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April 8, 2015 at 1:19 pm #6830
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Member #372,368So it’s been two months since I broke up with my ex. I am 29 and he is 44 and we dated on and off for a year and few months. First time we dated, things weren’t serious because I just got out of a relationship and wanted to have fun and go out. he has never been married and only had maybe one or two serious girlfriends. After dating for about 6 months he pulled away and asked for his space. I of course left him alone and did my thing for 3 months while he would send me random texts saying hello and asking how things were. I had valuable stuff left at his house and the moment I asked for it, he would ignore me and later on when I finally cmae by the get it all back, we started dating again and he told me he wasnt giving me back the stuff because he didnt want me to go.
So we started dating again and this time it got more serious, 6 months later I felt like he wasn’t giving me his all and he never said I love you so I broke up with him. I did regret it a few days later. He sent me a first text on Vday saying he misses me and I replied with asking him to hang out. He said yes just to cancel on me the next day and ignore me! He texted me again 2 weeks after that saying he misses me and the moment I reply he ignores. 3 weeks ago after I txted him a Happy Bday, he started actually texting more more and more. Asking how things are and that he misses me. Random ” Just saying hello” texts etc. I FINALLY texted him myself and said I miss you and lets speak on the phone, he said I am stressed now lets speak tomorrow and when I texted him, he read the text and ignored me.
Not sure why a mature man would send me such mixed signals.
April 8, 2015 at 2:15 pm #29914
April Masini, your AskAprilKeymasterHe wants to keep you in the game, without a real commitment, and he’s succeeding! That’s why you’re getting texts that invite emotion, and behavior that shuts it down. [b]Everyone likes to be liked! If the advice you found on AskApril.com was helpful “like” us on FB — and tell a friend!
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Member #372,368Even when he broke things off with me, I always replied to him. He has never experienced me ignoring him, I have always replied to him. Do you suggest that I treat him the way he treats me? Just ignore him? I also feel like because I have stuff at his house that I NEED, he knows eventually i will contact him or he has leverage of some sort. Also I dont think a girl has even broke up with him. I am the first one to do that and I am also the first girl that hasn’t chased him. Even though I miss him and talk about him to my friends, other than sending him a bday text and asking him to speak on the phone 2 weeks ago, I haven’t done much like other girls.
Any sugestions April?
April 8, 2015 at 7:04 pm #29916
April Masini, your AskAprilKeymasterI think you may be focusing on the wrong person here. His behavior isn’t that confusing. He’s just trying to keep you in the game without committing. I think, however, that you are not clear about what you want, and the confusion you’re feeling is coming from yourself. 😉 If you want a committed relationship, I don’t think you’re going to get it from him. And if that is what you want, I suggest you cut bait and move on.😉 If you want him, and are willing to forgo commitment and probably marriage, then you have to understand who he is, and find a way to be okay with that. But the choice is yours. When you try to turn someone who’s being very clear, into someone else, you’re setting up a confusing situation. Usually people do this because they don’t want to be alone. It’s understandable that breaking up is painful and being single when you don’t want to be single is uncomfortable. But it’s a lot worse to stay with someone how’s not compatible with you and your goals than it is to be single and look for Mr. Right.
😉 Hope that helps!
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