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Q: i'm in an unofficial relationship with this really great guy. we aren't formally together, but everyone pretty much already knows that we have a thing. he's charming, eloquent and attractive; i was attracted to him from the very start. upon finding out that the feelings were mutual, we both decided to unofficially 'get together'. now we talk to each other everyday, converse with all kinds of romantic words and all that jazz.

but this all changed when i met someone else. this other guy was incredibly persistent, he liked me from the moment we talked. even though i tried to tell him that i was emotionally unavailable, he wouldn't give up. and if i were to be honest, i enjoy conversations with him much more than i do when talking to my 'boyfriend'. he just has a certain type of wit about him that makes my heart skip a beat, especially when he says all the smooth things. previously, i suspected him of being a huge flirt with everyone and called him out on it, but he told me that he was only interested in me.

i mean, the choice seems rather obvious, right? i'm not even formally in a relationship, so it would be easier to break things off with the first guy. furthermore, i'm more attracted to the second. but i'm not someone who enjoys confrontations, and i hate the idea of hurting others. i should never have even developed feelings for the second guy in the first place, i don't know why i did. can anyone tell me what i should do, and how to go about it? thank you.
First of all, you can't help falling for someone. You can't control your feelings so don't feel bad for this but when you say that you you "hate the idea of hurting others" it will definitely be hurting him more the longer things go on for. It's a difficult thing to do but if he hasn't fully committed to you then that insinuates that there's something wrong in the 'relationship' to start with. He could be afraid of commitment and if that's what you're looking for then I don't think that it's going to work with someone that isn't ready for it right now. Sit him down and explain that things aren't working out between you both and although things were good in the beginning you feel that they have fizzled out and you're both not in the same place anymore. It's always better to be honest with him.

Hope this helps & I'm sure things will work out for the best in the end!

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Hi! I'm Lacy. A few years ago I started writing a blog called Lacylatest and over the past few months I've started to receive a lot of emails asking for advice especially on mental health and relationship issues. Sometimes you want advice from someone who's been through these kinds of things themselves and not just from a professional perspective.

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