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Should I be worried about being second choice?

April Masini Relationship Advice Forum Relationship Advice Forum Should I be worried about being second choice?

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    LankyBrunette
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    Basically I started off being ‘friends with benefits’ with “Theo” however he had already had a one night stand with a girl he already knew called “Tiffany”. They talked all the time whilst he was ‘being’ with me and after a month or so I asked if he liked her and he said he wasn’t sure.. roll on 2 months and we are now officially dating and he said he loved me however on the night we decided to be together he said he had to make a choice because he didn’t realise Tiffany had actually liked him.. in fact both hadn’t realised they liked each other they thought it was just a drunken one night stand however he said to me he didn’t really need to make a choice, he’s glad he’s chosen me and he loves me very much.. but I’m still worrying about the fact that if they had both known, they would be dating potentially? He would have ended it with me? He says he has no feelings for her now and loves me, he does still talk to her, but I feel like an awful second choice..

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    April Masini
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    Since you’ve only been dating a month — you shouldn’t worry, [b]but[/b] you also shouldn’t have a commitment yet. It’s way too soon to know each other well enough to say you’re official. Committing too quickly, like you’re doing, puts pressure on the relationship to be monogamous before you know enough about yourselves as a couple. In fact, you’re feeling that pressure right now! The reason you’re worried about this other woman is because you really don’t know him well enough, he doesn’t know you well enough and you’re right that he and this other woman don’t really know what’s going on with them well enough for ANY of you to be in a committed relationship. So here’s my advice: Take the pressure off yourself and the relationship. Relax. Date each other and play the field (knowing he’s doing the same… ) and use the dating process to really get to know each other. Give yourselves three months of dating to see if you even want to continue seeing each other. If you do, then use the second three months to see if you want to be monogamous. Hope that helps!

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