Le relationship thread (keeping it short)

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Yep, 5 years of posting here and not one 'OMFG, guess what this ****ing bitch has done now!!' thread from me. I think one is due.

Ok, straight into it then. I'll keep it short.

My girlfriend has a mate that recently spilt up with her fella. He cheated, stole money from her old man and a whole host of other sins I don't know about or want to know about.

Now, my girlfriend and this girl has been hanging out a lot recently. She's hurting and looking for shoulders to cry on, my girlfriend offered hers. Naturally I encouraged this as it's a nice thing to do and hope there will be shoulders for me to cry on in the future, should I need it.
This girl being single (and hot), she is out on the pull (no, you cannot have the number) at least 5 times a week, undoubtedly prowling for rebound guys. Fine, we've all done it.

The problem however is this, my girlfriend is tagging along everywhere, fighting off the hordes of horny toads her mate actively attracts. Now, having been with her 7 years, I trust her, really, 110%. ....... until about 6 hours ago.

She came from a night out and picked an argument over something silly. In her anger, the real reason came out. She's not happy, things have stagnated, things aren't exciting, etc. Yes I know, she sees her mate living it up and she cannot do the same, but her demeanour really concerned me. I've seen her so angry at me in the past that she happily would've shot me if she had a gun handy, but this time was different. She seemed completely detached looking at me as if I was just some random ****** that stole 7 years of her life she cannot get back.

I have not been a perfect boyfriend and I know it, but the things she threw in my face went off like gun shots. Stuff that literally happened years ago, thing I have long forgotten was dusted off and paraded in front of me.
Was a big 'WTF' moment for me and I tried cooling things down. She went to bed with a look that would've scared an adder and said that we'll talk tomorrow, but that there probably 'isn't any point'.

So ... now I don't know. For once, intelligent thought fails me. I'd rather have both my legs amputated before I lose her, but this girl seemed different and hit me from angles she's never done before and hell-bent on a path very unfamiliar to me.

When she wakes up and still says these things ... what's a guy to do? And please, no wise-ass comments. Not today. Please.
 
my thought would be that she's getting her pasty smashed eslewhere and is trying to break up with you :)
 
She's enjoying doing things she hasn't done in 7 years - going out clubbing with her mate, feeling wanted by loads of guys etc. Of course there's an appeal there; who doesn't want to feel like they're wanted? The difference is that her mate is doing it for a rebound/confidence thing and your gf isn't.

I'd talk to her in the morning and get to the bottom of it. Are you normally a happy couple?
 
My plan of action in these situations is usually ride it out, keep my trap shut and leave her to realise she's being daft and appologise. Might be worth giving her a bit of space but not enough for her to think that you don't care or she's being neglected. You know what they say, time apart makes the heart grow stronger.
 
Apologise for anything and everything you've done wrong in the past - those things she brought up are clearly things that haven't been resolved in her mind. Maybe let her cool off for the day, take her out somewhere different in the evening and make her feel appreciated while you have a quiet chat about your future.

If she's still angry I would honestly recommend letting her have a few days apart from you, but make it clear that you still want her and want to do what it takes to make the relationship work. (Also you don't really want her to go and spend loads more time with her freshly single friend, maybe suggest one of you stay with parents/friends for a couple of days.)

Best of luck, I hope things go the way you want them to :)

Good advise for the OP; especially as it's coming from a woman.
If you don't want to lose her then you gotta step up your game.

Although, as I understand it, women often break up with you mentally months before the end. They won't show any sign of it until one day she is completley detatched and your sat there thinking....wtf everything was fine yesterday?!

It might be too late, it might not. If you are serious about her then get talking and maybe treat her a little bit. If she is unresponsive then start fearing the worst and make plans to deal with it.

Good luck fella.
 
This is not a 'wiseass' comment, it may appear so but it's not.

She has almost certainly found another person she wants to be with. It's not something you want to hear I suspect, but in my experience (I went through a similar experience in my early 20's) she will be looking to validate a move away from the relationship with you and toward this other person.


Those giving advice regarding 'If you dont want to lose her...' are well meaning, however I suspect that you have already 'lost' her and now it is how you deal with that.


My advice is to prepare yourself both mentally and financially as soon as possible.
 
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From what you've said (and we've only heard your side of the story) alarm bells would be ringing in my head I'm afraid.

You need to get to the bottom of the problem, these are just the symptoms. Talk to her. Try not to get too angry/upset and keep it calm and sensible if you can. I know it's hard.

Good luck.
 
I'd have to say it doesn't mean she's automagically sleeping with someone else. She's gone out with a mate that, on the surface at least, is having a great time being single.

You're going to have to just hold on until she realises that underneath, her mate is probably not having a good time at all.

You MUST put everything else to one side and shower her with attention. Take her out, do exciting things, keep her guessing.

Good luck!
 
You MUST put everything else to one side and shower her with attention. Take her out, do exciting things, keep her guessing.

I'm bitter enough to do the opposite, infact. If she can't realise the potential downfalls of whatever she's getting up to on these nights out, be it attention or otherwise, I'm afraid my opinions of her would change drastically.

Why some women don't realise guys on nights out are there for one thing and one thing only and will shower with attention and any other means necessarily to get it, is beyond me.
 
I'm doubting she had found someone else, however the attention she is getting is exciting her.
This can be sorted, you need to talk to her and explain that your relationship can be exciting too, then you both need to work at it to make it exciting.

Don't be surprised if she's been giving out a couple of kisses, I can't see it being anything more than that.

She is getting something when out with her friend that she isn't getting at home, you can change that :)
 
I'm bitter enough to do the opposite, infact. If she can't realise the potential downfalls of whatever she's getting up to on these nights out, be it attention or otherwise, I'm afraid my opinions of her would change drastically.

Why some women don't realise guys on nights out are there for one thing and one thing only and will shower with attention and any other means necessarily to get it, is beyond me.

I agree with this. She's going about things the wrong way if she's just trying to get more 'excitement'.
 
I agree with this. She's going about things the wrong way if she's just trying to get more 'excitement'.

That's because we (humans) generally seem to be rubbish at communication, especially when it comes to relationship problems.
 
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