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I mean I understand the feelings you have and got from her, but in the big picture of life it's not very realistic. The depths of your emotions don't play into real life on a day to day basis. I look at my DH with admiration and love everyday. I'm still head over heals for him (5 yrs in) but the levels you speak of would at the least be outweighed or one-sided in a relationship.
I suppose what I'm getting at is it seems you are letting love and life pass you by by keeping your mind on something that most likely isn't as intense or real as your mind is making it out to be.
You should be happy. Why not look at her and consider all the qualities that you love about her as knowledge of what you want from a woman in a relationship. Don't straight up compare every woman to her, but know that there are certain qualities you would like that she possesses.View Thread

I also have not talked about my past with my husband. It's never come up. Your past (good or bad) forms who you are today. You should not be ashamed.
I read this on facebook today: "What you think you become." -Buddha
I believe that's where you're at. I'm an over-thinker kinda person and I think you are also. If you're always thinking a woman isn't interested that's what you're gonna get. Quit trying to figure out what someone else is thinking of you because no matter what you think it is it's still YOUR thoughts not theirs. I'm very guilty of this. When I see people I try to think what they are thinking of me. And if you have a predetermined answer for all woman that doesn't leave room for other possibilities.
As for pursuing, I'm interested in details of how you handle situations. You are already an anti-social person which makes it hard for others to approach you. So what do you do (have done) to pursue or approach others? Like the woman at the concert - why didn't you approach her? Why not inject yourself into that conversation?
Woman like for a man to be interested. If you were at a restaurant and met eyes with an attractive woman and she looked away what is your next thought process? Do you write her off as not interested or do you wait for the next eye contact and smile?
I was thinking about you saying you don't fit in, feel like an outsider, a lot of people do. Where are you located? I guess you don't need to answer, but when I lived in San Diego, CA it was crazy... no one was from there and it was more odd to see two people of the same race together than an interracial couple.
I completely believe you have your mind in a place that you sabotage yourself in given opportunities. You need to re-frame your thought processes. Learn how to communicate with strangers. Not necessarily a woman your interested in, just a complete stranger. Talk with people in line at the store. Find opportunities to step out of your comfort zone and talk.
Years ago I had the problem of talking with strangers. Well more so starting up the conversations. I couldn't mingle. I stepped way out of my comfort zone and became a waitress to learn to approach and speak to people. I've always been an anti-social person. I like being alone. I don't want to always be alone though.
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The only way to find or have a successful relationship would be to continue to pursue relationships. The way your attitude seems here I think you could have the perfect woman right in front of you and you would sabotage yourself.
Onwards and upwards my friend. Courage is what happens when you face your fears.
You say you are true to yourself, but then say that you don't want anyone to know you haven't had a relationship. Why not tell them? It all has to start somewhere and lying or skating around the truth won't be a good foundation for any relationship.
For awhile in my life I would become very angry and resentful when someone would tell me I was "beautiful". It would just piss me off because being "beautiful" didn't seem to do me any good in finding a relationship. I've always been beyond my years and that just didn't work for guys. They all wanted dumb "chicks" not a real woman. So anyhow I know how you feel there.
Life will happen. It's just gonna be a hell of a lot harder if you keep standing in your own way.View Thread

Lostlove2011, I think you should make sure you put the other man out of your life completely so that you can make a clear decision about your future. You want to be able to move forward without regret and with a clear conscience.
In the big scheme of life it doesn't matter that you came to this realization in this manner. The fact is you now know what you want and have been missing. You can't make that go away now.
Nothing is going to change unless you make the change yourself. You really deserve to be happy. Being with a man who is unavailable to you is not going to give you true happiness. Even if he says he loves you. I'm sure he loves plenty of things about you, but true love and happiness will not be found in a future with him.
Either focus on your marriage or focus on yourself. That man is a distraction that is holding you back from your future.View Thread

I think what he's doing is keeping you at a safe distance (from himself). He doesn't have to take you all in this way. He gets to have his distance. I think he likes it this way and wants it to stay this way. I think he doesn't want what you want. This works for him. He's been able to keep it up for almost 5yrs now. Why wouldn't he try to keep it up for another 5?View Thread


I would strongly urge you to not marry this man. You have to understand that it is okay to love him and not be with him. It's okay to know he is incredible in every way except that way and not marry him.
One thing people fail to realize is that each relationship we are in teaches us what it is that we want in a significant other. It teaches us what we want, don't want, what we can accept and not, etc. Being with this man has gotten you a lot closer to exactly what you want in a husband/long term relationship. Also it's taught you what you truly need and that's an emotional bond.
It's not a bad thing that you had this relationship. It's not a bad thing that you realized now that it's not going to work. What would be bad would be to spend the next 5-10 years trying to make something work that you knew now wasn't going to. Let him go. Let him find the right fit for him and you find the right man for you.
And remember that you obviously do love the guy and that's why you said yes. That means it will be tough and you will have to mourn this relationship. But trust me, you want to do it now.
You're never going to force something that should naturally be there.View Thread

Maybe you two can talk to each other..
You seem very lost. Are you looking for permission to leave your husband? Have you looked into counseling with a church perhaps? What does your best friend/sister/mother/confidant say about your situation?View Thread

Have you had a serious conversation with her to let her know that if she doesn't leave by a certain date that you'll have to make her leave? I don't know if there's a nice or gentle way to put it.. hmm.View Thread

Laws do vary by states so he should definitely look into (seek legal guidance) what his options are.
An eviction is usually 30 days (after paperwork). If he would have her sign a paper agreeing to leave by a certain date and she doesn't then he might be able to file the 7 day Notice to Quit. After that he could have a police officer move her belongings to no-mans-land (the curb).
@Balcony - I've never heard of a two year common law marriage... Definitely something worth looking into!!!
I also think he probably knows he'll never get any money from her. He sounds more like he just wants her gone anyway.
It sounds like this will be an emotionally hard time. I wish you good luck with all of it. It is in your best interest to start legal proceedings now. It'll come down to that either now or later...View Thread
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