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He Was SO In Love, I Was Hesitant, He Pulled Away, I Realized How Much I Love Him, He Pulled Away & Dumped ME?!

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needmymojoback (Age:25 to 29)     When: 23 days ago
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Let's get things straight here. I am a rad chic, I am good looking, confident & I am a well respected business gal. 6months ago I met the sweetest/honest/caring guy who fell 4 me HARD.But it seemed like situations kept happening that hurt our relationship. My job is in entertainment marketing, so a lot of what I did was go to social events, shmooze at restaurants etc. I got a lot of things free & would take my guy out, but eventually it seemed like we had no time to spend being simple & without me having to constantly be socializing with people that didn't matter. I realized it was hurting our relationship, but this is how I made $. He started to become mean & would retaliate when he was hurt & hurt me by not calling or not paying attention to my feelings. So I would retaliate as well. We both hurt for a long time, but our feelings seemed to be so strong it was what was hurting us.Finally I went on a trip & when I got back he seemed to be over it. He had recently gotten surgery & to make a long story short, he ignored me 4 pretty much a month. It went from I love you, to NOTHING. I hurt so bad I couldn't eat, sleep or do anything. I started to think maybe it was me, maybe I was too lazy, needed to hit the gym more, needed to be a better girlfriend, needed to get out of the entertainment business (marketing 4 celebs etc). At first, I felt like I hurt his ego & made him feel insecure, he often said "you think you're so great" etc. During this month of him not breaking up but making me miserable, I lost 10lbs. I look better than I have my whole life. I quit my business & started looking for a more long term career because he always wanted that. I loved him so much I felt I was going to lose him. Finally after a month I almost gave up and we broke up for a few hours. Then I confronted him and asked if the Oxycontin the dr's gave him for surgery was making him addicted. He finally broke down and said that it changed him, he felt depressed and useless. He cried to me, but I wasn't sure what was going on. We ended up working things out, but nothing felt the same. He never was the way he was when he was so in love with me and the problem is that I was more in love with him than I had ever been. I thought I did everything right. I am beautiful and I would give him anything. Because I didn't have a job, I had a lot of time on my hands and really needed him. He just pushed me away more saying he had work & school & that I was being needy and smothering him although we barely saw each other once a week. It got so bad that I was just sad all the time, felt rejected & I couldn't understand why & nagged him. Then I got the job of my dreams 2 weeks ago at an ad agency. We had a fight, but I thought after a week we'd talk it out. Called him & he said we shouldn't be together. Now that I am the perfect girl - he doesn't want me. I am broken. I told him to disappear.No contact for a week now. Why am I waiting for him to regret it? Am I delusional?


Update: He's not on Oxycontin anymore, he only had enough for a month and even though I think he abused it, he's not the type of person to do drugs. The last week I know he's been upset, I don't think he thought I'd cut him off completely, but who knows?    23 days ago

Update: Plus, I am so picky, he's the first guy I EVER wanted to be boyfriend/girlfriend with and I'm 25. I thought we were going to get married. We talked about the future, we were on the same page but only for a short time. Things just got so intense.    23 days ago

Update: I guess I just don't understand how someone who spends the whole relationship trying to get you to settle down and be in love decides he's over it once you're in love and can't live w out them. What a crock. I'm so bitter it's annoying. Hate him.    23 days ago

Update: By the way, I know I'm not "perfect". I just mean, I'm a better version of myself than I was when we met. You'd think he would realize what he's lost. I would feel better just knowing he could remember why he fell in love with me, I'm not just any girl    23 days ago

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Forgetable      When: 2 days ago
Let me see if I can take a crack at this, alright sounds like you come off as a bit over the top with your confidence, which some people see as arrogant and at least somewhat vain, however my personal guess is that you tend to feel bad about your self-image so you try harder than many people do to be and feel as though you can say that. No, I'm not going after you for that or anything, however I'd guess that being this confident may have upset your boyfriend which caused him to say things like "you think your so great". Also, it comes back to a guys ego, if he thinks you feel completely wonderful about yourself he may feel more insecure about himself and or less likely to try to compliment you (many guys see this as a form of showing their masculinity while showing they care for a woman by complimenting her).

I would bet that he still has feelings for you, HOWEVER either feels differently (possibly very depressed and emotional) not just because of the medication and not having you around while he was recovering from surgery, that may have actually pushed him to abusing the medication to begin with. Or, he's got to feeling so hurt by how long it's taken you to give time to him that he's trying to push you away and convince himself that he no longer loves you just so he won't have to hurt anymore.

All guys have egos; big, small, obese, thin, nerdy, even feminine "girly" guys have egos and a sense of ownership/protection with the women they are with, you talking and shmoozing with more people than him is a big hit to any man's ego that truly cares about a woman. And him ignoring you and things like that is a guy's (quiet) way of saying "hey that hurts, am I really not that important to you?"

Depending on how long it's been since you tried contacting him, I'd say instead of just letting it go really go after him, but not the same way, let him know that he means so much to you AND that you're TRYING to be a better girlfriend for him, and that you want to be there for him, especially knowing what he's likely going through after his surgery. If he's still even slightly recovering I'd suggest getting him something to help emphasize you are there for him AND YOU MEAN IT! Possibly a small gift and a card with a hand-written personal message in it to him.

However, if it's been more than a few months since you talked I'd recommend trying to move on and find another guy to love that'll love you the way you deserve to be loved.

Hope this answer helps, and best of luck to you.
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augustine_64
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augustine_64      When: 17 days ago
One to put in a term your depressed and it wasn't really you it was your job. Take it from his point of view. You rather work and get filthy rich from your job then spend time with him. He feels ignored like his opion doesn't matter or he just doesn't matter to you. This is rough because he's trying to make you choose your job or him. Sit down and watch devil wears prada and keep your attention to the main characters relationship with her boyfriend crumbled because she had to keep that job. You'll understand then and these two lines are true "money can't buy happiness" and love is a two way street not a one way highway." sry if I was a little to blunt with you.
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Question Asker I know, like I said, I quit my business for him 2 months ago, and instead of being happy for me and getting back to the relationship he decided he had no time for me and that I was being too needy. But he stopped doing anything sweet or nice for me. He didn't even help me move when we were together and he has a truck. Ug...he was like Jeckle and Hyde over a period of 6 months - 16 days ago

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MrNameless      When: 18 days ago
You claim you're a rad chick.. and good looking? Wow.. Just how vain are you?
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Question Asker I'm confident. Was just trying to state that I'm not some pathetic ugly loser. Not vain, just trying to explain the situation. Ugg...sorry if that's how it came off. - 18 days ago
Answerer You're not a pathetic ugly loser? lol

Yes, you definitely come off as vain, and arrogant. - 17 days ago
Answerer Scratch that.. You're just really conceited, as far as I know from the info you're giving me... - 17 days ago
 

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Clair
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Clair      When: 11 days ago
he's a selfish arse whole, roles reversed, would that same things happen. doubt it.
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whoppers12      When: 19 days ago
i think you shouldnt call him at all as bad as it hurts just let him contact you and see how he acts if he wants a second chance make him work for it don't take him back that easy
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Anonymous User      When: 23 days ago
Any guy who says things like, "you think you're so great" has a problem with your success. Medication or no medication.

You are not the "perfect" girl now because you have lost weight and got a better job. If he likes or doesn't like you based on those things, he is a shallow jerk.

You talk a LOT about your looks. What are you going to do when you don't look so perfect? Are you going to think that you deserve to lose him? You need to stop being so hard on yourself. There are other things about you that I bet people like. You need to stop thinking so much about your looks because if you don't you will be miserable.

This guy does not treat you well. You said he ignored you for a month. He got mean and "retaliated" when you were successful at work rather than discussing his problem with your schedule like a mature adult. Move on. He is making you feel like you are not good enough and he is not acting like a man should, but like a spoiled brat!

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Question Asker Thank you. You are SO right. Honestly, I think in the beginning I did not think I was good enough for him. He was all about honestly and being hard working. He made me feel as though the industry I was in was making me a bad person. The industry I was in WAS shallow and a lot about looks etc. and he made me realize that that wasn't what I wanted. But in a way he also beat me down. I have a lot of energy and I've great in social settings. I guess I can't accept how much he changed. - 23 days ago
Answerer My advice is IMMEDIATELY dump anyone who is not happy with your success or who criticizes your looks. Same if you have even the slightest inkling that a guy has a problem with your good social skills or your career choices. Women do get beaten down gradually by guys who do this. There is nothing wrong with you. Please be careful in future... A lot of guys who are attracted to beautiful women are critical and mean and immature. A lot of guys in your industry are too. You really have to watch out - 23 days ago
 
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