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Told my boyfriend I loved him, he didn't respond....wth

 
 
Reply Mon 30 Apr, 2018 09:58 pm
Hi guys. I'm new to this. But I need some advice big time. Guess I should give some back ground on myself first. I'm a 35 year old widowed mom. Whose recently started dating again. I've been seeing this man for over 2 months now. Yes I know that's really not that long, but in my defense, we've known each other since we were teenagers. He's 41 btw. So it's not like we're strangers. He said that he wanted to take things slowly. Well our relationship is anything but slow. Yet he's just now ackowledging me as his girlfriend to only a certain few. But most of the time I get introduced as his friend.... When I finally told him how I felt, he did not speak to me the rest of the night..... Then he text the next morning like it never happened. So I brought it up because naturally I was very hurt. And all he replied with was that he felt flattered......HELP!!!!!! What should I do? This really makes me want to run. But I don't want to jump the gun either. Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
roger
 
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Reply Mon 30 Apr, 2018 11:22 pm
@Brattongurl,
I don't really know, but telling someone you love him sounds like asking for some sort of commitment. It might have scared him.
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jespah
 
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Reply Tue 1 May, 2018 05:49 am
@Brattongurl,
He's not in the same place you are. So either wait for him to catch up or find someone else.
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Tue 1 May, 2018 09:38 am
@Brattongurl,
Brattongurl wrote:
I've been seeing this man for over 2 months now.

Yes I know that's really not that long

He said that he wanted to take things slowly.

Yet he's just now ackowledging me as his girlfriend to only a certain few. But most of the time I get introduced as his friend.

When I finally told him how I felt, he did not speak to me the rest of the night

And all he replied with was that he felt flattered...

. But I don't want to jump the gun either.


you've already jumped the gun a bunch of times

try to relax

you've just barely started dating

sex does not equal love for a lot of people

enjoy getting into the groove of dating, of having a friend to date but chill on the whole relationship/love thing

back off and relax

have fun
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ehBeth
 
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Reply Tue 1 May, 2018 09:41 am
@Brattongurl,
Brattongurl wrote:
I'm a 35 year old

we've known each other since we were teenagers.

he's 41 btw.



you are 6 years apart in age

when you were teenagers, you were not in the same age range at all

when you were 13, he was 19

he would not have seen you as an appropriate partner at that time - some piece of that might be lingering - give him time (like 6 - 12 months) to get past that

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what is his past romantic history like? has he been in a long-term committed relationship in the past?
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Linkat
 
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Reply Tue 1 May, 2018 12:07 pm
@Brattongurl,
What jespah said - he isn't there yet. Maybe he will be - maybe it takes him longer. But in any case he isn't either in love or willing to commit to that feeling.

It is not a bad reflection on you - you two are just in a different place right now.

I had the opposite happen to me once. I had a guy I was dating probably two or more months - we kind both seemed to be open to dating other people at the time. He sort of hinted around that he was - I did not feel like committing quite yet. And then he said he loved me. I didn't feel way. He took it wrong and we split.

If he didn't say that or even if he it took it differently that I did not feel that at the time - I probably would have still dated him. He was really sweet guy. But it didn't sit well with him.

There is one other option - depends on how close you two are - you could ask him if he sees a future with you as a committed couple at a later point. That way you would know whether he is just playing around or just not ready at this point in time.

I also did this with a different boyfriend - I asked the pointed question - we were exclusive but asked if he ever saw us getting married - I was direct that I was looking for it now, but we had dated 7 years and wanted to know if that even was an option. I was approaching an age when marriage would be a desire for me in a few years so I didn't want to date him forever.

Why waste your time if you want more - even if it hurts now - better to know now rather than in another year.
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