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Was that a deal breaker?

while ago i met a girl (22) who was very attracted to me - she wanted my number and started texting me, we started dating for a month - everything great - she was very eager to see me and i can tell she was very very into me . Im lacking experience with girls, so I was not very aggressive during that time (never made a move on her sexually, but i kissed her, held hands, made out regularly). So she texted 2 mutual friends and asked behind my back if i ever had a girlfriend (i thought that was a shi.tty move and was lil upset). He refused to reply but told me. I was kinda irritated since she didnt ask me in person, so i texted her 'next time you want to ask me/know something about me, ask me in person not via other people'. (I regret that since it would be much much better to tell her in person).

Next day (date) i brought it up and told her i m not mad at her but dont like things like that. So i told her she can ask me now. She did and i told her i have never had a serious relationship - im 25, and that i have never had real feelings for any girl i have been sexual with. She was quiet after that and then i told her i have never had a gf because i was too busy (which is true plus i have never met any one special) because i was studying plus i was athlete. From then on, i felt everything was different - she didnt text me as often as before and i just felt something is not the way it was - she was distant. i can felt something has changed.

So 2 weeks later she texted me AFTER the date (she gave me just one kiss after and left quickly - normally we made out after a date), that she is not ready for somethings serious. I found out she tried to get back with her ex (mutual friend told me she texted him) - happened to me again (they were together 4 years and she left him because he was neglecting/ignoring/cheating her... less then 6 months ago. They were on and off many many times because of his behaviour - he was her rebound since she got with him 1 month after her previous serious relationship so after a while she cheated on him with her ex and after that he was 'like that' but they stayed together). So im wondering was my inexperience a deal breaker for her in your opinion and that was the reason she missed her ex and try to get back with him. She was very very into me/eager to see me (texting good night everyday, telling me she cant wait to see me, asking me if im falling in love...) before that topic about my past experiences came up. Im often too honest but i would lie if i could about that, but since we have some mutual friends from before that was not an option.

Also 2 months after that I met her and she apologized for hurting my feelings and she told me she felt guilty about moving on (since she knows she is the one to blame for her ex's behavior towards her) and finding a new boyfriend so she said she tried to save old relationship. She didnt succeed but she still doest want to have a 2nd chance i gave her - we went on a date and kissed afterwards but she had many excuses after that so i gave up...
Next week i didnt get any massage from her, but when I was in a pub with her drunk best friend, she told me if i was better then her ex and gave her what she needed (I guess sex) she would forget about him and her ex was never a factor. They are both also convinced im in love with her and she said i shouldnt be so available and should play games before we would be exclusive... Then she said she has now 'someone who f-cks her' in some town she has her apprenticeship in.
I felt like worthless piece of sh.it....

Re: Was that a deal breaker?

  • I am getting the idea that you and she are not a good match --- because you and she cannot communicate effectively.

    Communication is key in every relationship --- your friends and you, your boss and you, you and who you date --- it's a necessity.

    This is somebody who, to put it politely, is not for you.  It happens.

    Don't feel worthless because of what happened -- this is what dating is about --- you're supposed to test the waters and find a mate that's right for you.

    Don't get involed in a lot of junior high school nonsense -- that's what's happening here iwth this young lady and her friends.  It's not very mature and it's not becoming. And it's also not for you.

    Now get out there and find some young ladies who aren't flighty and flakey like this last person.  Steer clear of women who cannot communicate with you.

  • It doesn't matter how many relationships more she's had than you, she sounds immature. You will meet someone who has worked equally as hard as you and will be comfortable asking about your past. Five years down the road she will probably be still on again off again with that same guy and you will be the settled, happy one that got away.

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  • If you are dating around, only want casual dates, have not have that many girlfriends due to a variety of reasons (too busy, pickins are slim, etc) or you dont see yourself settling down for quite some time or whatever applies to you:

    I find it helpful to say so on perhaps the third date.

    It used to be that it was a given that you dated whoever you wanted to, until you and one particular person became an item. Everybody gets weird about that nowadays.:(


  • You feel like a worthless piece of sh!t?? She sounds like she's manipulating you and playing games. That doesn't make you a bad person, it makes her a bad person. You can definitely do better than her. Keep looking until you find someone kind, considerate and who respects herself and you. Don't be caught up in this girl's games or you'll drive yourself crazy and waste your time. Good luck!
  • edited October 2013
    Don't agree to let somebody play games with you.  Stand up for your rights and the second it happens say "You know what, Sandy? This relationship isn't for me. I will be moving on" and that's that. Clean break; end of her game.

    You will feel inferior if you permit somebody to make you feel that way.

    The other day, I heard a very old school rock and roll song by Paul Anka that had a line in it that said "Date girls who would make a good mate."  The advice is about 3 generations old but it's not off the mark at all.

    Maybe I am jumping the gun a bit but just imagine if that little magpie was your wife and she pulled this garbage! Would you tolerate it?  Think about it.
  • Yes, it sounds like she was into you, and now she's not.  I don't think she's playing games - I think she feels that she SHOULD still be into you, and is trying to be, but she just isn't.

    I don't know why she lost interest.  It could be that she wants a more experienced guy.  It could be that she was weirded out by you telling her that you slept with women you didn't have any feelings for, while you never made a move on her in the month you dated (if a guy told me this, I'd think madonna-whore syndrome and run like hell).  It could be the text communications between the two of you after she asked your friend about you felt off somehow.  Or it could be something unrelated, or something she can't quite put a finger on.

    Anyway, she's not into you any more, and that's that. 
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  • I agree with ReturnofKuus.  I'm not seeing any "games" being played.  She doesn't like you.  You all sound pretty immature.  And I'm going to be the jerk and say that maybe she dumped you because you yelled at her for asking people about you.  That would have been my deal breaker.
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