What should I do?
By Jerene
@Jerene (112)
Tanzania
March 19, 2020 6:56am CST
I went through bad relationships in the past, but I fell in love again..We were madly inlove at first, months passed, I did all the chores for us out of love but in time he took advantage and then he changed when we were going through financial trouble. I dropped out so I could find work but I had trouble finding one....i told him I wasn’t in my safe days, he wasn’t cautious, I got pregnant, he said I shouldn’t abort, he will take care of us but when months passed, he never took me to the clinic, barely took care of me, he spent much time with his friends and was barely home. He said he was busy with studies. I went back to my parents home, which is in another region, he became more distant and cold. I was upset, I confronted him and it hurt him that I did. He didn’t come when I gave birth until after two weeks past and that’s when he decided to tell his parents about me. I told him how much it hurt me and he said I love complaining and that’s why he has been loving me less an less, I ruined his life and wasn’t very helpful but I knew it wasn’t true and he just grew tired of me. But I still pleaded with him to atleast try make it work, he refused, I couldn’t function. I cried my eyes out day and night. He asked me not to tell our parents that we split because he is afraid of how upset his parents will be. At first I asked him why he changed, why he did what he did, I complained but it made him act worse by blocking me, deleting my messages without reading them..One day I asked him again when did he stop loving me, he said he doesn’t know, I asked him if he ever loved me he said he said he did, he didn’t know why things changed. He said he has been too hard on himself, blames himself and he needs to work on himself first. I tried giving him space but nothing changed and I was hurting. I pretended to have moved on with someone else to make him jealous and come back to me, it didn’t work. I sometimes had to ask him for money so I could take care of our son, months passed, I had to beg him to video call so he can atleast see his son..Later on he apologized, he said he was undergoing depression at the time so I got back together with him easily without him even trying. He gave much priority to his friends again so he was never home, all we did is have sex, he barely helped with anything, his mother treated me so badly, he just watched. He took me out on a date with our son once, I went back home. He was distant again, finally I broke up with him. He didn’t care and said I am not that important to him at the moment his only concern is our son but still, I have to call him to ask him to send me child support every now and then. He one day came to see us, never showed any romantic feelings, asked me to go back to school and he will help pay part of the fees. I couldn’t because my parents retired and still paying for my young brothers’ fees, I don’t have a job plus I don’t have someone to look after the child. I want to be a blogger and I am trying to find a financial source. I still love this man but scared he will hurt me again and I can’t ask him to get back together, I am hurting. I am afraid if he marries me it will be because his parents forced him to or because he is afraid of them or for our sons sake and I will end up unhappy. What do I do? Our parents still think we will marry, we are in different regions, how can we take care of our child?
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Mar 20
That guy is not worth of your love . There were so many signs you were not meant for each other. You're still young and can find a better someone. But you better give yourself a better future by finishing even a short term course so you can have your own money. Forget the man and better concentrate on your studies for your son's sake and yours.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
19 Mar 20
Give it up girlfriend ! You don't really love him. You love the man you thought he was and that man doesn't exist. Take it from someone that has been married 5 times.
Make him pay for his son. Don't see him or video for your son, unless money is in your hands for him. Concentrate on getting your life back together for your sons sake.
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@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
19 Mar 20
Sorry to hear that. It's really tough. But I would say it's time for you to take a tight decision and stick to it. Take all the help from your parents if they can babysit your son. I am not sure. But you have to work out a way to go back to school and get financial independence. Without an independent financial ground, you will always be vulnerable.
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