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May 25, 2014 at 9:15 pm #57338SassypantsParticipant
Hi there. I’ve been in this relationship for almost a year now and it’s been great. He love me dearly and treats me right. I have three questions that I seem to be having trouble with:
1. I still think about my ex of 7 years (an unhealthy relationship) during sex. There was more raw chemistry there and he was well endowed. When will the thoughts stop, if ever?
2. He tells me he loves me, sometimes I think I do sometimes I’m unsure… Why? Is love cyclical or a choice. If it’s a choice I’m screwed because I’m so indecisive.
3. Recently I’ve been feeling unfulfilled in the amount of time we spend together. I work during the weeks and him the weekends so I never feel fully satisfied because we never get a whole day together. He always says what a great time he has with me and I feel the same, but I feel more let down than anything. I don’t want to be what he described in his past, where the more and more he gave the more and more it wasn’t enough.Thanks for taking the time to help.
May 25, 2014 at 10:44 pm #57341AnonymousInactiveHi there, i believe it must be quite perturbing for you right now in this state of confusion – Consider this:
Have you told him that you would like to spend one whole day together? Find a common holiday or take a day off to surprise him or something – maybe plan a romantic honeymoony type day together – try cooking together, bathe, watch a movie, lol you get my drift, right?
I know you are afraid to sound too demanding but there is nothing wrong with occasionally asking to spend more quality time with your partner. However, it should be done in a way that isnt accusing or hurtful or sarcastic.
You guys are really lucky that you get to see eachother atleast for some time – there are so many people in long-distance who see their other halves every 2-3 months or more for just a day or two. I see my boyfriend every 3 months for just 2-3 days (not even the whole day) – you gotta appreciate that the situation could have actually been much harder. That is why dont let the lack of communication and the feeling that you are suppressing your needs ruin something so wonderful.
Sassypants, read fifty shades of Grey for ideas – try some kinky stuff – who exactly attacks the other usually? Think about this and you will realize why you are thinking of the past. You arent actually being involved enough and that is a sign you need to talk about what you need to be more into it. Not a bad thing but actually healthy to discuss it respectfully.
Good sex isnt about endowment (unless there is a major um..lack of it medically, yes guys relax! :P) but rather about connection, technique etc. – i feel that somehow you are holding back from sharing your requirements from him because you feel you would come across as too demanding.
Now for your second question, love is a very vague thing and even i sometimes feel like its a pile of crock – but sometimes i feel it like crazy – the intensity of your emotions would vary according to your mood and the state of the environment as well. My boyfriend says the same thing – he loves me differently at different times of the day 😛
However, saying you love someone is not as important as actually loving them. In that sense, acting on your love is a choice – so many people claim they love someone but do they actually back it up with care, commitment and affection?
Give yourself time – you arent a silly teenager anymore, so relax – fireworks, sparks are just those over-rated things from the movies. You dont grow old with people whom you have a relationship that resembles “Love the way you lie” music video – yes on a basic level, drama and spice appeals to chicks like you and me but its not really all about that, is it? He sounds like a really sweet guy and i am happy for you.
Are you happy with him? – most important question and only you will know 🙂
May 26, 2014 at 8:49 am #57357SassypantsParticipantThank you Moongal. I am going to ride out the emotions and have a talk with him. He is very receptive. 🙂 I appreciate the feedback.
May 27, 2014 at 8:49 pm #57517SassypantsParticipantMoongal or anybody else reading…
Within a matter of 2 weeks I ran into my ex’s mother whom I love dearly and now today, my ex. It’s weird, I always sense that I’m going to run into him and I do. In seeing him, I was able to hug him and couldn’t stop smiling when I saw him. It was like time stopped and the air reeked of chemistry… A moment in time.
History: We broke up last June. We were on and off for a long time and dated for 7 years. Shortly after I unintentionally got into a new relationship that is healthy. I keep running into my ex and I get butterflies. My heart is still attached to him, but my mind is fighting it saying it was break up because it was broken. Why then does it keep resurfacing? I think about him often, even in my new relationship where I’m treated superbly.
Out of respect for my current boyfriend I will tell him ran into my ex. I’m just confused. Any advice on what to do would be appreciated.
May 27, 2014 at 10:55 pm #57526AnonymousInactiveDear Sassypants,
I cant really answer this until you tell me why exactly you ended it in the first place.
– Moon
May 28, 2014 at 5:51 am #57553SassypantsParticipantWe broke up because it was unhealthy. We loved each other, but I lost who I was with him. We had no trust in each other. It was not good for over a year, but I tried to stick it out. We turned into to two ugly people.
May 28, 2014 at 6:30 am #57561AnonymousInactiveIt was a very intense love and it hasnt even been a year since you separated. Dont think too deeply into your recurring emotions- they are a consequence of a very long association. Its just unresolved feelings post-breakup. Over time, those traces will disappear. You know why you arent together anymore. The past is the past. Would you go back to him if you didnt have a loving partner now? Let this go – embrace the love you already have in front of you.
May 28, 2014 at 7:27 am #57563SassypantsParticipantI possibly would go back to him if I wasn’t in a loving relationship. But there’s a part of me that says NO. He said to me, ” You know, you didn’t you have to grab the first thing thrown at you.” In his eyes I am using a new relationship to fill an old void where he is getting over me alone, which makes him stronger. I believe to each there own. What’s right for one isn’t right for another. It was great to see him… thanks for your input. Maybe we can be friends… maybe not.
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