I think she lied to you when she said you could get back together in a few months. This is exactly why she was angry about you asking for loyalty. I agree with others that you're not entitled to loyalty from someone you're not with BUT her reaction was over the top when she's the one who claimed you can get back together in a few months. She was really planning on getting drilled by multiple dudes & hoping to find a better dude than you while you're being a sucker and waiting for her. When you asked for loyalty she was caught out so she decided to just bail 100% at that point. I don't think she had any intention of improving herself either.
It's true that two people who aren't compatible today, might be X years in the future. But you should never intentionally wait for somebody or promise them anything. It's not in your interest to do that once you understand that there's always more women out there. She dumped YOU. Think about it. She should be begging to come back to you, if anything. You shouldn't be asking/begging for jack.
"I am not going to be talking to or having sex with anyone because I am basically holding out for us. In my head" - You have not had enough time to process/reflect/and mentally realize that it's over. Don't try and go after her. Move on. Unfortunately if this was the first time you were in love it might take a lot longer. It gets easier over time tho.
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You did the right thing. You asked of her no more than you expected of yourself. And you didn't make the mistake of assuming she felt the same; you sought clarification.
You were also right to feel that way to begin with. If your separation was truly in service of strengthening your long term relationship, then a few months of infidelity would not be part of it.
If she reacted that way to the suggestion of fidelity, then you've dodged a bullet. She was definitely going to sleep around, during that break, and probably already had. In any case, she proved her lack of commitment. She was too entitled to her own boundless freedom to ever be a compatible partner in the long term.
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Either break up and go your separate ways without looking back, or don't break up. This sounds like silly drama.
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Out of curiosity, is one party requesting exclusivity from a point of insecurity, where they know their partner has the better ability to 'get' sex or be promiscuous and are incapable of handling this newfound promiscuity or taking the opportunity to explore their own sexuality?
Exclusivity doesn't really mean people are going to 'work' or come to the realization what makes something work. Sometimes, the ability to accept that people 'handle' things differently and the ability to forgive them for making 'different choices' to get to the 'right' or agreed upon conclusion is all you need. Being exclusive might be the thing that YOU need, but no it is NOT a universal commandment. Some people need the opposite, the chance to explore, realize the grass isn't greener, or realize it is!
There's no right way to build a relationship except where both parties agree. A person who genuinely believes the earth is flat has no business being with someone who constantly challenges, belittles, and tries to change their world view.Yes, you were wrong to try to force your morals onto her. Her response to your asking her was exactly what it should be. The best relationships are where each partner respects the other; that sometimes leads to disagreements, arguments and fights, and that is why maintaining a relationship is hard work.
In hindsight, it would have been better to tell her that you were not interested in anyone else, and leave it at that... without asking her if she would do the same. She may have just told you she felt the same. But you pushed her over the edge and she broke up with you... for good.Should they stay single? Well it's personal choice.. not everyone will stay single or not hookup with someone in those few months. But if you do stay single and don't hookup, it means that you're committed to healing yourself and the relationship, wanting to make that relationship work and you're loyal af! But all this takes communication, time and will power. Both of you have to be willing to accept each other as is as if or change!
If you break up but agree to start seeing each other again after a certain amount of time it's not really breaking up so if there's an agreement to just take some space nobody should be dating anybody in between in fact I would just say the fact that you were going to even contemplate that, it's already over
You should both just move on. You weren't right for each other, and take those 2.5 years as a learning experience rather than a waste.
It's a bad idea and it's unworkable. Much better to say you'd like to think we could meet up at some point in the future but for now you need to let go of one another to let yourselves heal and grow.
If one of you find yourselves in a new relationship, so be it.Yeah you guys weren’t together so you should of just left it alone and figure if it was something she really wanted then she wouldn’t be messing with anyone else and if she did then she wasn’t really interested in getting back together
If you're broken up, they can do what they like. People deal with situations differently, if one of them wants casual hook ups or even a rebound relationship that's their own business
If you need to "heal" from each other then the relationship is probably toxic
I think it's time you do some self reflection.I think you did right and if she can’t agree with that she clearly is not invested anymore give up she found someone else but she still wants marry you because she see good qualities still lol but what fuck some guys before :)
You're a moron. She just wants to fuck around. PERIOD. NEXT!
That is up to the couple. Some choose to experiment and some choose not to
Yes they should stay single
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