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Confused… Am I missing out on my happiness? What’s right?

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    I am really confused. I am dating a wonderful man who is 16 years older than me and we just had a baby girl last December. He’s a wonderful father. I just don’t think I’m in love with him. I love him, but not crazy, head over heels in love & never have been. I almost feel like I’ve been with him these past 2 and a half years, waiting to fall in love. We didn’t plan to have our baby, but we both love her more than anything and love being a family. I’ve been feeling like this for months now, thinking that I will never have the love with him that I know I can have. In addition, I recently have been talking more to my best friend and ex-fiance that lives 1300 miles away. I’m really feeling a connection to him that has been lingering for the past 5 yeats but has gotten so much stronger these past few weeks. Now I’m wondering if we are “meant to be” – we just have a connection I’ve never found with anyone else. I feel I should add that we broke up 6 years ago because we were wanting different things out of life. We were very young (18) when we got engaged and I went to college & he stayed behind in our hometown. He wanted to settle down right away & I wanted to experience college. Now we both want the same things… A family. He feels the same way I do but he knows I’m with my boyfriend. My boyfriend wants to get married but he hasn’t officially asked me… I think he’s waiting until he has the money for it. But I don’t think I want to marry him. I picture myself with him and I’m not happy. I picture myself with my ex and I’m happy.

    So here are the big questions: do I put my daughter and boyfriend before my potential happiness? If I leave my current boyfriend, what does that do to my little girl? Am I just wanting something I can’t have? Is staying or leaving the RIGHT THING TO DO?

    #15716

    You’re in a tough spot and you’re asking the right questions.

    It sounds like you’re depressed and you’re not weathering the normal ups and downs of a relationship — especially one with a two year old child — very easily. You’re bored. You’re lonely. You’re looking for drama. And you’ve dug up an old boyfriend to cure that ennui.

    Things are different now that you have a child. You have to put her first. It’s not fair to drag her away from her father to chase down a guy in another state and see if he’s the answer to “your [i]potential[/i] happiness”. 😕 If your boyfriend and father of your child is the “wonderful man” you claim he is, then my advice is to make this relationship work. ALL relationships are work and ALL relationships go through ups and downs like the ones you’re experiencing. Roll up your sleeves and be grateful for the family you have in your child and your boyfriend who now wants to marry you, and who is a good father to your daughter.

    You may be missing out on happiness right now — but I think you’re going to find it in your own home with your own boyfriend and your own daughter.

    I hope that helps. Please do let me know how things go.

    And join me on Facebook — I’d love to see you there. Here’s that link: [url][/url]

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