of family there where my child will go frequently to learn that culture as well... he or she will be bilingual or maybe trilingual I speak italian as well!! So as you can see I have big dreams for my child's education and this is what I'm focusing on... you are right about the father I hope one day he will grow up and realize his mistakes... I hope he can be a good father, regardless of what he did to me I would want him to have a good and positive relationship with his child so I pray he will come to his senses and step up to the plate. Thanks again starbuck... I feel strong and ready for the journey ahead. :)

Hey Dustyangel,

You're very welcome! :)
Your name says it all! Your baby will be happy that his/her mom is an angel, and got right back up and dusted herself off! It's very hard to do sometimes, as I very well know myself!

You sound like you have your head on perfectly straight even though it was tilted for awhile, lol. Who hasn't gone through things like that?! We have all been there at one time or another for sure right? You wanted to believe that your child's father would be a stand-up guy and he didn't follow through with his promises. But you are picking up the slack for him, as we often have to do, and making sure that your babe has a bright future!

Cheers to you for planning to teach your child about his heritage. That will help him/her a lot in a world of sometimes ignorant people! I believe you're right that this DID happen to you for a reason. Not the best of circumstances for sure, but it's weird how it can all fall into place sometimes. Thank your mom for raising you with the morals and values that you have! As a matter of fact, I think I will call my mom too ;)

Take care of yourself and that babe of yours OK? and let me know how things are going!

Good Luck (and happy St. Patty's Day to you!) :)

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I have been with my boyfriend for almost ten months. At the beginning of the relationship as it always happens he was very attentive, we would go out almost every weekend and did a lot of things together. After a few months he stoped coming by as often and blamed the lack of time on work. A few months ago i found out i was pregnant...he was thrilled and reassure me that he would be there for me and our child. We moved in together but i couldn't handle it and asked him to move out...i am very independent and felt a bit suffocated. He wasnt happy about it. Since then he has been more distant. I don't know where he is living he says with his cousin. I haven't met his parents and that has bothered me from the beginning. I confronted him several times and he always denies that he is cheating and tells me he's just working a lot specially now since we have a baby on the way. I hate the fact that he keeps me in the dark about a lot of things. We haven't been intimate in a little over two weeks and that was a big red flag for me. I confronted him about it and he said making money right now is more important. Sometimes he tells me he's coming by and then he won't show up or even call. I've had it. So i text him today and told him i wanted to be free and not to contact me for a while. I need time to think about myself and take care of my baby i can't keep stressing over this. I don't want to have to be wonderign every day and doubting every word he said. He is very convincing with his responses but at the end of the day i don't feel good about them. I wished i could find a way to know for sure but im not the detective type and for now i just decided to distance myself from the situation. Please let me know what you think and what would you do or think in my situation. thank you

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He is cheating I was in a similar situation I think you should move on because you just hurting the baby and youur self good kuck!

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he is cheating i was in a similar situation i think you should move on because you just hurting the baby and youur self good kuck!

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Yeah I found out he was living with another girl and now has been out of the pic for almost a week. I'm definitely moving on. It sucks being betrayed like this but life goes on and I can sleep well at night knowing I did nothing wrong. My baby and I will be fine. Thank you, sorry you had to go through something similar... was this a long time ago are you over it by now?

My ex is contacting me again. He asked me to meet him at a coffee house to talk, he wanted to tell me everything and come clean about cheating on me. I agreed to meet up with him. He apologized to no end and seemed honest enough. He said he made a huge mistake, he was confused, inmature, impulsive etc. He asked for another chance and for my forgiveness. I told him I already had but it was too soon for second chances, how would I trust him again? How would I know he won't do it again? He said he would prove it to me, that he realizes now that he made a huge mistake and wants a second change. He said he has a new job and saving money for the baby and for a potential future for us. I'm scared of even thinking of giving him another chance. I'm scared he will hurt me again. I want to believe in him but last time I did I got burned. I want to think he will change and things will be great from now on but it's never that easy. The only reason why I'm reconsidering is because we are having a baby together.

I don't know what to do... I've been strong this whole time and I don't want to lose that and become confused myself. Matters of the heart are never easy... :(

Okay, words come cheap. He has to put his money where his mouth is. Tell him to prove that he wants to change his behaviour, and the only way he can do that is by his actions. Don't just take him back and hope he is sincere. Set a time limit, of say 6 months, and watch how consistent he stays with what he said he would do. There are subtle things you can do to test just how committed he is to following through. Pay attention to how he acts and not the words that fly easily out of his mouth.

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Okay, words come cheap. He has to put his money where his mouth is. Tell him to prove that he wants to change his behaviour, and the only way he can do that is by his actions. Don't just take him back and hope he is sincere. Set a time limit, of say 6 mos, and watch how consistant he stays with what he said he would do. There are subtle things you can do to test just how committed he is to following through. Pay attention to how he acts and not the words that fly easily out of his mouth.

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You are absolutely right. I like the six month probation idea. I was thinking the same thing, if he's honest and serious about a real change he will put in the effort. That will be the only way to know for sure if he deserves another chance. He asked me out to dinner and a movie the other day saying he wants to build back to a friendship. I declined, not ready yet but I need to be around to see his behaviour and if his life is truly changing. It's so hard, he is the one that hurts me and I still have to go through all of this... I pray he will change, I see good in him still... am I crazy or just hopeful? Or simply dumb as dirt?? LOL
I'm still taking care of me and my baby which is a BOY by the way!! I smile every time. :)I'm going to raise him to be a great man that's for sure!!

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Let him prove himself by his actions, and his actions to this point, are devastating to you and your child. He is a father and therefore has responsibilities. If he can't meet those, don't even consider him sincere. Words don't raise kids, or buy pampers. One thing to consider, he can have child support taken out of his check, VOLUNTARILY, as a contingent you may never take him back. For sure let him do this away from you, as moving back, is not going to cut it. Make him earn the right to be in your life. Don't be fooled by slick words, or half a$$ed actions, just so he has a roof over his head.

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He asked me out to dinner and a movie the other day saying he wants to build back to a friendship. I declined, not ready yet but I need to be around to see his behavior and if his life is truly changing.

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I disagree, you don't have to be around him at all, to see if he is putting in the right efforts. Contact such as dates, and such, only let him sweet talk you, and stir your emotions. If that's the extent of his trying, forget it. You will always be confused, and influenced, by his words. Is he taking care of business? Thats the only yardstick you need. Pampers, rent, daycare, milk, insurance for you, and your son. The list goes on. That's what you judge him by, not dinner, or fine food. You were very wise not to go to dinner with him.

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You are absolutely right. I like the six month probation idea. I was thinking the same thing, if he's honest and serious about a real change he will put in the effort. That will be the only way to know for sure if he deserves another chance. He asked me out to dinner and a movie the other day saying he wants to build back to a friendship. I declined, not ready yet but i need to be around to see his behaviour and if his life is truly changing. It's so hard, he is the one that hurts me and i still have to go through all of this....i pray he will change, i see good in him still....am i crazy or just hopeful? or simply dumb as dirt??? LOL
I'm still taking care of me and my baby which is a BOY by the way!!! I smile every time. :)I'm going to raise him to be a great man that's for sure!!!

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It may be wishful thinking, and no it doesn't mean you are dumb as dirt. Lol. Let him come back around very gradually, and then watch closely.

Congrats on your babe being a boy, and for wanting to make sure he grows into a great man! I have faith that you can do it with or without him! ;)