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AIBU?

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To be upset he's treating her better than he treated me?

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Magicra84 · 28/12/2020 14:56

I broke up with my ex last November. So more than a year ago. When we were together he massively lacked effort. He didn't take me on dates unless they were to free places and in the whole time we were together he only stayed at my house once despite me asking him numerous times. It was always me that had to make the effort to go and stay at his and in the morning after he would always be doing something early so I'd have to leave. His ex, the mother of his child, constantly texted and called too in mallicious way so to get in the way of our time together, so we got no time alone without interruptions.

Now he's met a new girlfriend and it's really thrown me. I am over him but still i feel really sad. I feel sad that he makes an effort to go and stay at hers loads and generally seems spends a lot of time with her. I feel it's really unfair and I want to hit out at him for the way he treated me and the lack of effort. Aibu?

OP posts:
Tistheseason17 · 01/01/2021 18:40

YABVVU for asking for advice and not following it, OP.

Buttercup54321 · 01/01/2021 19:09

Its early days with new girlfriend and hes out to impress. Give it time and he will slip back into his normal ways with her.

youvegottenminuteslynn · 01/01/2021 20:07

@Buttercup54321

Its early days with new girlfriend and hes out to impress. Give it time and he will slip back into his normal ways with her.
While I appreciate this comment is in support of OP to make her feel better, she needs to acknowledge and make her peace with the fact that he may well treat someone well in future / change / improve his behaviour etc and that none of that is her concern or business. And pursuing it in the way she has (looking through curtains, messaging him, looking into his girlfriends etc) is obsessive behaviour that is escalating into harassment and stalking territory.
Wheresmykimchi · 01/01/2021 20:48

@Buttercup54321

Its early days with new girlfriend and hes out to impress. Give it time and he will slip back into his normal ways with her.
Please RTFT
Treemama · 01/01/2021 22:09

OP you really need to get support for your mental health and stop unhelpful habits/thoughts/behaviour. I hope 2021 is the year when you start taking steps towards that.

waydownwego · 01/01/2021 22:14

@Magicra84 It's not unreasonable to feel sad. If he can treat another woman better, it means he's not incapable of it, he just chose not to treat you better. That hurts.

However, focusing on that isn't going to make you feel any better about yourself. Break contact - it's not enriching your life - and focus on being the happiest and healthiest version of you.

The pain will eventually fade, but you're not unreasonable to feel it.

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