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normalboyz1 t1_jegm77u wrote

i think he's lucky you're pretty open minded. rather than making this an issue maybe you can actually enhancing your sex life.

maybe brainstorm what you both can do to experience the thrill together. maybe if it's involving stranger then do some light exhibitionism together for a start.

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SevsMumma21217 t1_jegm6uc wrote

Why is that though? Why is your entire sense of self-worth connected to a woman you briefly dated who was completely honest with you about what she wanted from day one?

It seems like she enjoyed your company, but you wanted to get serious, and she didn't. So, she did the right thing and left you. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you or that you aren't worth having a relationship with. It only means that she was not the right woman to start a relationship with.

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yowen2000 t1_jegm1cp wrote

So, before I dated the girl I described above, I dated a girl that was similar in the sense that she didn't know what she wanted, she was honest about it like your girl.

I allowed myself, probably much like you, to become invested in the relationship at a level I shouldn't have. I too was very distraught when the relationship ended due to us wanting different things (casual vs relationship).

What I learned there, and what you'll come to learn in the future, is to really listen when someone says what they want, if you match their level of commitment you'll be far less hurt, but it can still hurt, a romantic connection ending is never without feeling, but it will hurt far less if you stay realistic about what your relationship is and is not.

So keep that in mind. I think with time you'll come to appreciate this relationship you had with this girl, I was eventually able to with the girl I described here. We really did have a great time while it lasted and I learned very valuable lessons for future relationships.

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inigos_left_hand t1_jeglwk9 wrote

Dude, if you are going to spiral after a 2 month casual hookup relationship ends then you need to not have those in the future. This girl did nothing wrong. She told you she wasn’t interested in anything serious and then ended things when she thought (rightly so) that you were taking things too seriously. Next time don’t sleep together until you have established that you are both interested in something serious.

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kokopotate OP t1_jeglpzs wrote

The thing is, I'd found him a nice guy in the beginning and I'd said so to him, so I'm struggling thinking about saying the opposite now, even though it's true.

He says I am affectionate on my terms only. And what does that mean? Obviously I am affectionate on my terms, isn't everybody? Why would I fake affection when I'm not affectionate???

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