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I recently started talking to my ex again after a few months of no contact. During these months, he regularly wrote to me, but I thought it would be better not to stay in touch, so didn’t reply. I broke up with him because I felt like he sometimes had double standards and that things had to be on his terms. However, I got a feeling that he’d changed for the better. Eventually we started talking again. Things were going so well, I thought. We started talking about meeting up and decided on this upcoming weekend. We live two hours away from each other and decided I’d come to his city as it’s more fun things to do there.
Last Friday, after we had a great phone talk, he sent me a voicemail. I was really on a high after talking to him, so what he said really threw me off. He wanted me to know that there was a couple of things he wasn’t so happy about. A couple of weeks prior, I told him I’d found the first card he’d ever written to me. He texted back asking if I could read it to him in a voicemail. I didn’t do this right away, as I have the card stored away in a box, but a couple of days later we spoke on the phone. He asked me if I could read it to him then, which I did. Now, he expressed disappointment in his voicemail that he had to ask twice before I read the card to him. The other thing that made him disappointed in me was that he still hadn’t received a postcard that he’d asked me to send. He didn’t know then that I’d already sent it. I couldn’t quite understand why he would choose to bring this up after our beautiful talk. I was frustrated that he chose to focus on what I hadn’t done, after I’d just struggled to change shifts at work to have an extra day with him and bought us tickets to a Christmas concert we both wanted to attend.
I rang him the next day, and was probably not in the best headspace to talk. He argued that the right thing would have been for me to send him a voicemail reading out the postcard he had written right away. To show him he’s a priority. I felt like it was nitpicking. He then began to bring up some old issues from one year ago, saying I could never admit to being wrong. When I objected, he said that I want everything to be like a fairytale and that I can’t handle reality. I got increasingly frustrated and for some stupid reason started to cry. He asked me why I cried and said that it was like he had blamed me for something far worse. He then said that he never had experienced this kind of situations with any of his ex girlfriends. I told him I don’t like being openly compared to anyone. He said that everyone is comparing and if he had compared me favourably, I would have liked it.
I was a mess by then and said that I thought it best to end the phone call. He said that I couldn’t just decide that, as he had been talking to me in the past even when he felt like hanging up. Eventually, we said our goodbyes. He said that he really loves me despite everything and that he really wants to see me this weekend.
The same day I got a photo from him of an evening sky. I was supposed to send him my arrival time for this upcoming Thursday so he can pick me up at the airport. I did so yesterday, but he hasn’t read it yet. He knows I’ve already booked a hotel room and flight. I tried to give him a ring today, but he hasn’t replied. He often went silent in the past as well after arguments or if I had upset him. Then suddenly he would contact me like nothing happened. I don’t really feel like meeting up is a good idea at this point. I’m so confused by his behaviour? What should I do?
RavenSo nothing has changed since your break up?
cupcakeStay as far away from him as you can! I wanted to rub to the hills just reading your post! He is controlling and nitpicking and creepy!
cupcake*run …sorry big fingers small phone
Better off singleSounds like total bs to me….
Better off singleGet over this guy it’s not going to get any better. You’re in the honeymoon phase and its a nightmare for you.
Why stay?
Liz LemonThis guy sounds totally awful! Controlling and nitpicky, as has already been said. He is deliberately creating drama & conflict by making such a fuss about the voicemail and the postcard. And bringing up old relationship issues from a year ago is so unfair and unnecessary. Then you get upset and want to end the phone call, and he tells you you’re not allowed to end it? Are you kidding me? And now he’s giving you the silent treatment just a couple days before you’re scheduled to visit.
At best this guy is is petty and a drama queen, at worst he sounds downright controlling and borderline abusive.
What is appealing to you about this guy? Do you even want to visit him at this point, honestly?
LaneListen to your gut…in this case it won’t steer you wrong. You know he would not make a good long-term partner and best to walk away from Mr. Wrong.
AmesThe fact that you’re uncertain shows that you have a gut feeling about this. I once was in a similar situation–but thankfully no flight or hotel room was booked (I feel bad for you about that) with an ex…we drove to see his parents in Tennessee. He was late to pick me up and acted like a total A-hole before he got there. I was thinking maybe I should just not go..I don’t have to. And I had a gut feeling something bad was going to happen. The trip ended up being terrible. He treated me horribly in front of his parents (first time I met them). And broke up with me when we got home..and I found out he was texting another girl while I was there. Who he ended up cheating on me with. Anyways, the moral of the story is that you have a bad feeling. This guy doesn’t sound like a nice person. He’s making you feel bad, and not recognizing your feelings. Don’t be ashamed you cried. You were hurt. And he didn’t even try to make you feel better. I think that if you go, you will end up fighting. And you will regret it. Is there any way you can get your money back for the flight? Not to mention you booked it, paid for it..and he’s acting like a spoiled princess. He doesn’t deserve you. I hope it all works out. And that you don’t see him…don’t feel bad if you cancel. He sucks
KhadijaDon’t visit this guy and stop talking to him.
That post made me cringe. HE’s very controlling and manipulative.Cancel everything and move on. I think you already know that and are seeking confirmation.
He’s not your guy.
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