Question Posted Thursday November 25 2004, 5:18 pm
Ok. My recent exboyfriend & I both work at the same place. That is how we met but now still have to work together despite us breaking up. It has only been about 2 weeks since we broke up and he's been telling everyone at work that it was mostly him who wanted to break up. I know this is kind of dumb but this bothers me because I was the one who had to bring it up(us breaking up). He never said anything to me about wanting to break up. And so he knows that it was mutual yet he's telling everyone that it was mostly him. He's the type of person to be boastful about things so this is just another added bonus. Should I confront him about it and how this bothers me and risk our friendship or just let it go and let him have his fame & glory?
zapreth answered Friday November 26 2004, 9:28 am: Trust me, he's not making friends acting like that. Let him. Even though it's not the truth, just imagine what other girls are thinking about him now. Who'd want to get with a guy who brags about supposedly breaking his CO_WORKERS heart? WHERE she can hear it? You don't have to do a thing. He's shooting himself in the foot over his ego, and he'll pay for it all on his own. Just watch and enjoy. [ zapreth's advice column | Ask zapreth A Question ]
onetallguy answered Thursday November 25 2004, 11:08 pm: just let him have his fifteen minutes of glory....itll all blow over. If you make a big production about it people will think you are the jerk in the relationship...youre probably thinking that im retarded and stuff because hes making you look like the jerk because youre the reason why you broke up with him. I can vouch for experience in saying that I (a 17/m) like to take credit for stuff....if you just let him talk then people will get annoyed with him and start to ignore him...its all a matter of time. i hope that helped....please rate [ onetallguy's advice column | Ask onetallguy A Question ]
Cath answered Thursday November 25 2004, 9:19 pm: Hi Sweetie,
Maybe he wanted to break up but didn't say anything and know he regrets it somehow feels he should do something about it ... for some weird reason, like maybe so you won't tell anyone YOU dumped HIM (...just a thought). OR he DIDN'T want to break up but since you brought it up and you broke up it hurt him that he felt the need to do what he did.
Either way, that's not the issue. Sweetie, what are you basing your decisions on? Well you're uncalm so I'm sure it's a... "blurry" situation. OK, here's my actual ADVICE: Do what helps YOU feel better. If what he's doing BOTHERS then comfront him.
Best wishes! Happy thanksgiving! ~Blessed Be... [ Cath's advice column | Ask Cath A Question ]
ICE11BLUE answered Thursday November 25 2004, 8:57 pm: It depends if you think the issue is SO important that you must risk stirring up confrontation. Or maybe there is a way for you to find that is gentle that you can talk about it comfortably with him, and possibly not at work or after a shift. Something possbile to say: "Just curious, some people are saying you broke up with me and some say I broke up with you. How did the ones that are saying you broke up with me get confused somehow? Do you know?" Just something kind of casual like that. I don't know how he'll respond, but at least you'll get it off your chest. It's up to you, but I hope I helped in some way!!*** [ ICE11BLUE's advice column | Ask ICE11BLUE A Question ]
4evaurs_21 answered Thursday November 25 2004, 8:28 pm: I did the same thing. I worked for about 3 months and finally started dating the guy from work. After we broke up for good, he would bring up a girl he was dating and she would sit there while our shift was going on. I worked in a fast food restaurant that was in a food court. So she would sit where I could see her and she would try to make me jealous. They would make out in front of me and everything. I was so upset with him, that I confronted him. His parents loved me and so did his sister(his sister worked with us as well). Even his parents told him to not do that to me. I never wanted his 'rents to get involved, but they did. All I'm saying is that I made a bad decision on dating a co-worker. I found that out the hard way. I didnt like working there anymore because I felt uncomfortable around him and we never worked together on the same shift.
Anyways, I confronted him about it and told him it didnt bother me and that if he wanted to try and make me jealous or whatnot, he needed to grow up.
I think you should confront him and tell him he needs to get his story straight. If you need any more advice on this, let me know, - Im here!
~4evaurs~ [ 4evaurs_21's advice column | Ask 4evaurs_21 A Question ]
0oDaNieLLeo0 answered Thursday November 25 2004, 8:26 pm: you can let him have his fame and glory but whenever he looks over at you just give him a dirty look letting him no that what he is saying is wrong. Dont care about what he says because at least ur not lying. Like i said just pass him a few looks letting him know that you mean bussiness and let him be a jerk.
I HOPE I COULD BE OF YOUR HELP.
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DANIELLE~ [ 0oDaNieLLeo0's advice column | Ask 0oDaNieLLeo0 A Question ]
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