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My my first boyfriend cheated on me 3 years back ! and things were really really bad for me... but I ended up dating again but still couldn’t resolve my trust issues so I had to break up with my other relationships as well !
Nevertheless for the past 3 years my ex tried to contact me and he kept on saying he regrets hurting me and that he can’t move on because he still loves me... after 6 months of telling him to “leave me alone” I decided to talk to him, we spoke and went on few dates and we actually had a weird ex with benefits sort of a thing yes heat and chemistry was amazing !

Current situation: yesterday he went for a football match and he called me several times literally begging me to come to where he was, but since he was my ex (his friends/ my friends were there and they don’t know that we see each other) and since he was drunk I decided to not to go by giving fake excuses... he got super disappointed and then told me to stop talking to him. Today I called him and he cut the line and replied saying he was serious about telling me to stop talking to him. I apologize for not showing up and I asked him I did something else wrong but all he tells me is... chill chill or no you didn’t do anything wrong. And then he said he will call me but it has been 24hours and he still haven’t called me to tell me why he wanted me to stop talking to him just like that... any thoughts?

P. s He told me he didn’t have feelings for me and that he was finally able to move on! And knowing all that I decided to go and meet him because I wanted to stop hating him after what he did. And actually I did stop dating him... but now again I’m confused upon what he did..

I have a guy friend that I’ve known since 2010. We were intimate briefly in 2016 before he moved away.. we’ve stayed friends for the most part. One thing I’ve tried to avoid is mentioning if I spend time with someone.. he’s had issues with other guys being nice to me in the past.. specifically if it was someone he knew. I was set up with someone by a friend and the guy ended up treating me horribly. When I spoke with my fmr intimate friend.. I told him thank you for always being someone I feel safe around and can trust. I didn’t say anything to him about the set up treating me bad to illicit jealousy.. was reaching out to a friend and saying thank you for always treating me with respect and being someone I can trust and feel safe around. We’ve been friends longer then any of the intimacy.. I’m just curious how guys take being told by a girl that they trust them and feel safe with them.. I’m grateful the friendship he and I’ve had has largely held together since 2010.. when he recently called me princess the other day.. that did catch me off guard when I thought he was joking when he’d said that and when I said you’re my loyal advisor.. he replied with.. I thought you were gonna say I was your king.. opinions helpful.. just curious how it makes you guys feel to hear from a girl that you’re not related to.. that they trust you and feel safe with you..

A friend of friends has moved back to the US from Australia. Now people have told me he's hilarious, he's sweetie, they like him better than his siblings, etc. By rights, he sounds like a good guy. I like the siblings so no issue there.

But the four times I've sort of met him in passing I haven't been impressed. He hasn't done anything offensive, it's not like he looks/dresses like a bum, etc. Yes I should get to know him at least before making decisions but they say trust 'gut instinct'.