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Was turned down. Right to be annoyed?

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Chairlove · 08/08/2020 19:56

Was having flirty text with an fwb. Our situation is we text few times during the week, meet up as friends which is sometimes platonic or sometimes stay over. We have done this for a few years. If we meet someone we are honest and maintain relationship as friends. It works. We have had a relationship in the past. It’s a convenient set up for us both, so Please don’t judge.

He has been a bit low mood due to stress in his life. I am worried he is depressed. Saw each other 4 weeks ago as friends and had food, chat and a hug. Not much intimacy due to lockdown, but a few chats on what we could of been doing.

Our normal arrangement would be to arrange a meet up on the day if we are free. It’s normally food, drink, stay over and leave midday. Like a date. We never do the drunk booty call. If it’s a friends thing, like cinema or event, we pre-arrange.

Thursday having a flirt via text. He was suggesting he has no sex drive as stressed. I joked and said you need to do something about this, he asked do I know anyone. Flirting about Finally becoming intimate again.

This afternoon flirty text. I got new underwear ad sent him pics. He said he did nothing last night. I said me neither and he said if he knew he would of come over. Again flirty that he may know someone who is naughty. I asked who, ad he said he would look around for me. Normally very direct.

Tonight he is seeing friends, not too far away from me. I suggested he come round to mine to stay after seeing friends. He replied staying with friends. That was it.

Feel a bit miffed, as normally he is more direct about meeting up. But I know he is going through some major issues and he doesn’t like the booty call idea, more come see me spend time as friends, cuddle on the sofa etc and then stays over. I think I am just in a grump as hormonal and really wanted to see him as it’s been a long lockdown. But is this a turn down as not interested, or he is busy and made plans to stay at friends so doesn’t want to change?

OP posts:
fwwaftp · 08/08/2020 20:51

Tonight he is seeing friends, not too far away from me. I suggested he come round to mine to stay after seeing friends. He replied staying with friends. That was it.

He's in the area to see his friends and stay with them not to see his friends and then shag you.

You need to be careful not to get overly-invested in this. If it's a FWB situation you shouldn't be over analysing everything. So really it's irrelevant what the reason is - he's not up for a shag at the moment. End of.
He might have met someone else though and just hasn't told you yet.
I think it's a danger sign in a FWB situation once you do start thinking about why this and why that. It's a sign of it crossing over into something else from one of the parties' point of view.

Diverseopinions · 08/08/2020 20:56

The saying 'All's fair in love and war'' seems to apply. It is what it is, and neither of you have minded in the past about an absence of commitment. However, if you sense something is different, then probably it could be. Maybe he is questioning if he wants to be doing fwb. Perhaps he's thinking that, were he to find someone he was serious about and wanted to settle down with, he'd have difficulty explaining what you mean to him. Perhaps he has met somebody he thinks he could settle down with, but it hasn't started yet as a relationship. Perhaps that has affected his feelings, or perhaps, alternatively he just does have a low mood.

Lots of threads on MN about DPs having good female friends they knew before and how the poster isn't sure whether they should resent them meeting. Even to keep on with a platonic friendship might be problematic for some partners and a bit more so, maybe, if the friendship had been one which came with benefits.

Aquamarine1029 · 08/08/2020 20:56

I really don't understand your level of expectations. He doesn't owe you anything.

LonginesPrime · 08/08/2020 21:01

"Again flirty that he may know someone who is naughty. I asked who, ad he said he would look around for me."

I think that is sad. You are not some robot person who just needs to get off with anyone. He shouldn’t be looking for someone for you.

Ugh, is that what this meant?

OP, if he was saying that he'll try to find someone else for you to shag instead of him, then it's clear the two of you are not on the same page at all.

You're reading far too much into the "arrangement" and he's just not into it.

Incrediblytired · 08/08/2020 21:04

I’ve had a couple of very functional FWB’s in the past but you really can’t get the hump about this sort of stuff.

You said “if either of us are busy it’s fair do’s” but he was busy and you are being a bit high maintenance about it. He’s not in the mood, he’s depressed or stressed and he probably doesn’t want to see you as just a mate if you won’t let him off the benefits angle!

Either that or he’s been chatting with someone virtually that he’s interested in. There’s always a weird grey area when you think you might have met someone significant but aren’t having sex with them yet but also don’t want to disrespect them by banging someone else.

lyralalala · 08/08/2020 21:05

@LonginesPrime

"Again flirty that he may know someone who is naughty. I asked who, ad he said he would look around for me."

I think that is sad. You are not some robot person who just needs to get off with anyone. He shouldn’t be looking for someone for you.

Ugh, is that what this meant?

OP, if he was saying that he'll try to find someone else for you to shag instead of him, then it's clear the two of you are not on the same page at all.

You're reading far too much into the "arrangement" and he's just not into it.

That’s not how I read it, but if it was then surely it’s more likely that he’s feeling that he’s letting the OP down by having no libido?

Feeling under pressure for sex, no matter how slight, is very unlikely to help his libido come back

Chairlove · 08/08/2020 21:06

He wasn’t serious saying looking around for someone for me. It was a flirty joke, meaning it was him. He seriously is not looking for someone for me!

OP posts:
Chairlove · 08/08/2020 21:07

I am not that desperate to get my mates to find me someone to shag. I don’t do one night stands, that’s why I have a fwb.

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HeeeeyDuggee · 08/08/2020 21:08

If your always honest why not just be honest about how you feel now? Better to clear the air than you say around feeling crap and trying to chase him around. Been there before you’ll start trying to “get him more interested” and if he’s still a bit cold shoulder you’ll feel crapper about yourself

backseatcookers · 08/08/2020 21:08

You said fair dos if he is busy, but he was busy and told you that and you're still annoyed?

I would think someone was being a bit of a dick if I had mentioned my libido had disappeared plus said I was going through some stressful times and they kept bringing the conversation back around to sex again.

You say you're FWB and no feelings - but that isn't the case. FWB without feelings don't have sofa cuddles and date nights. And platonic friends don't shag each other. It does rather sound like you want the bits of friendship or relationship that best suit you on a case by case basis.

Sounds like it's getting messy.

backseatcookers · 08/08/2020 21:09

@HeeeeyDuggee

If your always honest why not just be honest about how you feel now? Better to clear the air than you say around feeling crap and trying to chase him around. Been there before you’ll start trying to “get him more interested” and if he’s still a bit cold shoulder you’ll feel crapper about yourself
I agree with this.
bottlenose301 · 08/08/2020 21:10

I think you've said yourself he's been low and stressed and sometimes the perfect tonic for that is an evening with friends. Especially if he also hasn't seen them in a while either.

category12 · 08/08/2020 21:12

I think it's a bit odd that you thought him seeing his mates was an opportunity for you and he to see each other? You wanted him to blow off his mates to come over to you instead?

IceCreamSummer20 · 08/08/2020 21:15

@Chairlove

I am not that desperate to get my mates to find me someone to shag. I don’t do one night stands, that’s why I have a fwb.
Fair enough. It does still sound like there is nothing special here, you are not treated like someone special, you are not treating him like that either. Getting cross because he’s not available for sex? I just think, you deserve better OP. I’ve had one night stands that feel more romantic than how you describe this is.
IceCreamSummer20 · 08/08/2020 21:16

Sounds like it's getting messy. in my experience it’s always messy. We are humans and we are messy with our connections!

IncandescentSilver · 08/08/2020 21:17

Perhaps you should communicate with him how you are feeling about this? He might need a little more encouragement.

chubbyhotchoc · 08/08/2020 21:21

You're over invested. You can expect to be treated like nothing in these types of situations.

bigchris · 08/08/2020 21:22

The trouble with these situations is that one of you will find someone else first and the other one will either still want a fwb situation which will be cheating, or will feel rejected

How would you cope if he finds a new woman?

Sunrise234 · 08/08/2020 21:22

It sounds like he is either staying at his mates (as he’s gone to see them) or he’s staying at another fwb.

You can’t get too annoyed as this is part of the deal.
And you say he’s open but many men keep it a secret that they have multiple fwb as many females don’t like them shagging around so they worry they’ll lose them if they tell him. If he said he had another fwb would you stop?

You’re probably used to clicking your fingers and him come running Grin

bigchris · 08/08/2020 21:23

And is it usually you who texts first to make arrangements?

Rosehip10 · 08/08/2020 21:26

You are way over invested for an alleged FWB.....

merrytombombadil · 08/08/2020 21:26

The whole point of FWB is you treat the other person like a friend not a partner. And if a friend is already busy, you don't expect to see them that night, as they are already seeing other friends.

GhostCurry · 08/08/2020 21:26

“You're over invested. You can expect to be treated like nothing in these types of situations.”

Quite depressing. Not sure if you are right, or if you are, that it’s ok to ever be treated like nothing!

Chairlove · 08/08/2020 21:29

It’s equal on who suggests it. My suggestion was he sees his mates and when finished get a taxi to mine. Not bin off his mates.

I am not invested. Just wanted to see him

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Pregnantandredundant · 08/08/2020 21:30

More importantly, how can anyone possibly have sex tonight?! It’s so hot!

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