Why is he suddenly jealous now that I’ve moved on from unrequited love?

[MissSunshine2]

I was completely in love with a friend for two years. I doted on him and openly admired and loved him and he took me for granted and started bragging about dating and sleeping with other women. Then suddenly I realised after some time had passed, that this wasn’t a healthy situation for me and I ended our friendship respectfully and honestly and told him I can’t be friends anymore and why and mentioned my plan to start seeing other men in a few months, when I graduate from tafe. Now he seems hurt and jealous. I genuinely don’t understand this. He said himself that he loved me at first sight and always like a sister and that wouldn’t change and that he’d tried to force interest to kiss me and try to date me. That it was basically a game when he did that and proposed to me. So why is he upset all of a sudden?

[Nikki1989]

Take what men say with a grain of salt. You have been played.

[MissSunshine2]

Most definitely; but fortunately I didn’t sleep with him. It was my own fault for staying interested for two years, without cutting him off.

[MissSunshine2]

I have seen this happen a few times though, where a guy starts acting jealous once I’ve decided to move on.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Cause he's jealous

[MissSunshine2]

But what about?

[MissSunshine2]

He was the one who was happy to sleep around and brag about dating other women and claim he would never be interested in me.

[Bklynbadboy12]

Cause he thought youd always be there bo matter what now that you've moved on he ego is bruised

[MissSunshine2]

No one sticks around forever when they’re not getting anything out of it.