[lp2009]

To be honest, that's not my concern. I am more concerned about that fact that this is so blatant and you neglect to even see the signs here.

KCTiger rule: NEVER get involved with a woman who is still involved with her ex.

I understand, I really do, when you mean involved with your ex, what do you mean?

[kctiger]

I understand, I really do, when you mean involved with your ex, what do you mean?

She is still talking to her ex, has feelings for her ex and talks to you about that. She is still involved with her ex, both physically and emotionally.

[redhed35]

I have to ask where did she get the magic formula to separate her emotions?

Is she a robot?

Its impossible to just switch from feelings of possible love to feelings of hurt and loss..

She may say she respects you,but her actions are showing she thinks you're a chump... they are only words.

Has she ever been on her own? Ever without a boyfriend?

And what age group are we talking here,sounds like 12 and 13 year behaviour...

Pick up yourself respect,and find a girl who will treat you right...

[lp2009]

She is still talking to her ex, has feelings for her ex and talks to you about that. She is still involved with her ex, both physically and emotionally.

Physically they aren't involved, she hasn't seen him since they broke up, he goes to a college over 2 hours away. The only time she talks to her ex is when he messages her. I read some old emials and she always asks him to stop, and then he does, but he will like a week later. And the only time she's really brought him up was at the beginning she just told me that hse still has feelings for him, I thnk she did that so that I would understand her better and so that she didn't end up hurting me

[lp2009]

i have to ask where did she get the magic formula to seperate her emotions?

is she a robot?

its impossible to just switch from feelings of possible love to feelings of hurt and loss..

she may say she respects you,but her actions are showing she thinks your a chump...they are only words.

has she ever been on her own? ever without a boyfriend?

and what age gruop are we talking here,sounds like 12 and 13 year behaviour...

pick up your self respect,and find a girl who will treat you right...

We are all sophomores in college, she dated him for 3 years, so I guess since she was 16, and that was her first boyfriend, they were broken up for 3 weeks before we started dating. So I guess she hasn't really been single for a while.

As a woman? You think its impossible to separate feelings for an ex, from our relationship?

And you have to also understand that she told him to leave her alone because she felt lke she was emotionally cheating on me by talking to him about their old relationship. Does that not mean anything either? She clearly told him she has a boyfriend now and that they have to respect that, that maybe a friendship is possible in the future, but every time they talk it just prolongs the pain of the relationship.

She also told him that their breakup has effected her and her grades and that she's always going to care about him

... idk the tone of the emials changed dramatically after we hung out yesterday, before she saw me, she was explaining to him why they broke up, going over their relationship, when she got back, she just told him, "im not talkin to you anymore, you need to be patient you dont get what you want when you're in a rush"

[redhed35]

If you sit back and think here for a second...

You want her to fall in love with you? Yes?

She can't see straight because he is calling her,and she still has feelings for him.

Until she resolves her feelings for him and recovers from the breakup you and she will not stand a chance.

If your willing to hang on and stay with her until the bitter end,where she says.. I really like you but.. or,I just want you as a friend.. you get the jist... well,fair enough.

Is she worth getting your heart broken?

Only you can answer that.

And no,man,nor woman can heal that fast from a broken relationship,it might look like it from the outside,but you can tell by their actions they are hurting.

[lp2009]

if you sit back and think here for a second...

you want her to fall in love with you? yes?

she can't see straight because he is calling her,and she still has feelings for him.

untill she resolves her feelings for him and recovers from the breakup you and she will not stand a chance.

if your willing to hang on and stay with her untill the bitter end,where she says..i really like you but..or,i just want you as a friend..you get the jist...well,fair enough.

is she worth getting your heart broken?

only you can answer that.

and no,man,nor woman can heal that fast from a broken relationship,it might look like it from the outside,but you can tell by their actions they are hurting.

Sigh... is that inevitable? Even if she told her ex she won't talk to him for a while? I think she might have blocked his email.

[Maximilian4073]

People are trying to reason with you here and getting nowhere, so I'll be harsh. You are completely delusional about your relationship. She is basically screaming at you that she is not in a place to be in a relationship and you refuse to see it. You come here and ask for advice and every person gives you the same answer and you ignore and counter it. It's clear you've never been through one of these situations before, and I feel for you, but if you had, you would be gone so fast there'd be one of those cartoon sound effects. She can tell you what she wants, but she is not over her ex, and cannot be in an honest relationship with anyone else until she is. You want to believe that you can have her, and that she is present, so it's overriding every other blaring siren and flaring red flag that says otherwise. And someone who is truly over someone, and doesn't want to be with them, doesn't spend time telling them so. She would simply move on and not talk to him. The textbook on this one is that if you stick around, she's going to stomp on your heart, all the time saying she didn't mean to and how sorry she is, which won't make it hurt for you any less. Your choice.

[lp2009]

People are trying to reason with you here and getting nowhere, so I'll be harsh. You are completely delusional about your relationship. She is basically screaming at you that she is not in a place to be in a relationship and you refuse to see it. You come here and ask for advice and every person gives you the same answer and you ignore and counter it. It's clear you've never been through one of these situations before, and I feel for you, but if you had, you would be gone so fast there'd be one of those cartoon sound effects. She can tell you what she wants, but she is not over her ex, and cannot be in an honest relationship with anyone else until she is. You want to believe that you can have her, and that she is present, so it's overriding every other blaring siren and flaring red flag that says otherwise. And someone who is truly over someone, and doesn't want to be with them, doesn't spend time telling them so. She would simply move on and not talk to him. The textbook on this one is that if you stick around, she's going to stomp on your heart, all the time saying she didn't mean to and how sorry she is, which won't make it hurt for you any less. Your choice.

Okay, I appreciate the tough love, I've been in a relationship before, but she's such a good catch I didn't want to let her go, but I guess I have to realize that no matter what I do, it won't end well. I appreciate you guys, sorry for being so hard-headed.

[overayear]

No worries man, Just keep you head up. We all looked for excuses to stay in something that deep down inside we knew would never work. From your post you can tell you were looking for something serious with her, and from the begning she said that she wasn't. That is a big conflict of interest there.

[lp2009]

How do I go about ending it? How do I tell her, because I have a feeling that if I bring up how she's feeling she's just going to tell me that it's not an issue, and that she's keeping it separate from me.

[Romefalls19]

You don't let what she says affect your decision. You simply tell her "I don't think this arrangement is working out, I want more than you can emotional handle right now. I understand you are going through a lot and I am sorry it came to this"

[lp2009]

Okay, so for future reference, if a girl still loves her ex, then it won't work out and you are being used as a rebound even if not intentionally?

[Romefalls19]

Maybe not a rebound but it won't work out. I haven't heard too many tales of it working out.

[lp2009]

What would it be if it's not a rebound?

[Romefalls19]

Experience? Only she knows and she may not know. You could take her mind off things

[88sunflower]

Okay, I appreciate the tough love, I've been in a relationship before, but she's such a good catch I didn't want to let her go, but I guess I have to realize that no matter what I do, it won't end well. I appreciate you guys, sorry for being so hard-headed.

She might be beautiful and out of your league as you say, but that doenst make it right that she is only leading you to hurt. I think in her mind she wants to move on. Her heart is with her ex. You don't have that. You deserve better. Don't sit around and play second fiddle while her mind is someplace else.

[talaniman]

My girlfriend and I have been dating for about 3 weeks, she was just out of a relationship

And her being beautiful you think she can be trusted with your heart after 3 weeks of dating? The red flag is that your already in too deep, for your own good and have no objectivity, or self preservation instinct kicking in to slow you down.

He broke up with her, but now he wants her back but she wouldn't take him back, so I guess she could be considered the dumper.

Wrong, she got dumped and intends to make him suffer. That's where you come in. She has a new boyfriend already? Come on guy recognize, what she is doing to him.

She told me up front that she didn't want a serious relationship with me like she had before, but that it could work out.

Sure it could, but that's so far down the line, YOU Can't SEE IT!

I could add a lot more, as I was just getting started, but it would all be in the same tone. Your so fixated on her so fast your ignoring the facts and the red flags and need to step back and take a better look without the love bugs in your eyes.

You are a rebound for sure, and as soon as she wakes up from her fog, she will be ready to either go back to him, or worse find some one else, and I don't care what she says, your only filling a hole in her soul until she heals completely.

She will be grateful for your help during a bad time in her life, and appreciate it greatly, but romance will not be your reward, or having a good partner. So have fun on your dates but get your head out of the clouds and keep your heart out of her hands.

This isn't love fella, no way, from her, or from you. Just two needy people who are in the same place, at the same time, who are trying to feel good again, but just don't know how. I think you both get hurt in this one.

Your safe, and she is beautiful, do some thinking here dude, with your head and not your heart.

[lp2009]

You are a rebound for sure, and as soon as she wakes up from her fog, she will be ready to either go back to him, or worse find some one else, and I don't care what she says, your only filling a hole in her soul until she heals completely.

The reason why I'm reluctant to think that I'm a rebound is because she told me at the beginning that she isn't over her ex, I was okay with that, the reason why I'm upset is cause yesterday in the email she told him that it was hard for her to not go back to him. This would make me want to break up with her, but she came back and told him that she can't talk to him anymore because she has me and she doesn't want to emotionally cheat on me. But then she told him that if he really loved her and wanted her he has to be patient, which made me nervous again. She sent like mixed signals, and I'm reading mixed signals, part of it says she wants him back, the other part says, she has aboyfriend now so he needs to leave her alone

[88sunflower]

Why waste your time when you already don't know where you stand with her. She needs the time and space to heal from her ex and you should give her that. Use her words and tell her you want to be with her but its not the right time. Then walk away and leave her to heal. Beauty is only skin deep. You might be getting the pats on the back right now but what will it be when she leaves you knee deep in heart ache.