If you decide to leave the ring the way it is, you should consider having a wedding band made that goes on both sides of the one you have, so it is cradled in the middle. It's a beautiful look.
It's a pretty long time in “relationship years,” too…
Recently, after my 26th birthday, how I think about us and the future has brought an immense difference in how I see our relationship.
I'll bet!
You're not college kids any more. You are adults now, and have to think about future possibilities like careers, marriage and children.
“Where do you see yourself!?”.
A better question would have been: “Where do you see us?”
First thing he said was to Give him 2 months to think about everything.
TWO MONTHS?!?!?!?
Are you kidding me???
He's had seven years to think about things!
Or was he too busy with those video games to think about important things, like you, and his life?
No.
His answer tells me he's been drifting along all this time in his own world, with no real regard for anything outside his own needs and comforts.
I'd want to know what he thinks RIGHT NOW.
I want to start to have a life!
Then he needs to start growing up.
Remember what I said earlier about you both growing up and becoming adults?
I'm changing it to “you both got older, but only one of you became an adult.”
He said, “ He wants to do whatever he wants to do”!! I think he think im mothering him!
No points for guessing which of you got left behind in “The Maturity Game.”
I am just questioning everything and the past years of my commitment for us!
As well you should!
It's looking like a very questionable investment of time and effort. I'm sure this relationship had its moments over the years, but the long-term outlook isn't looking very good right now.
He has given you absolutely no reason to have confidence in a stable future of the type you probably want. Further, he has shown that he thinks only of himself, and does not even consider you when making decisions (like those cats!).
This does not bode well long-term for your lives together.
if I have to go all the way over to otherside for love, is it worth it?
No, because you will end up unhappy, resenting him and feeling trapped.
Which means even longer and more agonized messages here. ?
No, better to kick him in the butt so that he “straightens up and flies right,” or, if that doesn't look like it's going to happen, dump him and find someone who is willing to wear the “big boy pants.”
Chalk up this relationship to being a “practice run” at life. It sustained you through your young adulthood, but you (singular, not including him) have outgrown it; it is now actually holding you back.
Personally, I think he's too far gone to be salvaged, but asking you to dump him without giving him a chance isn't fair, and probably is asking too much.
Instead of two months, tell him this today: you're thinking of ending this relationship real soon unless things change radically. Specifically, a plan must be made for your future. Are you getting married? When? Having children? When? Buying a house? Other major expenses?
I'd say give him a week to get his thoughts together, then sit down and have a no-bullshit conversation with him where you tackle these and other questions.
And if he balks, or is half-assed in going about this…
*** BAM **\*
That's the sound of your foot impacting his ass.
Or it's the door slamming shut behind you as you leave for good.
I think one of the most difficult parts about this is it doesn’t actually sound like OP can have a discussion with their partner about this. It sounds like they shut it down and get “hostile” pretty quickly, which leaves very little room for an open and honest conversation about how each individual feels about it.
Even if you’re on different sides of a dealbreaker, being able to communicate is such an essential part of a relationship, even when it’s about really difficult or uncomfortable areas.
I think it's a little creepy that a 33 year old woman wants a 23 year old guy ..sorry but that was my first clue that this woman was off why doesn't she want someone closer to her age ? Probably because she thinks she can manipulate younger men
I don’t think there will be any date nights in our near future. She got really nasty with me when I brought all of this up to her. She made me feel terrible. She called me “cheap” from the 3rd date on. She said she voiced her issues with me about money last summer and that it’s an ongoing issue with us because I make comments at dinner when the bill comes. I do this admittedly, but not always. She also mentioned since we’ve been dating she’s only not felt uncomfortable 5 times when we’ve been out to eat or doing something.
It'd be one thing if you were a virgin, saving yourself for marriage or “the right time” or something. I could go months without sex…maybe even longer…for a virgin. But for my significant other to clearly have no qualms about the act of sex itself, yet still deny ME for weeks and months at a time when we're supposed to be in an intimate relationship?
That's gonna be a dealbreaker for 9999 men out of 10000.
The problem here is NOT that your boyfriend has a high sex drive. The fact that he waits weeks or months for you to give him some affection proves that. The problem is that you have almost NO sex drive. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing in and of itself I suppose but this is gonna be a problem for all your future romantic relationships. Unless you find a guy with as little sex drive as you, I guess. But good luck with that.
Ultimately he did the right thing here. He wants to be with someone who is turned on by him and wants him the same way he wants them. You're not capable of giving him that need.
I respect him for refusing your offer. He doesn't want to give him sex out of some sense of obligation. Like it's a chore for you. He wants you to want him the same way he wants you. You've shown him that you clearly don't want him that way. You've shown him he does not arouse you in the least. You've made him feel like he has to extort you or beg you to give him any pleasure and like it's some gross sacrifice for you to do it.
Maybe that's exactly what it is for you. In which case you may need to figure out why that is, if you intend to have a successful marriage someday.
All your reasons are perfectly logical and legitimate. I rarely went anywhere during my semester breaks simply because I was so exhausted. Wait to take a trip to visit his family when you have extra time to relax and not worry about school, and thank his parents for their kind invitation!
Yeah, it almost seems like she's looking for support “your husband is a dick and wrong” and conveniently leaving out his side. Just my intuition.
Same, worst headache and throwing up. Wouldn’t wish it on anybody. I’m sorry OP I hope you get some answers
If you decide to leave the ring the way it is, you should consider having a wedding band made that goes on both sides of the one you have, so it is cradled in the middle. It's a beautiful look.
We are living together since 2016.
That's a lifetime in dog years! ?
It's a pretty long time in “relationship years,” too…
Recently, after my 26th birthday, how I think about us and the future has brought an immense difference in how I see our relationship.
I'll bet!
You're not college kids any more. You are adults now, and have to think about future possibilities like careers, marriage and children.
“Where do you see yourself!?”.
A better question would have been: “Where do you see us?”
First thing he said was to Give him 2 months to think about everything.
TWO MONTHS?!?!?!?
Are you kidding me???
He's had seven years to think about things!
Or was he too busy with those video games to think about important things, like you, and his life?
No.
His answer tells me he's been drifting along all this time in his own world, with no real regard for anything outside his own needs and comforts.
I'd want to know what he thinks RIGHT NOW.
I want to start to have a life!
Then he needs to start growing up.
Remember what I said earlier about you both growing up and becoming adults?
I'm changing it to “you both got older, but only one of you became an adult.”
He said, “ He wants to do whatever he wants to do”!! I think he think im mothering him!
No points for guessing which of you got left behind in “The Maturity Game.”
I am just questioning everything and the past years of my commitment for us!
As well you should!
It's looking like a very questionable investment of time and effort. I'm sure this relationship had its moments over the years, but the long-term outlook isn't looking very good right now.
He has given you absolutely no reason to have confidence in a stable future of the type you probably want. Further, he has shown that he thinks only of himself, and does not even consider you when making decisions (like those cats!).
This does not bode well long-term for your lives together.
if I have to go all the way over to otherside for love, is it worth it?
No, because you will end up unhappy, resenting him and feeling trapped.
Which means even longer and more agonized messages here. ?
No, better to kick him in the butt so that he “straightens up and flies right,” or, if that doesn't look like it's going to happen, dump him and find someone who is willing to wear the “big boy pants.”
Chalk up this relationship to being a “practice run” at life. It sustained you through your young adulthood, but you (singular, not including him) have outgrown it; it is now actually holding you back.
Personally, I think he's too far gone to be salvaged, but asking you to dump him without giving him a chance isn't fair, and probably is asking too much.
Instead of two months, tell him this today: you're thinking of ending this relationship real soon unless things change radically. Specifically, a plan must be made for your future. Are you getting married? When? Having children? When? Buying a house? Other major expenses?
I'd say give him a week to get his thoughts together, then sit down and have a no-bullshit conversation with him where you tackle these and other questions.
And if he balks, or is half-assed in going about this…
*** BAM **\*
That's the sound of your foot impacting his ass.
Or it's the door slamming shut behind you as you leave for good.
I think one of the most difficult parts about this is it doesn’t actually sound like OP can have a discussion with their partner about this. It sounds like they shut it down and get “hostile” pretty quickly, which leaves very little room for an open and honest conversation about how each individual feels about it.
Even if you’re on different sides of a dealbreaker, being able to communicate is such an essential part of a relationship, even when it’s about really difficult or uncomfortable areas.
I think it's a little creepy that a 33 year old woman wants a 23 year old guy ..sorry but that was my first clue that this woman was off why doesn't she want someone closer to her age ? Probably because she thinks she can manipulate younger men
I don’t think there will be any date nights in our near future. She got really nasty with me when I brought all of this up to her. She made me feel terrible. She called me “cheap” from the 3rd date on. She said she voiced her issues with me about money last summer and that it’s an ongoing issue with us because I make comments at dinner when the bill comes. I do this admittedly, but not always. She also mentioned since we’ve been dating she’s only not felt uncomfortable 5 times when we’ve been out to eat or doing something.
So you, the driver, the one ultimately responsible, did not chain up?
Thank you so much for your advice, I’ll try..
It'd be one thing if you were a virgin, saving yourself for marriage or “the right time” or something. I could go months without sex…maybe even longer…for a virgin. But for my significant other to clearly have no qualms about the act of sex itself, yet still deny ME for weeks and months at a time when we're supposed to be in an intimate relationship?
That's gonna be a dealbreaker for 9999 men out of 10000.
The problem here is NOT that your boyfriend has a high sex drive. The fact that he waits weeks or months for you to give him some affection proves that. The problem is that you have almost NO sex drive. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing in and of itself I suppose but this is gonna be a problem for all your future romantic relationships. Unless you find a guy with as little sex drive as you, I guess. But good luck with that.
Ultimately he did the right thing here. He wants to be with someone who is turned on by him and wants him the same way he wants them. You're not capable of giving him that need.
I respect him for refusing your offer. He doesn't want to give him sex out of some sense of obligation. Like it's a chore for you. He wants you to want him the same way he wants you. You've shown him that you clearly don't want him that way. You've shown him he does not arouse you in the least. You've made him feel like he has to extort you or beg you to give him any pleasure and like it's some gross sacrifice for you to do it.
Maybe that's exactly what it is for you. In which case you may need to figure out why that is, if you intend to have a successful marriage someday.
All your reasons are perfectly logical and legitimate. I rarely went anywhere during my semester breaks simply because I was so exhausted. Wait to take a trip to visit his family when you have extra time to relax and not worry about school, and thank his parents for their kind invitation!