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Am I too Jealous?.. over reacting and pushing my boyfriend away?

Am I too Jealous?.. over reacting and pushing my boyfriend away?

Thu, 10/09/2008 - 12:49pm by Anonymous
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THIS IS REALLY LONG! I need to tell the whole story to get a clear answer!!

I have been seeing my boyfriend now since May and we became officially boyfriend and girlfriend in June. In the beginning the relationship was amazing. I thought “wow, this is the man for me” we saw each other everyday.. and when we weren’t with each other we were either texting or on the phone. I noticed he was always on his phone but in the beginning this didn’t phase me. It wasn’t until about mid June when he asked me to delete his myspace and facebook for him did my suspicions start. He gave me his password so naturally before I deleted I wanted to see his messages. And to my dismay I saw that he was writing to women telling them how beautiful they were and if they could make love and that his profile says In a relationship so he wouldn’t get random messages. I saw this only a week into the relationship so I figured leave it alone guys will be guys. But then two weeks later I'm at his house. He goes to hop in the shower and he left his phone around me I heard it vibrate. I know it was wrong of me but because of what I saw the week earlier I had to look. And I also saw that he wrote to one of the girls in his contact list can we make love. At this point I was like forget this I'm not going to be played for a fool. I confronted him about his myspace and the text and he swore they were just friends and it was just all playing around and he was never going to act on it. From then on I had my guard up.

On July 4th I had a party at my house his whole family came. He was making such a big deal how he was so excited for his family to meet mine so I was like wow he must reaaaaally like me because it's one thing to bring me home to mom but to get our families together is a big thing. That day he tells me he loves me. I was on cloud 9 but he kept on going inside to use the “bathroom” I kind of knew better and when I got the chance I checked his phone. I saw he called his ex girlfriend and a text to her saying I'm at my uncle's party. Not “I'm at my girlfriend's party” and I saw a text from another girl saying I miss you babe, I never see you any more. At this point I am sick to my stomach. I didn’t know what to do so I started rationalizing saying to myself he is with me every day. And this girl says she doesn’t see him any more which is obviously because of me. I also realized he has begun to delete his inbox and outbox almost every night so I knew he was hiding something. So I decided to wait it out because I knew he was going to slip up and not delete one night. But the ex thing bothered me and I had a conversation with him. He told me he is just trying to be the bigger person and be friends with her and he knew if he said he was at my house she would have went crazy blowing up his phone. So I told him that she is obviously still very attached and I don’t appreciate them talking every day and for him to send her a message saying they can't talk any more and for her to please leave us alone. He did so, I felt ok about the situation.

I still kept a tabs on the other girl though and about a week later everything hit the fan because I finally saw messages he sent her saying sorry I don’t see you, I'm just busy with work but nothing changes between me and you (not that I have a girlfriend now me and you are over).. so in essence he was making her still believe they were going out. What made me confront him is she was asking him to chill that she hasn’t seen him in a month and a half (which was how long we were going out at the time, which means he wasn’t chillen with her while we were together) he of course denied it and we fought for hours and he finally wrote her a text telling her I'm sorry but we can't talk anymore. I didn’t take this one lightly I stayed upset but the next day I was fine.

Two more weeks go by so it's now July 25th and I see he has a new number in his phone. A girl from work. I saw that they were texting like crazy whenever I was around and they even sent picture messages!!! I broke down, cried to myself then got really mad and sent this hoe a text message from his phone. She wrote back that they are just friends, nothing like that but I didn’t believe it and felt I still needed to confront him because there is no reason for you to be hitting up a coworker like that. From this a huge fight came about and I told him it's either me or these women. He says it's them hitting him up and he's just being polite by responding. Quite frankly I didn’t care and told him either he changes his number and deletes his contacts or me and him won't work.

This in a way was test ya know. After much fighting and arguing and him telling me he isn’t a child he did it. That to me proved a lot and I was ready to trust him again and stop snooping. August goes by and we had lil fights about his ex because she is crazy and since she couldn't call him any more she randomly stopped by his job and I found out but that wasn’t his fault so I didn’t keep nagging about it.. but in September I go to his computer to check my email and I see he left his up. I was like hey what the heck look through it. And I saw messages from this girl saying hey sorry I missed your IM last night. The emails were innocent all talking about each others life nothing flirty or sexual but I was mad. He hadn't been on AIM since Feburary so why all of a sudden in September does he decided to go on AIM- oh wait I know because I cut off his way of contacting women through his phone!

Again I confront him thinking maybe he will get the picture he tells me she is a friend from high school and he is a grown ass man and if he wants to go on AIM to keep in contact with old friends he can. I told him that's fine but why do the old friends have to be females? He isn't a going out type of guy so I know these girls weren't club or bar buddys and since I've been with him in May, all he did was hang with me so these women must not be too good of his friends if I never wee em chill.. so he promises me he won't go on again and he won't give his number to another women again..

Now comes 2 weeks later and I see a new contact in his phone under brown-work.. and I don’t see any messages in his phone from this person except a new inbox one that seemed like a reply. So I was like ok they were having a convo but he made a fact to delete the messages so I couldn’t see them. So I *67 the number and sure enough it is a woman.. by this time I am so emotionally drained and instead of confronting him I just try to avoid the topic and him. He kept calling me asking me what's wrong and I finally told him. He blew up and said that what he can't have female friends from work? and that I need to stop being so weak and insecure by going through his phone. I told him how does he expect me not to look because every time I do I see something. It's like asking someone who found a 20 dollar bill in the couch every week to not go looking for it next week.. the curiosity is overwhelming and they are ineveitably going to go look. He told me she knows about me and he loves me and he would never cheat on me. What happened in the beginning was the beginning and he is truly sorry but things are different now he loves me and wants to marry me. I said if she's a co worker and you talk about work why did you delete the messages. He confessed that she wrote an inappropriate text saying I will break you and your girlfriend up but he said he handled it by saying you will never compare to my girlfriend. This made me even more upset and he saw so he sent a message saying I have to lose your number, my girl has a problem with it. And her response was ok no problem which solidified the fact that she did know about me. But because of all the prior events my emotions were so hurt and damaged I really couldn’t handle this and broke down crying in front of him! I love him to death and he tells my mother he wants to marry me and even his mother that he wants to marry me which is a big thing for a man to do. And in terms of affection, attention, and over boyfriend-ness he is the man of my dreams. We don’t fight about anything but this texting other women topic. He tries to constantly reassure me he loves me to death and nothing will ever happen. But perception is reality and the things I saw taint his words. We have only been together 5 months and so much drama has happen. Our fights just got bigger longer and more explosive over less and less.

I am surprised at myself I am getting upset over a tiny conversation he has with his female co worker but all I think about is the previous coworkers messages and how they started off simple and 4 days later they were exchanging picture. I just dunno what to do any more. I dunno if I go on the things he says to me and his family and my family and others about how much he loves me and im his soulmate or do I go on his actions and the one simple fact that he can't do what I ask of stop texting women. I know he changed his number which was a big thing and we still see each other like 5 times a week but still I am always jealous and suspicious.

I think my suspicions are condoned due to what I saw in the beginning but I'm torn on whether or not I am over reacting now and I need to chill and let the relationship happen or if I should break it off with him.. the arguments have made our relationship tense and I can tell he is changing with me he isn’t as lovey dovey and he isn't saying I love you every two seconds and he isn’t writing me cute text messages any more about how I'm the perfect women and he can't wait to marry me.. did I push him away? Or are my fights valid?


15 Comments Add a Comment

  • 1

    how many times does something have to hit you in the face before you realize what he's doing. you are insecure and have extremely low self esteem if you will keep listening to this guys lame excuses and letting him walk all over you and parading these other girls around you. what will it take for you to realize if he isnt physically cheating then he is definitely emotionally cheating and to keep you around he will tell you whatever lies he thinks you will believe.

    its only been a few months and you have been dealing with his lies from the very beginning. what kind of person puts someone they care about through all that? what else do you need to see before you leave him? an abnormal std test? walking in on him? YOU ALREADY HAVE THE EVIDENCE.

    you aren't crazy for being upset by what he's doing. YOU ARENT OVERREACTING however you are playing the fool right now. you know this isn't right. this guy is clearly lying to you and doing tons of things behind your back yet you still keep putting up with it. YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THERE. i know you know it. don't let him sweet talk you into his bullsh*t because this will never change. he will continue to test the limits and seeing what he can get away with then he will blame you for overreacting and being insecure. dont let this douchebag make you feel bad about yourself. all the signs are there already. you know what he's doing isnt right so get out of there NOW and don't let anyone ever treat you that way again.

    39 weeks 15 hours ago Report Comment
  • 2

    I didn't even have to read the whole thing - YOU ARE BEING PLAYED A FOOL. Got it? Good. Now dump the jerk and get out of there.

    39 weeks 15 hours ago Report Comment
  • 3

    Honey, this guy does not love you, he does not want to be with you. He is using you and if he hasnt already, he is going to cheat on you. You are NOT being too jealous or over-reacting. You are reacting the exact way that ANY of us ladies would react! You should be pissed off and suspicious but you should also be GONE.

    He is telling you over and over and over again that he cant be trusted but you still cant see it. He is lying to you and then convincing you that you're the one that's doing something wrong. Please just leeeeeave. I know you probably wont go without some cold hard evidence that he will mess around on you so ladies, here is is, Plan B.

    Plan B (reference to some posts a few months ago) is where you create a persona online and flirt with him through email or a dating site and bait him into going on a date with you or just hooking up to fool around. Basically, talk to him like he is a stranger and you're a hot girl and see how he talks to them. If he flirts and tries to f*ck them then you have cold hard proof that he's planning on screwing around. You could also just get one of your good friends, who he doesnt know, to go and flirt with him at a bar or something and see if he takes that bait. Either way, he is bad news and you need someone to drag your a$$ away from this toxic loser.

    Good luck

    39 weeks 14 hours ago Report Comment
  • 4

    What more do you need? You should have been out of there in week one. Don't waste anymore time on someone who doesn't appreciate you. Don't believe any of his bs about his ex or only jokking around with his friends. Please if YOU were doing that with your ex and your guy friends is he honestly ok with that?

    You don't need to catch him cheating. You know he is. The txts, emails and his behviour all show it. You deserve better.

    "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" Ghandi

    39 weeks 14 hours ago Report Comment
  • 5

    Geez. You're completely being played like a fool. Damn, how much more abuse can someone take and you're also damaging yourself if you've not been this insecure controlling 'stalker' with real low self-esteem before this relationship..yes, you're going that way, because your bf is NOT TRUSTWORTHY to begin with... From WEEK 1.

    Break up with him. For good. Tell your family his true color and rally them up to help you get over him.

    He'll fight for you for a short while because he wants to be in 'control' of the whole relationship/situation plus if you're the 'good girl,' he just wants that good girl to keep while he goes out and does other girls. That's almost so common between 'players.'

    If you want to be in a drama-filled, insecurity-ridden, unhappy relationship then stay around, if you don't, you MOVE ON from this one. That easy.

    39 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • 6

    I am very torn because of the things that he says to me, my family, his family, and his friends.. he tell everyone how i am his soulmate and he loves me and i am the center of his life that he wants to marry me! for a man to tell his mother this i think is a big deal. and he wants to be with me 24/7. he has even told his boys that im the one he is going to marry. i spoke with my male friend about this and he said that we have only been going out 5 months that he is only 23. all men that age even though they want a serious relationship like to keep there options open just incase things dont work out they have back ups. that he deleted his female contacts and changed his number for me. that is a big thing for any person to do for their mate. And my boyfriend was a very big player before i met him- he is definately a sweet talker and he is very attractive ( a knock off chatting tatum LOL) so what my male friend told me is when a man is use to getting attention from 5 or 6 women at once and then he decides to settle down it will take him awhile to tell all these other women . hey back off. and that men just like to flirt in general. Also that i was over reacting with the most recent coworker.yes she said an inappriate comment but people are going to flirt and say inapprioate things to him all the time just as long as he knows how to handle it i should not worry. That he is with me whenever he has free time and he is constantly calling me telling me where he is and what hes doing. that if he was hanging with a female i wouldnt get those calls and thats when i should be worried. He shed some light on the situation. what do you think of his response?

    38 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • 7

    I think he is showing MANY signs of a controlling boyfriend and future abusive husband. He wants to keep tabs on you, he showers you with affection and tells you how he only wants to be with you and then sneaks around with girls behind your back. You male friend has an interesting point but I still think it's bullsh!t. I can understand all of this happening for the first couple weeks but it's 5months later and you're still having issues. He is hiding many things from you by deleting his inbox and outbox. I would run. ASAP. I understand how you're confused but we're all looking at it from the outside in and the answer is clear: get away from him.

    38 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • 8

    Ok first of all...anyone can say sweet things. Don't let what he says effect you. Obviously be his behaviour he is not ready to have a gf and settle down. Just because he is used to getting attention from 5 or 6 women and like to flirt in general doesn't mean it exuses his behaviour in a commited realtionship. Just because he is NOT with a female physically are you ok with him emotionally cheating on you? I count online flirting and talk about sex cheating too. Just because he is good looking doesn't excuse anything...one of my exs use to look like David Beckham and girls tried to flirt with him all the time...he didn't flirt back. Didn't respond to emails anyone on facebook or old flings wrote him after he started dating me...even before thigns were offical. My current bf looks like Joshua Jackson...he would never pull ANY OF THE CRAP this man who CLAIMS to think you are the one has pulled. HE WILL cheat on you if he hasn't already.

    Newsflash: YOU ARE MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIS CHEATING AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOUR! Example: "all men that age even though they want a serious relationship like to keep there options open just incase things dont work out they have back ups."

    - GIRL are you hearing yourself?! I don't know who the f*ck told oyu this but that is entirely false. If you think this is how love and relationships actually work, YOU are not ready for a serious relationship. You need some self-esteem stat. When a man is REALLY into you and REALLY loves you (and not just saying it so you will put up with his BS), he doesn't think about other women and doesn't need backups. Backups are only for temporary flings...you are ok with your bf seeing you that way? You are worthy of a guy that treats you liek a priority, a number one, like the ONLY person...not have backup in the wings in case things don't work out..But you seem to want to forgive him..so I don't think anything I say is going to make a difference.

    "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" Ghandi

    38 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • 9

    I am sure your boyfriend is a good guy WANTS and has every intention of wanting to be in a relationship and does like you, I am just saying that he probably isn't ready even though he wants to. The fact that EVERY poster here is telling you he is a player and playing you for a fool...is a sign that you really need to look at things more closely...

    "What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?" Ghandi

    38 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • 10

    prmami, my boyfriend was a major player before he met me. Goin to clubs, picking up chicks, always had 3 or 4 chicks on the go at the same time and he looks like a hotter version of Will Smith but when he decided to be with me he dropped all of those other chickies without hesitation. When we were still in the early stages he did have issues like he would have girls calling him all the time, texting him and when we would go out girls who were taller, slimmer and prettier then me would hit on him mercilessly but the difference between my man and yours is that everytime he got hit on, while he totally enjoyed the attention, he made it very clear that he only had eyes for me.

    These calls and stuff only lasted for about the first month and a half of our relationship after we decided to be exclusive. Now he wouldnt even DREAM of adding a girl who has a crush on him to his facebook or his phone or anything. He still has the same number and the girls he used to know still have the chance to call him but he did what your man should have done.. he told them straight up he was not interested in them and that he was in a committed relationship. Now they dont call and I trust him completely.

    Girl, wake up and realize that actions speak louder then words and he is saying alot of things but doing something completely different. Dump this guy before he REALLY hurts you.

    Good luck

    38 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • 11

    "I didn't even have to read the whole thing - YOU ARE BEING PLAYED A FOOL. Got it? Good. Now dump the jerk and get out of there."

    I COULDN'T read the whole thing...ditto.

    38 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • 12

    He's a cheater. If you continue to forgive him it'll keep happening, like it already is. He obviously gets some sort of thrill hiding this from you. Telling everyone he wants to marry you, the soul mate thing and etc, is just to shut you up. Some men will say anything to get out of trouble. It's a bit soon into your relationship to be talking marriage anyway.

    Your guy friends are full of sh*t. If your bf respected you none of this would be happening. He always seems to manage to find a new text buddy, even with all the phone number changes. When a man really wants a real commitment they stop all their "activities". I never read it's polite to text sexual messages and lie in Miss Manners. He gets a thrill out of this cat and mouse game.

    Get out of this codependent relationship and save yourself. No one needs this kind of crap. If you stay it'll only get worse and then you will have no one to blame but yourself.

    If I were you, when he's at work, gather up all his stuff, invite your friends over, get some marshmallows and have yourself a great big bonfire. Then text him a message, complete with bonfire pic, write you and your friends say thank you for the great time and wish he was there. That would be the polite thing to do. Then tell him to kiss your ass.

    38 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • 13

    I didn't need to get past the first paragraph to see what a dick this guy is. But I read through like 90% of it just to be sure.

    It sounds like you have been in a fight since July. That is not a relationship. That is constant drama.

    Do you LIKE feeling like this? If not, then leave. Because you are going to feel like that with this guy for the REST OF YOUR LIFE.

    Soulmate, schmoulmate, by the way. Any guy can SAY that crap. Look how he ACTS, not what he SAYS. Big difference.

    38 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • 14

    This guy sounds incredibly manipulative and selfish. Guys like that often test the waters to see how much they can get away with in a relationship. Since you have been putting up with this stuff since WEEK ONE, he obviously feels he can do whatever he wants and you will still always be around. I'm sure that somewhere deep inside of him he does care about you, but he cares about himself WAY more. You should do the same. Seriously, you will feel SO much better after time away from him.

    Do you really think a relationship should be this frustrating and emotionally draining? I can understand occasional fights, but nothing like this. Relationships are never easy, but they shouldn't be THAT hard. You deserve better. I feel like you already know this, but you aren't being honest with yourself.

    Take time for yourself, away from the dating scene. That is what I am doing right now and it feels great. It is hard at first, especially if you're like me and thrive on long term relationships. I often identified myself through my relationships and my boyfriends. Maybe you do the same, and that's why you are trying so hard to make something work when it clearly is not a healthy relationship? I'm not sure. All I can tell you is taking time for JUST ME is the best thing I could have done for myself. I'm sorry if I am rambling, but I feel like I have been (semi) in your situation before, and I know how much it hurts. Being someone elses doormat is not fun.

    38 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • 15

    I was awfully tempted not to read the whole thing, which was very painfully to read. I know that this is definitely not okay, you're totally emotionally drained from this relationship and things doesn't seem like it will change. I don't usually say this, but I advise you to just end it with him. It doesn't even seem like he's made you feel like you're the only woman for him. Deleting contacts and changing the phone number is just submitting to demands. Just because he says he'd never cheat on you doesn't mean he hasn't done so or won't do so. Frankly, he's a jerk putting you through that as is. I haven't always been the best guy in my own relationship myself, and I have put my girlfriend through a lot due to my emotional instability, but to give her a reason to think I would cheat on her, or to even give her a reason to constantly check my emails or phone or the like is someone that just takes it to another level. I never go there but if things were to be like that, I would at least think to myself, "I have this great girl that despite all I'm doing to her, she's still with me, she wants this to work and she loves me, so why do I keep giving her a reason not to trust me?" This just seems like a question he hasn't asked himself. And he sure hasn't learned from his experience. I haven't always been the best boyfriend, but this is just too much. At this point there's nothing more left but you to be continually be drained. Some people change as I have (I was willing to), but it does not seem that he even wants to try, his idea of trying is making excuses when he gets caught. I hate this line, but in this case, "You Can Do Better." Really, he's emotionally abusing you. It's just as bad as any other about. You deserve to be happy. I fully agree with all the above comments. I

    35 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment

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