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being dumped

Just wanted to rant a bit, so sorry if you're not up to reading this!
My boyfriend of 6 months dumped me yesterday, he said he's finding the long-distance thing too hard (he's at home, I'm at uni) and he's not old or mature enough for a serious relationship... which is all fair enough but I just can't get to grips with it. We're still texting and talking a lot, because both of us want to stay friends, and I can't see a way that I'm ever going to get over him :frown:
He was talking about going out and pulling, finding new girls, and it makes me feel so awful. Anyone been in the same situation and have any pearls of wisdom to offer?!
Reply 1
don't worry, you will get over it, no matter what.
i know the feeling, and it seems terrible as it happens...but face it...there are worse things, and there are more nice boys in the world...
he dumped you for stupid reasons...that's not real love...you'll find reall love...just give it some time.*big hug*
Reply 2
sounds very familiar, the longer you stay the mates the harder it is to get over him.
the only way ive been able to get over a guy is by going out with another
theres this saying in greek which says o erotas me erota perna which basically means to get over love you need to fall in love again.
go out and find someone. :smile:
Reply 3
girls..., if you go out with an other guy to forget your boyfriend...please tell that before you go out.... cause finding that out for a boy really hurts...
Reply 4
Stop keeping in touch with him thatll only make it harder... because you'll have in the back of your mind 'oh he might want to get back together at some point...'.
Reply 5
mangomaz
Stop keeping in touch with him thatll only make it harder... because you'll have in the back of your mind 'oh he might want to get back together at some point...'.


hm yes, thats true, almost all of the couples i knew taht broke up kept seeing each other and wanted to get back together..but not even one did last...just doesn't work.
MY ex and I broke up in August 2004 and we're really good friends now. (Although I kind of want to get back together with him now.) But we did need a few months with not very much contact, otherwise we never would have gotten over the break up.
Reply 7
**** happens.

Anyone who says "Aww" deserves a slap.
Reply 8
silver~planet
and I can't see a way that I'm ever going to get over him :frown:
He was talking about going out and pulling, finding new girls, and it makes me feel so awful. Anyone been in the same situation and have any pearls of wisdom to offer?!

Everyone has the stage where they think "oh im never going to get over him/her"
but trust me in time you will
Reply 9
A while back I started going out with a very good friend of mine. While we had a great time as friends and it worked for a few months as boyfriend and girlfriend, eventually he realised (shortly before I did, I think) that it really wasn't happening and told me. By email. That hurt, and there was a long time when we both thought we killed our friendship for good.
However, we backed off for a while and when we started talking properly again we found that nothing had really changed - except maybe we knew different sides of each other.

I would advise letting things cool off between you for a while. Try not to obsessively text - although I know from experience that's really hard!
Reply 10
i was seeing someone who moved to cardiff (about 2 hours away from me) we decided to cool it off see if it could work, and it didnt. it was really hard cause we wanted to stay friends but it hurt him mentioning other girls we had met etc so in the end i decided that we shouldnt be as friendly (massively flirting) as we were, so i stopped texting him, then we gradually stopped talking on here, it was a lot easier to get over him. i started talking to him the other day and when he mention his new g.f i didnt feel like killing her, i was happy for him, cause i had moved on.
Reply 11
silver~planet
Just wanted to rant a bit, so sorry if you're not up to reading this!
My boyfriend of 6 months dumped me yesterday, he said he's finding the long-distance thing too hard (he's at home, I'm at uni) and he's not old or mature enough for a serious relationship... which is all fair enough but I just can't get to grips with it. We're still texting and talking a lot, because both of us want to stay friends, and I can't see a way that I'm ever going to get over him :frown:
He was talking about going out and pulling, finding new girls, and it makes me feel so awful. Anyone been in the same situation and have any pearls of wisdom to offer?!

:hugs:
Reply 12
sounds exactly like a situation i went through can't talk now will explain tomorrow!
Thank you everyone! All comments are really appreciated (except maybe the one that says **** happens...) I've just been to a counsellor, weirdest experience ever, and I think I'm going to have to tell him that we need to cool off contacting each other for a while. I'm seeing him this weekend so I'll tell him exactly how I feel then - phones are rubbish!
Reply 14
I av been thro the same thing..my ex boyfriend was still keeping a hold of me thro texts and phone calls..wanting to know who i went wif, making me feel guilty as time went on..my best advice to u and the best thing i eva did..was changed my mobile number and email address, this way my ex bf had no personal contact to me anymore...now i am engaged to the most gorge bf eva! :smile:
Naoimh
I av been thro the same thing..my ex boyfriend was still keeping a hold of me thro texts and phone calls..wanting to know who i went wif, making me feel guilty as time went on..my best advice to u and the best thing i eva did..was changed my mobile number and email address, this way my ex bf had no personal contact to me anymore...now i am engaged to the most gorge bf eva! :smile:

I know, but he's been my best friend and the biggest part of my life for 6 months. I really want to keep our friendship going, especially since he'll always be around at the pub when I'm at home. I am going to tell him we need a break (maybe a week, maybe longer) from talking and texting after I've seen him this weekend.
But go you for your fiancee! :biggrin: