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July 5, 2017 at 3:04 pm #156542
PearceHawk
ParticipantHi Chelsea…I hope that when you read this the answers that you are looking for are becoming more clear. I also hope that you are embraced with the peace and love that life has to offer. Having your mind at ease, clear, as you struggle through this, is a better place to be, even though the circumstances make it very difficult. I am truly sorry form you having to sort this out.
A few questions come to mind…How long have you been dating him? How did you 2 meet?
I too have learned the hard way with what you are going through and when that trust is breached it is very difficult, at least for me, to trust that person. With me, if I was in a relationship and my trust in who I was dating was broken, for whatever reason, then I find myself entertaining the question, why go any further. I could easily say, ok well let’s move forward, but that suspicion would always linger. Not a good place to be. I have adopted the saying, first time a victim second time a volunteer.
I sense that some people are playing you. I hope that you would consider perhaps meeting not only the b/f but the girl in question to confront them. The response would be very interesting, especially if both he and the “other girl” declined the offer. I have to think on this a bit more because I don’t think what I offered was very solid. Let me think on this and I promise I’ll get back to you. In the mean time stay the way you are-strong.
Pearce
July 6, 2017 at 5:32 am #156596Anonymous
GuestDear Chelsea:
Once you read the text that your boyfriend is cheating on you, you can’t un-hear it, and it is likely to endure in your brain, especially because you have “trust issues from past relationships and a fear of abandonment”-
Can you ask Amy to support the rumor with evidence? You wrote that she is one of your best friends, therefore, I hope she can help you by contacting the relevant person for evidence of your boyfriend’s suspected behavior.
anita
July 6, 2017 at 6:35 am #156602Eliana
ParticipantHi Chelsea,
Have you ever heard the term “too many cooks in the kitchen, spoils the pot” (or something, like that). This is what is happening in your case. There are too many people, making too much confusion. You said you have had “trust issues” in the past which does not help matters, but you can’t let your past ruin your future.
This man may be telling you the truth. There is no lack of evidence he is not. It’s all pettyness, texting, “he said, she said” on the part of your friends and not him. They may be jealous because you have a boyfriend, or they just like to create drama and trouble.
You need to take out the “trash” for awhile, while you are in a new relationship with this man. That means, Try to just be with him, and not get sucked in by all this “she tested so and so, he said, He didn’t, she said this” it creates needless conflict on the relationship, because it’s just words and not based on fact. Try to not be around them for awhile when you are with this man. Just focus on him..not on drama, fair weather friends, petty stuff, etc. Instead of always texting or e-mailing, call him on the phone. Don’t talk to the gossipers about him. If you have to be with him, don’t talk about him. You will find better communication and a healthier relationship with him, by throwing out the trash for a little bit, and just focusing on you and him. Keep us posted.
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July 6, 2017 at 7:23 am #156620Charlotte
ParticipantHello everyone,
Thank you for understanding my story and offering some suggestions. To answer some of the questions… I have been dating this guy for just over 2 months now. So it is still new and full of uncertainty in the direction of this relationship. We originally met on a dating app, but it turns out we actually went to high school together and know many of the same people. I like to believe that self-disclosure and expressing emotions have been pretty good in this relationship. It already came up at the start about my emotional triggers related to cheating. I want to trust that if he is still willing to see me and pursue a relationship with me, that he is fully willing to respect those boundaries. We’ve spoke about focusing on monogamy even while we are still just discovering this relationship. So when he says that he has no interest in getting involved with this girl he’s accused of seeing behind my back, I want to be able to trust his word. But with doubt fueling my mind, I’m feeling very insecure.
Amy insists that the friend she is getting fed information from would never lie. I know Amy is just trying to protect me, but I don’t know the character of these other girls. I have a feeling these girls are known to be a little on the wild side. This girl he is supposedly seeing is quite promiscuous. Amy said so, and my guy even admitted to knowing that about her. The only evidence I have been giving is that they are in communication and that they had plans to meet at some point. I have no evidence proving they did meet though. The facts make me want to give him the benefit of the doubt. But I’m just confused why these girls would lie to myself and to Amy. I’m trying not to get Amy too involved in needless drama and don’t want to probe for more information, but at the cost of my own inner peace. Perhaps Eliana is right, “too many cooks in the kitchen”.
July 6, 2017 at 2:58 pm #156712Eliana
ParticipantHi Chelsea,
Just listen to your heart and your gut. Try not to let anxiety, doubt, friends, the past cloud your judgement. Just concentrate on this man, not on heresay and gossip. Even our best friends can accidentally be inaccurate. Keep us posted.
July 7, 2017 at 5:28 am #156770Anonymous
GuestDear Chelsea:
Two months is a very short time. I would say that the rumor is not a good enough reason to end this relationship, even if he flirted with another woman online because the relationship with you is so new. Your insecurity will be part of how you feel in any relationship because it is something you enter a relationship with. It pre-exists this and any relationship.
Keep communicating with him, take it slow, learn about him: is he dependable, does he keep his word, is he trustworthy, in any area. Over time you will be able to evaluate him based on your own experience.
anita
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