I think I love him but I am afraid... (sorry its long)
Question Posted Monday July 21 2008, 1:23 pm
Back in February I started dating a guy whom I had been very close with ever since last summer. We would talk to each other about personal things and such. He was having a rough time with this girl for awhile, and he would talk to me about how he felt and I helped him through it all. It wasn't weird at all though because I had a boyfriend at the time and so we never considered being together in a relationship.
However, when my boyfriend broke up with me in January, things changed. I went to see him one night- just to talk and I needed someone to cheer me up because by that time he had basically become my best friend. To make a long story short, by the end of that night we had made out, and everything seemed comfortable with him. So that's how it started and we went out for a little less than a month when he broke up with me because he confessed that he still had feelings for the girl that was causing him pain before.
At first I was upset but I got over it after awhile, and I even started taking an interest in someone else this summer. But he and I still talked occasionally and when he found out I was dating again, he told me that he wanted me back. I refused him because he had hurt me and I didn't trust him. But then I spent a week at a camp with him and I was happier being there with him than I've been in a long time. I realized that the guy I'm seeing now is nothing compared to what he is. I told him that and the whole week after we started talking about getting back together. But I told him I needed to tell my current guy first because otherwise it wouldn't be right.
So the whole next week I went away and didn't see either of them, but I still talked to them. By the end of the week I made a move and I told my ex-bf that I didn't think we could ever be together again because I was worried he and I would get ourselves into trouble, because he's already told me he's willing to have sex, but I'm not sure and I don't want to be tempted into it. I was afraid that I would fall in love with him and make a stupid mistake, so I just broke everything off with him. But now I feel like I shouldn't have done that because I feel alone without him, even though I have another guy, and my friends. I think I am already in love with him, but he doesn't love me like I love him even though he says it.
Should I tell him I made a mistake and try to make things work out between us again? Or is it better for me to move on and try to forget?
michelle823 answered Monday July 21 2008, 5:31 pm: i think you made a very smart decision about the sex part--youll regret it,trust me. and im sorry to say this next part but theres plenty more fish in the sea. its true. forget him. whatever you do trust your gut feeling! i hope i helped. =] [ michelle823's advice column | Ask michelle823 A Question ]
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