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Postby enannner » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:43 pm

nice to noe i m not the only one .... i went wit this girl for about 7 months ...
one day she broke up cuzza family and study pressure ... she promised me a lotta stuff .. i told her at the begining to leave me now if shes gona leave me later on ... she said she wud never leave me ... but i was stupid and unrealistic so i went wit her ... well ne wayz ...a fta she broke up ... she wanted me to b her friend ... but i cudnt do it ...i kept askin her bak ... so she got tired of me and stopped all contact wit me .... she was kinda rude ... since iw uddnt have been wit her in the first place ... and also becuz i tried to break up wit her be4 but she cried and stuff and told me to stay ... i always found a way to contact her ... i got ova her for a day .. . but i started missin her again the next and the cycle kept repeating and it was hurtin ... so last night i contacted her ... and she was like OMG I DONT HAVE TIME FOR THIS! ... thats when i decided even if she comes bak to me ... it wudnt b the same ... so even if it hurts i m gonna stop talkin to her and stop everything ... igot rid of her pictures and everything that had ne thing to do with her ... so basically my head says " F*** her man move on " ... so i m tryin to move on ... lets c ...
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Postby BTH231823 » Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:42 pm

me and my girlfriend broke up in feb. i moved back to the west. now i realized i made a big mistake. we kept in contact until i found out she started seeing somebody else. it hurts so bad to know that the 5 years we had together meant nothing to her. i couldnt see myself dating anyone that quickly or sleeping with someone that quickly which see is doing. it took her less then a month to get over me. i feel so lonely inside. i cant sleep well at night either. almost every night i dream about her. i dont call her anymore cause it hurts to know that she is with someone else. what was hard was that ive been working a lot trying to get her out of my head when one day on 3/20 i went to get my mail and she sent me a birthday card. in a way i wish she never did send me a card cause i dont want to have anything to do with her cause the pain is to hard to bear. i read it once and put it away. i didnt want to torture myself by reading it over and over again. what really hurts is that she is seeing/sleeping with someone else and that i dont know if ill ever find that special person who will love me like she did. i cry a lot and i also watch this movie called swingers (movie about a guy trying to get over an ex g/f) alot too. well if anyone wants to respond and give me some advice id appreciate it.
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Postby Chloe » Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:00 pm

i just wana say how helpful reading this thread has been. im a girl but i have had the same experiences as some of yuo here. the longest standing one is my ex ex boyfriend. we broke up after 2 years becos he took me for granted and made it clear that wen we both went to uni after summer (me back to leeds him to southampton)he wasnt bothered if he saw me til the hols.so we broke up but two years on he still cant get over it.it kills me cos i wanted him then but made myself move on cos of his attitude and im over him but he never stops contacting me and we be friends untim hes say give me another chance, i say no then we dont talk then it just repeats itself over and over.i just wish he relaised all this 2 years ago wen i wud have dun anything for him.in this situation has anyone gone back to an ex?to be honest i dont no if i no what love is cos wen im with someone im crazy about them but then after a longtime apart it gets easier.

My current situation is my long distance boyf broke up wiv me, his reason being 'he needs time to himself and family probs, work etc' so i was ok ish about it until he told me he has feelings for someone else.now i just feel hurt.i agreed to do the friends thing but now i have doubts cos of the pain. but after reading this im gona do it becso if i carry on with my life without begging for him back then theres a chance he mite realise i am the one for him and if he doesnt then he never was and also i havent wasted mylife mopping around but have got on with it. least with it being long distance i dont have to see him with someone else so i guess i can act jus like a friend and hel either want me or at least think i cant b a bad person for accepting hes moved on.but anyway its still early i cant imagine him wiv anyone else yet so i guess i have a long way to go....
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Postby 4skinz » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:02 pm

hi my girlfriend just broke up with mea couple of days ago she wudnt give me a reason as to why. i had being going out with her for 8 months. i love her with all my heart and cant get over her. She ses she has changed and doesnt love me anymore and this made me very upset bcoz i dont beleive u can just stop loving someone. can u give me any advise or tips as to how to get her back?

thank you. :( :(
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Postby missingyou » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:50 am

hey this is to the guy that lost his girlfriend and is still in love with her ..
listen i know what ur going through..i am in the same same situation..me and my ex boyfriend was in highschool together for forever and i always had a little thing for him until one day he came to my house and asked to start things up so from that day on it was like heaven..we went to school and spent every moment together..On weekend the same thing all the time together had fun..loved eachother so much no one could separate us.I have never loved anyone more in my life..but unfortunatly he broke up with me after 8 monthes he said" i dont know i just think i dont love u like i did before" right there i started to say "please dont end it like this" from then on we always feel something for eachother but i want him back...i am wondering if i should juss go all out and try for him ..because i got a feeling i could get him..but i am kinda scard to do it..incase i get rejected i would die and i would never want to hurt like this all over..do you have any advise or does anyone? i still feel like he likes me we flirt..i go to his house with friends to watch movies and S***...
Anyway my advise to you buddy u love her go for her..do things that u would never do before for her..go all out ....think about it if u want her ..try as hard as u can..dont be korny but do the little things ..that would blow her off her feet...and if it dont work...forget it ..be upset and everything ..and wait it out find someone else to rubb off on u to get ur mind off things..ok.i really know what ur feeling i feel like S*** everyday :(
good luck ok..and get back to mei need advise people
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Postby missingyou » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:57 am

by the way its been like 5 monthes since we have been apart ..
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Postby andy1984 » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:04 pm

missingyou, i know exactly how you feel, it has been 5 months for me, If I was you I would try for him, but only if you are really sure. The time is a healer, I'm a firm believer in trying and shouldnt let an opportunity pass, you will keep thinking about getting in touch for time to come, thats exactly the predicament I'm now in, read my post "Would you get in touch" and see what you think, we could share ideas.

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Postby theb » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:32 pm

It's good to know that others are feeling or have felt exactly what i'm going through.

I've just split with my gf just under two weeks ago and i'm still in the thinking all about her mode. We'd been going out for six months and she was my dream catch - confident, smart, friendly and cared about me so much. The reason we split was because i always felt that the age gap in our relationship (she was 12 years younger) was always going to play on my mind (ie she should be going out with other guys, go to uni, have fun while she's in her teens and be old before her age) and i felt that in the long-run she would have regretted it. Because of this I kept my distance in our relationship (ie not txt or call every day) beacuse I thought that we wouldn't last and that when it ended i wouldn't feel so bad (or so i thought!). Anyhow, it was because of this "distance" that she decided to end it (she was obviously unhappy and i don't blame her). She said she loved me and wants to remain friends. Right now we've agreed not to call or txt for a few weeks to give ourselves some space.

I just feel that i've lost the best thing in my life and it wasn't even because we argued or didn't love each other or even the spark had gone. It was because i felt that i had to let her go and live a little while she's young or i would have always been guilty/worried that she would have regretted it and resent me for it.

I love her so much and given time i reckon we can be friends (we got some tickets to see a band in May when we were till together and i still want to go as friends so have given myself about two months to get over her!).

I know that given time both our hurt and longing for each other (especially mine) will fade but at the moment i'm hoping that maybe five or six years later we may get back together if we are meant to be. I'm not going to stalk her or bug her at all and i WILL meet other girls but i really feel that she is the one (just too damn young!!).

Has anyone ever got back with an ex who remained friends after years apart? and was it the same spark or different kind of love? I think the problem is as i get older i'm tired of going out and meeting people and waiting for somebody to know me inside out and to grow to love me, when i've already met that person.
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Postby xanderq » Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:50 pm

theb,

i have a similar story. i met my gf she was 19 i was 22. stayed together 3 yrs & broke up 4wks ago. 3 issues in this, i'll summarize:

1- i was her first bf, so always thought like u that she mite feel she missed out on all the wild/craziness/meeting new people etc... and regret it. i also felt i wasnt ready to settle down (smtimes) so after 3 yrs of telling her i wasnt sure if i'm ready, and that i was scared she wasnt ready, she started feeling the same!

2- of the 3yr relationship, 2yrs 2months were long distance! i got a job offer in a different country and took it. it was supposed to be 3-6months only with a relocation back home but relocation got delayed and then canceled. so u get sucked in and i wasnt sure whether to quit and go back or not. anyway i was visiting my country every 2-2.5 months for 10 days so it helped. and that's how we lived past 2yrs.

but i guess the distance got to her and it got to be too much. and the feeling that she was missing out on living her life. so we broke up.

she says its mostly the distance and that if i was with her, we wouldnt break up, but here's the kicker. i was taking a 3month sabbatical from work in the summer to try and set myself up with a job back home, and to spend some time together again (cause we havent been together for more than 10 days in a row past 2 yrs). i wanted to spend time together and find out if i still felt the same when i'm with her everyday.

but we fought 4wks ago and she said she cant wait till summer anymore and it would be pointless specially if we break up at end of summer so mite as well break up now.

3- what burns more is that this guy she met thru friends, and who she became friends with had feelings for her. and he's been basically after her the past 6months, telling her he loves her eventho she had a bf (me). well now we've broken up and he's there with a shoulder to cry on. and so now he's spending a lot of time with her.

it drives me crazy to think she's replaced me so quickly and is going out with another guy, hugging, maybe kissing / getting phsyical... etc...

OH AND ONE MORE THING!! we never had sex, sure we did oral and everything else, but she always felt that her virginity was smthg to be left for marriage. i mean she was such a sweet naive innocent girl when i met her, and i sort of opened her up to the world. everything was new to her. but we never had sex... but now she's changing, growing up, and i cant bear the idea that maybe she'll be less romantic more realistic, and have sex with some other guy who doesnt mean half as much as i did.

to know that she shared her first time with someone else is so hard to accept. i wanted to be tehre sharing these feelings with her... i donno how i'd feel if we were to get bak together later and she had sex with some one else....

i felt so angry at her at first, asking y she couldnt wait 2-3 more months till summer... said nasty things to her. but i was wrong. she put up with so much past 2yrs with me being away and her being 20-22 and all her friends goign out goign crazy having fun.... she's a great girl...

i'm going home tmrw for 10 days... i donno if i'm gonna see her..... i'll let u know.
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Postby theb » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:11 pm

hi xanderq

I too said nasty things when we broke up, i since appologised i think she has forgiven me. I phoned her and told her i loved her but that it wouldn't work (at the moment!). Having read your post maybe i was right.

Funny thing is that she'll be off to uni in a year or so and i'm thinking of working abroad for two years.

However hard it is, if you do speak to her try and remain on good terms. I know that when i spoke to my ex i got really frustrated - when you break up with the person who you know so deeply, for some reason they just appear to just switch off their feelings and you can't get through to them.

In my case the ex has said that she doesn't want to have any contact for a bit, to give us space. I respect that but it still cuts me up - i just want to talk to her and i'm scared that i will never hear from her again.

I know what you mean that if she goes out with another guy it will kill you.
It's weird for me because when i went out with her i never really looked at another girl, so it's real hard to get back into the swing. I envy my friends who haven't gone through this and just go out and chat to girls - i know i'll get over it and get happy again but it's so hard. However saying that, i think in the long run i'll be a better person for it - you can never appreciate the good times without feeling the bad times (and boy, is it bad!!).

I still think about her all day at work - everyone at work has noticed the change in me (not smiling etc) which is weird too (i never thought i'd be like this getting over a girl).

Right now i'm still in that "maybe in years later we might get back together" mood. I guess it's my way of coping but i should just accept, move on and whatever will be, will be.

At least in both our cases our ex's never cheated on us or acted just plain nasty. Double edged sword though, can't get closure!

Three years is a long time togther - that will take a lot of time to heal. Like i said before, if you phone her, pour your heart out and tell her everything you feel and let her decide - but make sure you don't get angry with her. At least that way you can get some sort of closure and she will always know what you felt for her (even if pride at the moment says you shouldn't). I know right now your angry, sad, hurt, frustrated and above all lonely, but stay calm and always leave on good terms. It will probably be the toughest thing you'll ever do - it was (and still is) for me. Let me know how you get on.
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Postby changedman » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:57 pm

I know exactly what you mean when you say "for some reason they just appear to just switch off their feelings and you can't get through to them." It feels like my ex has changed so much since we broke up (about 4 weeks ago now) and it seems she isnt the 'caring' and 'loving' person she used to be, she just doesnt want to know me anymore. But maybe thats just her way of 'getting over me'.

The best thing to do is move on ppl, time heals and you WILL find someone else. I know it feels like you won't find anyone who knew you as good as they did or loved you as much, but you WILL.

As each day passes I feel like I am getting over her more and more even though I still think about her alot im getting there. Hang in there and be strong :wink:
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Postby Risaheartbroke » Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:23 pm

I know how all you ppl feel, the same thing happened to me.
About 7 months ago I met A girl and I fell in LOVE with her fast, she took my heart away from anyone else, I mean I loved this girl with all my heart and soul! somewhere through the relationship, her and one of my best friend...Rusty, starting talking and hanging out more often than she hung out with me, she dumped me for my best friend, than about a week and a half later, i found out they already had sex. The story goes, I joined the Army National Guard, and me and her were suppose to get back together, we got intimate for a couple weeks, then one weekend I had to go to MEPS, to get a physical and exams done. When I came back, I found out from a great friend that she had sex AGAIN with my best friend...Rusty, and she got pegnant! Then .....she came back to me...and we got intimate AGAIN!!!...then we got in a huge fight, I left to my friends house and she went back to Rusty.. and Had sex with him AGAIN!!!! Now she wont even talk to me...like it was my fault....TELL ME ...how could I STILL love her as much as I do??? and still want to be with her??? It hurts me sooo much to know at one time I had her in my arms and she said she wanted to be with me FOREVER, now shes gone and its so hard to deal with it. I cant get over her no matter what girl i talk to, IM GOING CRAZY!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Postby changedman » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:21 am

Move on Risaheartbroke, she cant care about you that much if shes sleeping with your best mate. Its not worth letting her walk over you like that.

My ex told me that she wanted to be with me FOREVER too, and since we broke up she's making me feel like it was all my fault when it wasn't. I've had no contact with her for 3 weeks now and i've just found out shes planning to "get laid" at the weekend.... it hurts to think about her with another guy but im just gonna move on and hold my head up high and hope she realises one day what shes lost.

My advice for you Risaheartbroke is to move on man, shes not worth it, I know you still love her but you have to move on or you will find yourself getting hurt even more. Theres plenty more fish in the sea who will treat you with the respect and love you deserve. :wink:
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Postby stillinlovewithher » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:24 pm

Hello everyone, I am completely devastated over breaking up with my girlfriend. We went out for three months, I told her I loved her, but she rarely if ever told me and when she did it was only out of formality. Anyways, three or four days ago, one of her friends (a little distant, but they had know each other for 10 years) passed away in a car accident. I was caring, comforting, consoling. I sent her a letter because I knew she loved recieving letters, telling her I felt her pain, etc. I called her on Friday night to ask her how she was doing, and she picked up the phone and I heard her and her friends giggling over the letter (apparently she didnt know I wrote it, and as she explained to me later she wasnt laughting at me and she deeply appreciated it). I was enraged, I thought to myself, she is supposed to be grieving! And here they are giggling over a personal, heart-wrenching letter I wrote to her. (Now I didnt sign it or put a return address on it, but I assumed she would know it was me). Now, I have been plagued by death my whole life. My mother is dead, my brother is dead, my friend is dead. I feel almost insensitive to it. It doesnt phase me. I realize now what she is going through, terrible pain and anguish. But that night on the phone, I just lost it, after hearing her giggling. Without even realizing it, I raised my voice and started not so much yelling but lecturing her. We fought bitterly. Tears flowed on both sides. After a while, she told me firmly, and though tears, that it was over. She repeated this a couple times when I begged her to stop. I had no idea what I was doing. I begged her to reconsider and she said she didnt want to give me false hope and that it would never be the same. I implored her at the end to say that our relationship was not "never-again"...that a glimmer of hope still shined, and she did. That night I went out with my friends, I laughed, I tried to forget about her. But I dreamt about her all night as soon as I fell asleep (for the first time ever, I dreamt about her). I called her as soon as I woke up and told her. I begged for forgiveness, she forgave me for everything I had said the night before (mind you, this was our first real fight), and said she knew I still cared deeply for her and that she cared deeply for me. I reminisced of all the good times we had together and we both cried. I asked her if she wanted to see me today, and she said she would call me later, but still said that she "couldnt deal with me right now". She repeated this several times. I told her to please not let me intrude with her grieving, that if she wants she doest have to talk to me or see me, because she is going through a terrible time. She said she would call me later (Today). To everyone reading this board, please help me out. I realize she is grieving for her friend, and I am too. I think it would be best for me to just give her time until next week when the funeral and everything is over. But I cant think about anything else. I pace around my room, play internet cards, I cant foucs on doing anything constructive. I cant take my mind off her. I cared for her so much, and one, dumb, stupid, regrettable mistake may have lost me her forever. Our relationship wasnt a only-about-sexual-pleasure type ordeal. It was so much deeper. We had a BOND. But....she did specify to me on the phone yesterday that she doesnt love me, which is okay, weve only dated three months. I guess I just fell in love quicker because I get very, very attached. Please, everyone help me. I want her back so bad, Im willing to change everything that was the cause of our problems. I didnt realize how much she meant to me until I almost lost her. Please, anyone who reads this, help me out. Any suggestions or comments are greatly appreciated. Anyone who has been through something like this, help would be great as well. I just want to get back the best thing that ever happened to me. Please help. Thanks so much in advance, everyone.
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Postby stillinlovewithher » Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:31 pm

as a follow up to my own post, something I forgot to mention:
I wanted to come to her house to get my stuff and say goodbye to her extremely caring grandparents, and she said no, we can still be friends and see each other. Similarily (we work together) I asked her if she was going to quit, and she also said no. I told her my heart would bleed everytime I saw her, or if I ever saw her with another guy. Everyone, Im really suffering over this girl. She broke up with me last night, so I know this is short notice. Please, any comments would help, even if you tell me I was an asshole and I deserve her dumping me for yelling at her during such a grevious time. Pleae, any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. She said she knows I didnt mean what I said and that she forgives me and cares for me. Is there a chance? Thank You all,

"Kevin"
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