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He says I can't meet his friends until I get a promotion??

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Burritowrap · 26/08/2024 10:41

I have been seeing someone for around a year now. We are exclusive and see each other twice a week or so.
He has been on a beach trip with my friends but seemed awkward but got over the initial awkwardness.
He talks about marriage, moving in together and has told his family about me.

This weekend we went for a meal for their birthday. I had made a big fuss for their day, organising a cake, gifts and took them to a fancy restaurant. I thought he enjoyed it.

He then was talking about some party he is planning to hold, and i said how great it would be to finally meet his friends. He went all sketchy and said how he didnt want that to happen just yet. I asked him why and he couldnt really answer me. He told me he could possibly introduce me once I had a promotion at work so then he could show off my role. (We are both in the same profession).

He then went on during the night saying how I am very full on and he doesnt like it - he wants to wait five years for kids (I don't) and that I should be focusing on my career. He was complaining how I want to get married and he wants to wait. He was the one who bought it all up.

I am so hurt by all of these things. I thought we were on the same page and he just has made me feel terrible. I feel like why bring all of this up on his birthday night... Im not sure how to respond but havent spoken to him since as I am just so upset and done.

OP posts:
MayNov · 27/08/2024 20:19

Sethera · 26/08/2024 10:43

Tell him to fuck off. Pathetic behaviour. LTB.

I second this

thebestinterest · 27/08/2024 20:16

Burritowrap · 26/08/2024 10:41

I have been seeing someone for around a year now. We are exclusive and see each other twice a week or so.
He has been on a beach trip with my friends but seemed awkward but got over the initial awkwardness.
He talks about marriage, moving in together and has told his family about me.

This weekend we went for a meal for their birthday. I had made a big fuss for their day, organising a cake, gifts and took them to a fancy restaurant. I thought he enjoyed it.

He then was talking about some party he is planning to hold, and i said how great it would be to finally meet his friends. He went all sketchy and said how he didnt want that to happen just yet. I asked him why and he couldnt really answer me. He told me he could possibly introduce me once I had a promotion at work so then he could show off my role. (We are both in the same profession).

He then went on during the night saying how I am very full on and he doesnt like it - he wants to wait five years for kids (I don't) and that I should be focusing on my career. He was complaining how I want to get married and he wants to wait. He was the one who bought it all up.

I am so hurt by all of these things. I thought we were on the same page and he just has made me feel terrible. I feel like why bring all of this up on his birthday night... Im not sure how to respond but havent spoken to him since as I am just so upset and done.

OP!!! KINDLY, find your self esteem and dump this wanker. WTF? You can’t be this desperate???

disregard, saw the update.

MillicentMama · 27/08/2024 20:15

Congrats on your promotion OP and on dumping this knob!!

Fatchilli99 · 27/08/2024 20:13

Burritowrap · 27/08/2024 10:24

I have been formally offered the job.

Yippeee onwards and upwards . Congratulations 🥳

IcySwan · 27/08/2024 20:12

Op,
Don't even respond. No response is a response. Just go radio silent. It will be very telling to see how hard (if) he tries to stay in contact with you. My feeling is he will slither away. Treat his behaviour with the contempt it deserves.

If you feel the need to send a text and he is as vain as you said, and feel like head fucking him a bit, maybe something like

'After some consideration I think this has run its course. I'm on track for promotion and need to focus on that, you need to focus on your narcissistic tendencies with a therapist/ exorcist/dog trainer, the stars just aren't aligning.

Also, someone when we were last out together, mistook you for my Dad. I didn't mind the age gap, when it was just your immaturity, but I don't want to give the impression I have daddy issues. I've now blocked your number. All the best'.

FWIW, I think he's considering early retirement, which is maybe 10 or so years away and wants to make sure you have the income to support his lifestyle, and a nanny as he won't lift a finger with any children. I also wouldn't be surprised if he has debts, secret kids or something dark under the surface as keeping you away from his friends is massively suss when you could easily track them down on social media.

I want you to do something for me OP. I want you to sit and list all of the things about you, that make you an absolute catch. All of the positives. Everything you like about yourself right down to the tiniest little thing. Add to it over the next few days. Re read it. Memorise it almost. So whenever you have a wobble about this so called man, or a specimen like him, you can wear it like amour. You are an Hermes handbag and he's treating you like a tesco bag for life. That doesn't lessen your value, it makes him an idiot.

Consider the year you spent with him charity work helping the less fortunate and go back to being your high achieving, considerate, fabulous self.

If you need your crown straightening, let me know. When women build other women up, amazing things happen!

pizzaHeart · 27/08/2024 20:04

HazelPlayer · 27/08/2024 09:25

He hasn't introduced you to his family.
He hasn't introduced you to his friends.
When you say it'll be good to meet his friends, he makes up a frankly RIDICULOUS excuse as to why he won't introduce you yet.

There is literally no-one on his planet who wouldn't introduce their girlfriend to family and friends after a year because she doesn't have a particular job title yet.

It's an excuse. He cast around for any excuse under pressure and grabbed that - which is nonsensical.

(You must be a very good person all round for him to have such trouble manufacturing any excuse as to why he isn't introducing you to his family and friends).
This reminds me a small amount of a thread with a poster whose bf wouldn't take her to a BBQ with friends because she apparently didn't have fancy enough clothes with her to wear to it, he then wouldn't take her to his gym/pool (with their child) because first of all she wasn't well dressed enough and then (when she pointed out she had clean, presentable clothes on and she was only going to spectate), he said her hair wasn't "done" enough. A poster pointed out that he didn't want seen with her at the gym, I asked her if he'd ever been involved with other women and - what a shock - he'd been caught cheating with multiple women during the earlier stages of the relationship.

When men make up ludicrous excuses as to why his gf can't attend events and be seen there as his partner.... There is something going on.

He also claimed his friends don't know about his birthday; unlikely - given his other behaviour, it's more likely he had an event/meeting with them for his birthday but excluded you.

He's hiding you.

So .... Why is he making up ludicrous excuses for why you can't be introduced to his family and friends??

I can't think of many reasons other than that you're not his main partner.

There's something very sketchy going on with him. His you'll get to the bottom of it, I don't know.

Is it even worth the energy of getting to the bottom of it.

Edited

This ^ spot on

Andwhatfreshhellisthis · 27/08/2024 20:00

Burritowrap · 27/08/2024 10:24

I have been formally offered the job.

what for two years time or next year? Or during the summer holidays? No. I work in a private school - this doesn’t happen they must be open

Andwhatfreshhellisthis · 27/08/2024 19:58

Andwhatfreshhellisthis · 27/08/2024 19:58

This is NOT how it works. You know that if you are a teacher. Headteacher applications are not assigned to people but external applications. Not internal. Neither are they promised or eat marked for people in advance.

Not eat marked 🤣but ear marked. I am astounded you believe that you are entitled to a headship.

Andwhatfreshhellisthis · 27/08/2024 19:58

Burritowrap · 26/08/2024 14:24

No, I am up for a promotion of head next year, but undecided whether to take it or not. I have to decide in the next few months. I was going to do a few more years as deputy to have time and energy to start a family as I am in my 30s.

This is NOT how it works. You know that if you are a teacher. Headteacher applications are not assigned to people but external applications. Not internal. Neither are they promised or eat marked for people in advance.

WotsYourExcuse · 27/08/2024 19:53

Sound controlling. Tell him he needs to earn x amount before you'd consider marrying him and see how he responds.

CrazyChefDoDoDoDoDoDo · 27/08/2024 19:50

Take the job and leave the man!

What an absolute joke he is. You are good enough as you are. You'll be even better without him!

hoxtonbabe · 27/08/2024 19:41

He is bloody cheeky! He’d be getting binned.

Iamtired123 · 27/08/2024 19:41

He says you're too full on? Dump him NOW before he dulls your shine and you become a shell of a person

Moll2020 · 27/08/2024 19:38

Huge red flag - tell him to eff off!

Mittleme · 27/08/2024 19:38

Indeed lol! Tell him to f* off .
its good that at least some show themselves up before commuting to any marriage .
the its up to you to run for your dear life .

JennyBG · 27/08/2024 19:37

I haven’t read all the comments…I don’t have to. I bet EVERY one is telling you to dump him, and everyone is right. He doesn’t love you. Is that what you want? Someone who is only interested in how YOU make HIM look to his friends and family? He should adore you. He should worship the ground you walk on. He should be longing to have babies with you. He’s doing none of these things. Cut your losses, because believe me, there is someone out there for you that is everything that this man isn’t…go find him!!

CatherineDurrant · 27/08/2024 19:35

Sorry, he sees you as a project. He's now told you who and what he is (!), so please believe him and move on.

pollymere · 27/08/2024 19:34

I couldn't be with anyone who was ashamed of me... Which is what he's saying essentially.

Tulipsareredvioletsarebue · 27/08/2024 19:34

TarantinoIsAMisogynist · 27/08/2024 14:21

Yes. Who would have thought that private schools would be so happy to just wing it when appointing a new head, despite the fact that the senior leadership has a significant impact on their brand/PR, and therefore the fees the parents are willing to pay?

The OP has seemingly been offered the job without having to go through any application process, and then given several months to decide whether she fancies it. And this appears to be on the basis that "the logical next step for a Deputy is Head".

Edited

I wrote above, the application process is often not about finding the best candidate, but the candidate who will do and say whetever they want. So it's perectly possible OP was earmarked for beign a head. I have friends in some independent schools and leadership in a few is horrific, some of those people have never actually taught, but been placed as executive heads and SLT to implement the most ridiculous ideas (not that it does not happen in state schools, iykyk).
I work with someone who was promised a very high leadership role, there was of course a recruitment process, surprise who the job. They were coached to tell the right answers and given questions in advance and extra time to prepare a presentation that everyone else had to do on the day.
People who think the appointment process in schools is fair are a bit out of touch. Im sure in some places it is about finding the best candidate etc, but most schools these days operate like corporations, if you are good at bullshitting your way through, you are guaranteed a career and promotions.

Skodacool · 27/08/2024 19:33

It's easy to see why he's 44 and has never married. He wants total control over 'his woman'. I hope you really have dumped him, nothing you do will ever be good enough in his eyes.

charlieinthehaystack · 27/08/2024 19:32

what a rude ignorant pig tell him to do one

oldmanandtheangel · 27/08/2024 19:31

Are you still here, OP? Have you shown him the door??
And congrats..

Pelsall116 · 27/08/2024 19:24

Massive red flag - not good enough for his friends til you have a promotion???? What a total twat - run for the hills and don't look back!

Barryplopper · 27/08/2024 19:17

He's a massive piss kidney

Mum5net · 27/08/2024 19:17

glowfrog · 27/08/2024 19:04

And also - he's 44 and wants to wait 5 years for kids? He doesn't want any, that much is obvious, and is wasting your time.

Congrats again on the job offer and enjoy your life without the dead weight.

Nailed.
congrats, OP, this exciting new opportunity will open other, better doors and you can slam one in his face …

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