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My bf recently cut off his female friend. He said it was bc he had a huge crush on her before we met (I knew about this) & was redeveloping serious feelings for her.

When he confessed his love to her before meeting me, she rejected him (I was never worried about her, it was clear she had zero feelings for him & she moved several states away months ago.

after she rejected him he started to move on from her, but she didn't believe him. He said when he met me he thought I was pretty & sweet, but he only pursued me so she'd stop thinking he still liked her. He didn't anticipate we'd become serious.

8 mos into our relationship he started falling for her again so cut her off. After cutting her off he told me that before we met he was very much in love w/ her. He talked about how he would've done anything for her, she made his life so happy & simple, etc. He brought her to meet his parents (thats a huge deal, I'm the only other girl who's met his parents). He showed me a pic he had of her hidden i bc it had sentimental value & he offered to shred it in front of me.

He told me once he ended their friendship it helped him fall in love w/ me even more. He said she has some qualities I'm lacking, & he told her- "its wrong to have such strong feelings for someone else while I have a gf." He told me she was a threat to our relationship, & she had "a weird effect" on him.

I'm so glad he was honest & took the initiative to cut her off bc he realized it was a problem...but I don't know. If he loves me like he says then how could he develop such strong feelings for another girl? Should I dump him?

It hurt so much to hear him speak so affectionately about her, to hear that she has what I don't, that he fell more in love w/ me once she was out of the picture, & that he asked me out just to prove that he's over her. What do u think? Any advice/opinions will help.