What would you do if...

@applejoy (145)
Philippines
December 9, 2010 10:21am CST
What would you do if you found your boyfriend still talking with his ex-girlfriend secretly..and saw their messages that are still sweet..yet you know they can't be together again cause the girl was already married and got a child. They act this way cause they are still friends and their break up is still fresh..just broke up almost a year ago. What would you do if you were the girlfriend?
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
10 Dec 10
Hi Applejoy, I would talk it over with him. If I was sure that he was in love with me and that his feelings toward his ex were nothing more than friendship then I would just let it go.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
11 Dec 10
I was just saying what I would do as long as I was 100% sure that nothing was going on and that he didn't have any feelings for her. I talk to my ex's and we talk very respectful and kind to each other when we talk. We don't talk frequently. You didn't really specify what you meant by "sweet". If they were flirting then yes, I'd be upset. I wasn't there and I didn't see the messages you saw so I can't really say. Also, I am not you so just because we might handle it differently doesn't mean you are wrong at all and I wasn't trying to imply that.
@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
11 Dec 10
i see.. but from what i saw..i didn't feel secured of his love for me.. sweet..is like its literally sweet..when you read it..it sounds like they're still lovers who want to get back together..i understand that my bf is trying to move on..but this won't help..but he clarified to me that they talk less and less as time passes. I wanna see if it will change or what he'll do...I'm patient and nice..it's true but he never saw me angry..and he must wish he won't..:) for now we're okay..but i still got an eye on him...I'm sure now that he's aware that I'm keeping an eye on him. if he still got intentions of doing something bad, he'll be more careful this time..but I'm smarter than him in this situation..I'm just quiet but i know all his actions.. and some proofs that i can have won't make him say any alibi...thanks for giving your opinion. I appreciate it very much :) Now, i want to be above the situation..and i know at the moment that i am above it. :)
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@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
10 Dec 10
what do you mean that you would let it go? I'm sure he's in love with me.. and i know that he's just being there for his ex because she's very lonely at the moment..but as i said it doesn't justify the fact that they are still sweet with their messages..so i got a right to be angry...thou he said they don't talk that much anymore unlike before and in time everything will be gone..
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@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
I have to intervene. Why? Sending or exchanging text messages can still lead to something. How can they move on when they have to be so sweet to each other? I mean, I know and understand that they can be good friends even after the break up, but things can also be possible. Once the other person is married does not necessarily mean that she can not do something bad. I do not want to be too suspicious and not trusting to my bf, but sweet thoughts can also be interpreted in a negative way. Hence, it is a bar in the moving on and can affect our relationship.
@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
i totally agree with you..thou what if the ex girlfriend is living miles away..on another country..and she's permanently living there..anyway, i think you got a good point.
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@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
10 Dec 10
My answer would still be the same. In the first place, why do they need to exchange sweet nothings. Distance is not a hinder to keep the hearts bloom again. Besides, it is another way of flirting. When the break up is still fresh, one or both of them must keep a distance so that they can fully move on. The girl being married is likewise not a hindrance. In the second place, they are exes, I think, they have to be distant for a while and take time to heal the wounds of their break up. It can affect our relationship with insecurity if the sweet nothings is continued. It is also a matter of respect to one's relationship that has to be considered.
@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
10 Dec 10
well, that's true. to enable to move on, one or both of them should distant themselves from each other.. aside from that they should respect me. I look stupid from what they did. Yet, I want to see what his actions would be. He thinks every thing is alright after that..I wanna know if nothing will change..I'm not angry or hurt anymore at the moment..
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@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Dec 10
I will mind it since my boyfriend talks with his ex-girlfriend in such an attitude. I don't think they are friends since their messages are so sweet. I have heard that two lovers can't be friends after the breakup. If they are still friends, it's either they have never been in love, or they still love each other. I can't love boyfriend who still loves another. Perhaps it sounds selfish, but this is love. Love can't stand one more person. If my boyfriend won't end his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, then I will just leave him. I love China
@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
13 Dec 10
true..but the point is..you also have to learn from this situation especially if you're on top of it. He did this to you but he doesn't want to lose you..then it's your decision.. at least you got a hand on him..and he'll follow you just so he can't lose you.. i asked him to choose and he chose me. So i guess i can handle this.:) thanks for your point of view..;) by the way. I love China too :) i mean..i love Chinese movies ^^ and i wanna learn how to speak more mandarin..xie xie again :)
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
this happens a lot in any relationship. what i would is that i wall talk to my boyfriend and break up with him. secretly talking to the ex and being sweet and all is just a clear fact that he has not get over with his past relationship.
@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
should you give him a chance? or cool off..for space to think..so he'll realize what he did? it's easier said than done..and it's also hard to say things you don't mean when you're angry or what..
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
10 Dec 10
hi applejoy, of course you will feel jealous right, but the question is, why secretly they talk? if your boyfriend dont hide any secret, why he had to talk with his ex secretly? but why dont you ask your boyfriend, since you already know about this. just to clarify with him your situation.
@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
10 Dec 10
I know they still talk..but never knew they talk "sweetly"..i already confronted him and i get his point but i think this time I'm more right at this situation. I'm not jealous..i got hurt..for the fact that why do they have to talk just like that..it's all over..he committed himself to me..it's not reasonable to be too concern to his former partner..It's disrespectful..I'm not stupid so I'm thinking I should be above this situation.. he thinks we're totally okay now..but i have my eye on him.. I wanna see what he'll be doing..as i said, if nothing will change.. then i have to leave him already.
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
Hello applejoy, I feel hurt upon reading your post. Accepting the fact even if it hurts so much that your boyfriend is still fascinated with his ex-girlfriend. I could sense guilt from the boyfriend from doing it secretly. He is not yet over with the girl although that girl is already married but then its not your concern although you have an idea about it already. I could say they still have unfinished business. Being married doesn't mean an assurance from the degree of showing friendship between them. Give that boyfriend a space for himself never fill him up. If he really loves you then he will come back for you. Or you may do the reverse. Be a martyr for him hold him tight and face the consequences from ignoring. Be happy co Mylotter!
@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
9 Dec 10
thanks..I'll look unto it..cause i don't want to make decisions when I'm not emotionally ready..it's hard to make decisions when you are angry..I confronted him about it and he said sorry and he said that he's just being there for her since the girl is really lonely..cause she got family problems..and he's one of those people she always shares her problems..i understand that..i don't mind them talking cause i know they really can't be together again..but for me that doesn't justify why they have to still talk sweetly..i said he knows what he's doing..just don't think about her..think also of me..I'm hurt and he said the time i saw the messages..they were already talking less than they used to do..it's up to him..and he knows the consequence..I'm patient and understanding but i also got a limitation.. he knows that if we broke up..there's no turning back for me..I'm not a martyr..i know my worth so no matter what happens..I'll be strong..i had deal with a lot of relationships in my past and these experiences made me stronger..it's not my lost if we broke up.. we'll see what happen..if nothing will change i guess i have to say goodbye to this relationship.
@applejoy (145)
• Philippines
10 Dec 10
thanks sardonyx...i feel like I'm not in the "mood" with him..just like before.. I'm cheerful and i laugh a lot..but now it breaks my heart...feels like something got broken inside of me...and it will take time to heal it back..literally. At the moment there's no particular person I can turn myself into but myself...and I'm trying to ease this..and control my emotions cause i know any time i can break down..i love him so much.. I want him to prove himself to me.. i wanna see if he's worth it..if not i have to let go of this person.