relationships

Canada
December 3, 2008 1:27pm CST
...my boyfriend has 2 kids and is already married. he's just 24. i have known what his situation was since the beginning. though he was already separated with his wife when we met, i just can't get over the fact that he had been so intimate with another woman before me. currently, an annulment case is being processed (since we don't have divorce here).. he is my first boyfriend maybe that's why i'm finding it really hard to get over my insecurities with his wife and i feel that i am sinning because i am with someone who's technically another woman's husband.. my friends are telling me to break up with him because of his situation.. i just don't know what to do anymore
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9 responses
• Canada
3 Dec 08
This has nothing to do with him and everythign to do with you. You have these insecurities. You may not realize it but it's perfectly normal for someone to be of his age and already had intimate relationships prior to you. You have to realize we all experience different things in our lives. What you need to realize is what's in the past is in the past. You can't hold his initimate relationship with this other women against him. He was with her at the time not you. Now he's with you and not with her. I think the fact that it is your first boyfriend goes to show for something. I think if you had dated before him you'd see how big of a deal this really isn't. Your friends don't know you or your relationship like you do. If it feels right then ignore them. If we always followed what our friends said we'd end up being their puppets. They're there for the advice but in the end it is us who will live our lives no one else. Break up with him because of his situation? What that he's getting his marriage annuled for you. That he's showing how much he cares for you by doing this. Because he's been intimate with another women? Let me tell you hun this is the way life is. Men and women are usually intimate with at least 2 people in their life time. Sometimes only one but it's rare to find. My question to you is so you break up with your boyfriend. and you start dating another guy. you find ou t he's had a pervious girlfriend and was intimate with her. Are you going to break up with him too? You need time to really figure out what it's like to be in a relationship. your new to this and with that will come doubts but I think this is something that is tiny in comparison to a relationship. Let it go or it will ruin your relationship. Think positively and look at the positives.. he's with you now.. forget his past that's his past not yours. At least he didn't cheat on his wife. I think you need to start listening to you and not be influenced by what your friends say. You had to of known how intimate he was before you started dating him. My strong suggestion is that you knew this before hand so it really shouldn't be an issue now since it was in the open to begin with and you still ended up dating him. There has to be a reason why you started dating him to begin with.
1 person likes this
• Canada
4 Dec 08
..thank you sooooo much for your response..it made me feel a whole lot better.. i just hope that things would work out for the both of us..i haven't met his kids yet (the oldest is three years old and his youngest is almost a year old) but i'm already so fond of them! ..anyway, thanks again! hope i can be your friend!
@bellaofchaos (11538)
• United States
5 Dec 08
Follow your heart. Your friends are your friends they'll respect what ever decision you make. The fact that he's honest and up front with you means more than you think. He could have said nothing to you and just went on dating you. But he was open and honest give him the benefit of the doubt hun. Also I think this has more to deal with your insecuritiesand this being your first relationship with alot of obstacles and things to work around makes it more difficult so to speak. you will have things that you and your mate will have to over come. But on another note. I live in the states I'm currently seperated from my husband and have been for a long while I'm in a stable relationship and was up front and honest with the guy I'm involved with now. So what I'm saying is it's obvious he cares enough to be honest with you and take a chance that you'll continue the relationship. Just be honest with him about your feelings and insecurities if he loves you he'll lift you up and squash those insecurities that you have. Also being from the states 24 and kids is something that happens most of the time here. I was 19 when I married and 21 when I was seperated and that was a long time ago. take care and just relaxe.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
4 Dec 08
First of all your boyfriend is still married even if he is waiting for an annulment. He is till the father of those two little kids and that fact should tell you that he is forever going to be connected to his wife. Because of those little kids he may end up going back to her. If your having insecurities then you should maybe listen to them. Those insecurities can be because you aren't really ready for this relationship to go forward.
@ladynetz (968)
• Canada
4 Dec 08
He was honest from the beginning and let you know about his situation. You chose still to be with him.Your choice - not something imposed . So, I think that you have nothing to feel bad about. Our days,almost everyone had a partner before meeting his real love. If you were ready to accept his condition, you have to let go of all other thought than can poison your relationship.He had enough to suffer from his fist wife, try to help him, not making his life harder. You're young, your life together has lots of chances if you only are willing to be on his side.
@becnh83 (806)
• Philippines
4 Dec 08
i think his inlove with you, he told you everything that has happend to his life, his situation at least at that single discussion his honest with you, maybe the last realtionship he had didnt work, you dont have to worry, trust him and as his gf you will know if his telling you the truth or not...the best is follow your heart follow..
• Malaysia
5 Dec 08
erm , i think if u luv him , u ppl shud continue de relationship .. although he already marriage but he did told u rite .. at least he din wanna lie 2 u ... yna_17 , dn think too much .. jz follow ur heart ... do wadever u think u wn .. if nt u wil regret in de future ... jia you ya ..
@anne12d (676)
• Philippines
4 Dec 08
If you really love each other just continue loving him. But dont be too intimate until the annulment is done. It's good that he told you his situation but is it ok with your parents about his situation? You have the same situation with my friend, the annulment is still in process and actually just started but my friend become too intimate and now they have a baby. At first my friend's parents doesn't like the idea but my friend is having a baby already. Although, now it's quite accepted by my friend's parents but they hope that before that "intimate moment thing" the annulment is done because you are sure that he's free and you can legally continue your relationship. Just my opinion!
@zeethegr8 (785)
• India
3 Dec 08
First of all you should get over with the fact that he is madded and he has already been in an intimate relationship with another woman. That itself is and should be enough for you to leave that person. And if that person is still saying that he is interested in you and he loves you, then he's just showing pity on you. Believe me that is the last thing that you would want from a person. If things are not heated up near relationship then I would suggest that you leave him quietly without any heated discussions and reasoning.
• United States
3 Dec 08
I am married and have 2 kids I am 23 years old my husband is 25 and we have had are ups and downs we have seperated for awhile hooked back up and so on and so on in my opinion I would seperate myself from this situation until he was totally cleared from his wife just to protect yourself first off from the possiblity of getting hurt and if for nothing else to make yourself feel more comfortable about your relationship situation .