Originally Posted by
KatherineCT
hi. i'm katherine. i'm 19 years old & i'm dating this guy named david who just recently turned 20. me & david have been dating for say.....6 months? i'm whole-heartedly in love with him. i've never really been in a "committed" relationship before. i know that this has only been 6 months but we just....connect.
Well since your sort of new to the dating scene just be careful because 6 months isn’t that long and when the initial butterflies wear off then the real test begins.
Originally Posted by
KatherineCT
anyway, i'm in college right now. along with david. david has no plans really for what he wants to do. i, however, want to pursue a career in the medical field. david is right there pushing me a long every minute & he told me that he was going to propose after i finished school. <b>this seems all perfect & dandy right?</b>.
WRONG.
Why do you bring that up? Is that sort of an out for you that he doesn’t have any plans right now?
Originally Posted by
KatherineCT
just about a month ago, me & david began to talk about our "past" relationships. of course, i had nothing to tell really. i had been in maybe 2 or 3 that meant nothing & didn't last very long at all. & to top everything else off, i'm a virgin. i promised to my family & to God & to David that i would stay pure until i was married. david respects me for that.
So you found a guy that respects you virginity and you choosing to stay that way until marriage. In my book that makes him a pretty good guy.
Originally Posted by
KatherineCT
let's get into david's past here for just a second. he just ended a relationship with this one particular girl about 8 months ago. just 2 months before we started dating! & you know what's worse? they both took each other's virginity. now i can just close my eyes at night & see them two together. ewe.
So when that thought enters your mind change it to David committing himself to you and not making you prove it by taking your pants off.
Originally Posted by
KatherineCT
you have no idea how bad that hurts. i'm so stuck in his past & i'm trying my best to forgive him & move on but it seems impossible. now i wonder if he still thinks about her since she was his first? or if he still has feelings for her or what?
Well two months is pretty soon to move from one relationship to the next but again he’s stayed with you for 6 months, not got anything sexually (which is why a lot of guys would stay) and stayed committed. Again, a pretty good guy in my book.
Originally Posted by
KatherineCT
all i know is that this is literally KILLING me inside.
You choose that emotion. It’s filling in for something else that’s missing. Perhaps a mistrust in David. Change the meaning from he slept with his ex-girlfriend to he’s committed to me at an age when hormones are running through him and it would be easy for him to go elsewhere.
Originally Posted by
KatherineCT
i talked to him about it, & he started crying. what guys cry? ( especially over something like that? ) exactly. none.
Are you kidding me? You’ve got a guy who apparently feels enough for you that he’s willing to wait until you get married, or at the very least respects you and your beliefs. When you tell him that isn’t good enough and he might lose you because he had sex with one girl in a past relationship that he can do nothing about. So now he fears losing you and starts crying and your riding him for that? Give me a break.
This guy can’t win. And the worst part is he’s done nothing wrong. You asked him about his past, which really had no business in this relationship but you asked and he told you the truth. So the more we get into this guy we see several traits.
1. He’s respectful
2. He’s loyal
3. He values you
4. He appreciates your beliefs
5. He spends time with you.
6. He’s not afraid to express himself
7. And now on top of all that he’s honest too.
Maybe the ladies can correct me here but isn’t that desirable? How many women would love to have a guy like that.
Originally Posted by
KatherineCT
i need some advice. i need to get over his past. i'm just stuck in it & it seems impossible for me to find a way out.
please help. i'm dying here.
You not dying. Your emotional. You’ve got to change the meaning of those emotions. Every time you start to think like that change the meaning to one of the great qualities I have listed. Change the meaning to another quality I haven’t listed. He appreciates and values you, but if you don’t return the favor he’s going to eventually find someone