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boyfriend flirting behind my back when pregnant

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    Whenever I write this down or say it out loud, it sounds ridiculous that I’d even think about staying in this relationship. But just over 2 months ago I found out I was pregnant and told my boyfriend straight away, we ended up not going through with it for financial reasons&it was unplanned as I was on birth control at the time. So came as quite a shock and I’m still very upset and dissapointed with myself for having to make that decision. Then I found out my boyfriend had been flirting behind my back with another girl. Nothing sexual or anything like that was said but it’s the principle of the matter. I was pregnant with his child and he went off and chatted up another girl.
    Should I give him another chance? Or am I right in thinking this relationship has to stop?
    Has anyone been in this situation or anything like this before?
    Thanks. X

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    It sounds like you’re hurt that your boyfriend didn’t want you to have the baby, so you’re blaming him — but instead of blaming him for what you feel deep down (loss, betrayal, etc.), you’re blaming him for flirting with someone while you were pregnant. The reason it feels silly for you to write this down is because you’re projecting your feelings about his attentions to you during the pregnancy onto this flirtation he had with another woman. Deep down you know that you’re not angry about his flirting. You’re angry because he didn’t want the baby with you. You’re probably angry at yourself. And you’re taking it out on him.

    The reality of flirting is that it isn’t a crime and it isn’t even necessarily a threat to a relationship. In fact, flirting with someone else can even be a sign of confidence in your relationship — in other words, if he feels confident enough that the two of you are a solid couple, he can have harmless fun by flirting, knowing it’s meaningless.

    So separate out your feelings from his intentions. If you were really mad at him for something else, the flirting is just an excuse for you to berate him.

    I hope that helps. Let me know how things go, and please follow me @AskAprilcom on Twitter and on Facebook at this link: [url][/url]. 😀

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