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Ending a relationship

Ok about a week ago my boyfriend told me he could be moving to Amsterdamn as he'd been offered a job there. Naturally i was both pleased for him but also very upset about this, and he didn't really seem to want to reassure me about our future. I spoke to some mutual friends about how i was feeling and they must of told him, for this he said i was attention seeking and proceeded to stop talking to me telling me 'he didn't know' about us anymore.

I left him alone for a week, giving him space and thinking maybe he would think about things and maybe talk to me. He didn't. A couple of hours ago i had had enough and started a conversation with him (as i'm at home we talk on msn), it started ok just general chitchat, then i asked him what was going on with us.

His response was 'i don't know grace, i hate how we can't talk face-to-face'
I then said well i wish we could as it would make it easier, but it's not possible at the moment, should i phone you tomorrow and we can talk? He then stopped talking and hasn't responded since. It's been 2 hours.

Now i know obviously he will of needed space to think, and i gave him it. I just can't keep going on 'not knowing' where anything is going. I've tried to talk to him and it doesn't seem like he shows willing to talk about it. I'm seriously upset but this along with a few things in the last couple of months is making me think that maybe he isn't worth it like i once thought he was. All of my friends are telling me he's treating me like dirt, and they're right: he is. For some stupid reason though i can't say the words, i need to end it for myself before i become even more hurt. I just have no idea how or what to say to him :frown: I half want to rant at him and tell him how much he's hurt me, other parts of me say just to tell him this clearly isn't working.

Any advice? Gah i'm so down about all of this, 2 years with this guy and he can't even tell me how he feels.

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Maybe you should ring him? x
Reply 2
winniethepooh88
Maybe you should ring him? x


Ah but here's another problem, he won't answer to me. So i'm stuck, it's horrible because it's all i'm thinking about and i'm trying not to cry constantly.
gracie88
Ah but here's another problem, he won't answer to me. So i'm stuck, it's horrible because it's all i'm thinking about and i'm trying not to cry constantly.


Ah hunny, maybe he needs space? guys do get like that. If he really wants to end it with you, then I'm sure he is man enough and respect you enough to do it. Give him time, he will come around. xxxxxxxxxx
just send him a text telling him how you feel etc how unreasonable he is being how much you value the relationship. If he starts being a bastard then tell him to **** off. good luck
Reply 5
If he needs this much time to think if he wants to be with you, then he really doesn't. Even if he changes his mind, you know that he's not sure, and I'm sure you can find someone who is sure that they want to be with you.
Reply 6
what i can never understand is after a while of a good relationship things get so brutal. He probably isnt intentionally treating you like 'dirt', nor does he want to, he probably just doesnt want to be alone himself but knows the situation currently might be unfeasable. It takes a lot of courage to break things. There's no need to get hostile about how much hes hurt you or whatever, he probably didnt mean to and maybe concious hes hurting you. I also dont get why the immedaite reaction from friends is always 'find someone who WILL appreciate you', everything is so dog eat dog. Just tell him whatever way you can if hes running away from it, which is easily done, that it will be easier in the long run to just face up and deal with the current situation. Dont get angry and make things nasty, it just makes thing worse. An amicable split is what you want, and there's no real reason why it cant be - situations like these are meant to end amicably, its not as if he cheated on you. Also Bismarck, he might still really love her, you can still love someone and know the situation just isnt practical. My main advice is just dont get all hostile and make it a bitter end, just try to make him realise running from it will only make the problem bigger and harder to solve nicely, and then solve it amicably.
Reply 7
gracie88
Any advice? Gah i'm so down about all of this, 2 years with this guy and he can't even tell me how he feels.


same with my ex, stupid bastard.

it's a shame to end any relationship but if you feel you can't carry on, then you just have to come out in the open and get it done. you will feel much better afterwards. just get him to sit down and just tell him.
Reply 8
ending it sucks. Especially when you begin to miss them properly like 2 months later. Its probably worth saving if you can, if not then it is best to just grind it out, but dont make it hostile.
When things were fine between you, did he ever go that length of time just naturally, without contacting you? I mean, is he a naturally reticent person...is it out of character for him to do this?
I think you should end things. He's being a complete idiot and obviously doesn't respect you enough to have a grown-up conversation about your relationship.

Text him, saying you need to talk. If he doesn't bother replying, text again and say it's over. If he can't be arsed to talk to you, might as well dump him via a text.

:smile:
Reply 11
sounds needlessly hostile and divisive to me.
Reply 12
spartakist
When things were fine between you, did he ever go that length of time just naturally, without contacting you? I mean, is he a naturally reticent person...is it out of character for him to do this?


No we would talk every day, every other day at most. I dunno, like bismarck said i'd of thought he'd of known if he wants to be with me by now i just don't know what to say to him :s-smilie: i want him to tell me how he feels, but i just don't think he will.
Reply 13
OK I don't know anythign about your relationship, but FWIW.

Maybe at the moment he really is genuinely unsure of how he feels. The job presumably completely changes the relationship. Instead of seeing you regularly, he'll only see you once every few weeks - and maybe he's not sure how he'll feel about that.

Mayeb call up and say you need to know what he's thinking, even if he is still unsure about it.

I do sympathise, I'd hate it in your situation, then again some people do seem to process stuff more on their own.
I dont seem why you two cant talk face to face, but i see how it is,
some boys dont like saying how they feel, they not sure quite how to think as i think girls grow up, and boys just dont for a couple of years.

Give him some space, let him contact you, not the other way around thats what im doing at the moment with my boyfriend, im sure they will be running back to us.

Good luck. xx
Reply 15
Ruaidhri
Also Bismarck, he might still really love her, you can still love someone and know the situation just isnt practical. My main advice is just dont get all hostile and make it a bitter end, just try to make him realise running from it will only make the problem bigger and harder to solve nicely, and then solve it amicably.


People have mouths. If they don't want the other person to feel miserable, they'd use those mouths to voice their concerns, so the other person does not to get offended. I agree with you that the guy might not be intentionally trying to hurt her, since people can be pretty thick sometimes when it comes to dealing with other people, but the fact remains that he has serious doubts about staying with her, and those doubts won't go away even if they get back together.
Reply 16
It's gonna end anyway. That's what mine is doing. The stupid ignorant **** is doing volunteer work in Greece aka a paid for holiday and has now decided he hates England and wants to leave the country. At least your man has a job.

The best we can do in these situations is as mentioned before, try and make it a good split. Don't let things turn nasty cause that ruins all aspects of the relationship and if you try and let it go calmly, there's scope for a friendship and future contact with him.
gracie88
Ok about a week ago my boyfriend told me he could be moving to Amsterdamn as he'd been offered a job there. Naturally i was both pleased for him but also very upset about this, and he didn't really seem to want to reassure me about our future. I spoke to some mutual friends about how i was feeling and they must of told him, for this he said i was attention seeking and proceeded to stop talking to me telling me 'he didn't know' about us anymore.

I left him alone for a week, giving him space and thinking maybe he would think about things and maybe talk to me. He didn't. A couple of hours ago i had had enough and started a conversation with him (as i'm at home we talk on msn), it started ok just general chitchat, then i asked him what was going on with us.

His response was 'i don't know grace, i hate how we can't talk face-to-face'
I then said well i wish we could as it would make it easier, but it's not possible at the moment, should i phone you tomorrow and we can talk? He then stopped talking and hasn't responded since. It's been 2 hours.

Now i know obviously he will of needed space to think, and i gave him it. I just can't keep going on 'not knowing' where anything is going. I've tried to talk to him and it doesn't seem like he shows willing to talk about it. I'm seriously upset but this along with a few things in the last couple of months is making me think that maybe he isn't worth it like i once thought he was. All of my friends are telling me he's treating me like dirt, and they're right: he is. For some stupid reason though i can't say the words, i need to end it for myself before i become even more hurt. I just have no idea how or what to say to him :frown: I half want to rant at him and tell him how much he's hurt me, other parts of me say just to tell him this clearly isn't working.

Any advice? Gah i'm so down about all of this, 2 years with this guy and he can't even tell me how he feels.

to the OP: this sounds like how i was with my ex,

we'd been together nearly 3 years when we split. He knew he would be on a placement year neat year and going home for summer. so he suggested we have a BIG talk to decide what was going to happen. the night before i told him how scared i was that we'd split up, and he told me not to worry, and that'd we'd be alright. like an idiot i took that to mean we would indeed be ok

wrong

the next day when we talked i let him speak first, he pretty much outlined everything he thought was a reason for us to split up, and iot became clear we had no future. i asked him, if he loved me. he told me he didn't know, that half the time he loved me-and half the time he hated me. :bawling: :frown: to hear that from teh guy i'd loved for nearly 3 years broke my heart there and then.

my point i guess is that 1)i want you to know i kind of understand what you're going through right now, and 2)maybe you're better off without him. if he doesn't know how he feels now, then maybe its not meant to be. save yourself anymore heartache
Reply 18
xXMessedUpXx
to the OP: this sounds like how i was with my ex,

we'd been together nearly 3 years when we split. He knew he would be on a placement year neat year and going home for summer. so he suggested we have a BIG talk to decide what was going to happen. the night before i told him how scared i was that we'd split up, and he told me not to worry, and that'd we'd be alright. like an idiot i took that to mean we would indeed be ok

wrong

the next day when we talked i let him speak first, he pretty much outlined everything he thought was a reason for us to split up, and iot became clear we had no future. i asked him, if he loved me. he told me he didn't know, that half the time he loved me-and half the time he hated me. :bawling: :frown: to hear that from teh guy i'd loved for nearly 3 years broke my heart there and then.

my point i guess is that 1)i want you to know i kind of understand what you're going through right now, and 2)maybe you're better off without him. if he doesn't know how he feels now, then maybe its not meant to be. save yourself anymore heartache


:hugs: It sucks doesn't it? I love him so much and it amazes me he can just not talk to me. I think breaking up is the right thing to do though, i'm far better off being hurt now than carrying it on and never being sure if he's in the relationship 100%.

If you want to PM me feel free, i don't mind listening if you want to talk :smile:
gracie88
No we would talk every day, every other day at most. I dunno, like bismarck said i'd of thought he'd of known if he wants to be with me by now i just don't know what to say to him :s-smilie: i want him to tell me how he feels, but i just don't think he will.


:frown: sounds like it's best to try and end it on good terms...