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cant help it...infatuated by an ex?

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fluffbunny1 · 16/08/2013 15:33

have previously posted this on chat and have been advised to post on here as it might help a bit more......
bit of a long story but here goes.
aprox 12 years ago i was seeing a guy A( who became my husband eventually). before we were married i wasnt happy in the relationship, and where i was working at the time began to be attracted to another guy, who had mutual interest in me, B. i split breifly from A and started to see B. it was a very intense relationship and there was a lot of sexual tension between us but we messed around a bit but things went no further than that although we both wanted it to. i really liked the guy and from what his freinds were telling me he seemed to feel the same about me , and to be honest i was falling for him. anyway to cut a long story short just when i was the happiest i had been in ages , my then ex A popped back into my life and said he knew i had been seeing B , and he told me that hed been having a rough time. we chatted for a bit and then he kissed me. i pushed him away but the next day he went to where i worked with B and asked one of the other staff to go get B as he wanted a chat with him. i couldnt do anything about it as i was serving customers at the time. anyway A spoke to B and told him i had kissed him and wanted to take it further. I dont know why but B beleived him and when i tried to talk top him as soon as i could after their conversation said he was in love with me but couldnt look at me or be around me, i tried to convince him but he was having none of it. i was devaststed and hadnt felt like that ever before. after lunch that day i asked another staff member where B was as i hadnt seen him about. they said in the staff room emptying locker as he had jacked his job in. i went to where he was and again he wouldnt look at me but confirmed this was the case , and his last words to me were youre a smart girl , do something with your life and dont waste it here. i asked what it was that he wanted from me and again he said , like i said youre a smart girl, figure it out. then left.
i tried calling him loads of times but he wouldnt pick up, and i heard things from other staff saying they had seen him out at weekend going a bit crazy getting off with loads of girls etc.
anyway a few months later , A popped back up again , and as i was feeling so low managed to wheedle his way back into my life. a year later i got married to A, but on the day i was getting married i had a missed call on my phone from B while i was getting ready, i tried to call back more than once but was no answer. it has always been in my head wondering if he called to ask me not to go thru with it?
anyway after we had been married a while i fell pregnant with my daughter now 10. the relationship turned really bad and abusive and we left him in 2010.
im now in another relationship with someone , refer to as C , who is brilliant, loving, kind , considerate and taken on my daughter as his own , i do love him however , i just cant get B out of my head. wondering all the time on the what ifs and what would happen if i could contact him again. i have even looked on his facebook page but not rquested a freindship in case he rejects me, think he has a child now as well but from what i can see no partner mentioned on the scene.
also i accidently ran into him a couple of months ago. im now working as a social worker and had taken someone to an outpatients appt at hospital for the first time. i sat in the waiting room with them and had been checking my diary for dates , and the person i was with asked if i knew that guy as he kept looking over at me. i said who??????? behind the desk they said , when i looked up it was B!!!!!!!!!!! as soon as he saw i had noticed him he got up and hid out at the back, and eventually came back to the desk. for the rest of the time we were there everytime i looked up he was looking at me then quickly looked away, but we didnt speak, we were then called into the appt , havnt seen him since but cant get him outta my head, wishing C was really B.
NOT GOOD I KNOW......

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fluffbunny1 · 16/08/2013 15:34

hey ladies this isn't good. a few weeks on and I still cant let this go. im replaying every word he ever said to me in my head and every time we kissed etc. it is driving me insane. had hoped this would be a passing phase but its not. when im in town im hoping to bump into him by chance , Christ ive even lost weight and making more of an effort just in case I do see him . ive realised although what we had was short lived yet intense and yes things ended badly I was young at the time and didn't realise my true feelings for him, or ignored them I don't know but ive realised I was actually in love with him bigtime , just didn't tell him/ show him or let him know and then treat him badly and made a huge stupid mistake which I massively regret by letting him go, when actually looking back all the signs were there that he felt the same for me too.
I could kick myself.

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fluffbunny1 · 16/08/2013 15:35

and if he didn't feel anything for me why then call me on my wedding day and when I tried to return the call not pick up and then avoid me ever since. I hurt him that why.
I keep looking at his fb page but not having the guts to send a friend request , ive even contacted a couple of people that I used to work with there in the hope he would be on their friends list so he would be a mutual friend , even toyed with the idea of suggesting organising a workplace reunion in the hope we might cross paths again there.
I know im being unrealistic and extremely silly for all I know he is happily settled by now and I wouldn't wanna ruin things for him but cantt help wonder what if......................

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fluffbunny1 · 16/08/2013 15:38

on his facebook page he knows a freind of a freind ironically. maybe i should just wait and see if a mutual freind thing is thrown up .
ive posted all of these comments this afternoon in relationships however its been over a 6 week period on chat.
any advice????? :). xx

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WhiteandGreen · 16/08/2013 15:44

I don't see why B would be so hell bent on running away from you if he were good news. Sorry.

Twinklestein · 16/08/2013 15:46

He chose to run away & not hear you out when you kissed another guy. He saw you again many years later & he hid.

That would tell me all I need to know. What you make of it is up to you...

fluffbunny1 · 16/08/2013 15:50

i dunno maybe he was hurt from before and a bit embarrassed. i feel a teeny bit embarrassed too as things were quite full on between us . its either a case of avoiding me cuz he doesnt want to know , or the opposite that old feelings are there for him too. there was a lot of tension between us when i bumped into him a few weeks ago. tbh prob the only reason we didnt speak was because of how it would of looked professionally. i know i was hurt all those years ago as well but i feel i did most of the damage by not fighting for the relationship and it only becoming apparent what he wanted in his parting words 10 years down the line.

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Doha · 16/08/2013 16:21

No l think it's fair to say the ship with B has sailed long ago.
You are living in dream fantasy land of make believe. Time for you to face the fact that you are with C now and if you can't give him 100% of you attention let the poor bloke go. No way should he be playing second fiddle to this Mills & Boon story.
The past is past just leave it where it belongs.

zippey · 16/08/2013 16:36

I agree, you need to put the past behind you. You don't know what has happened in his life and you don't want to cause any more heartbreak to your DH or to B's DP.

Follow his advice, you are better than that. If you're not happy with C then break up with C. He sounds quite principled so I doubt he would want to break up a family. I think you need to start thinking with your head and make some mature choices.

WhiteandGreen · 16/08/2013 20:00

I must add I'd probably be tempted to contact him on Facebook if I were you - just cos I'd hate to feel that 'what if' feeling.

fluffbunny1 · 16/08/2013 20:13

if i did contact him via facebook i really dunno what id say that wud be appropriate.
if he decided to block me/ignore me as a result of that then i cud live with it.but at least i wud feel like id tried.

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WhiteandGreen · 16/08/2013 20:39

Just send a friend request saying 'Hi, fancy meeting up for a drink sometime?'

BUT, I don't think any good will come of it. You would basically be cheating on your partner. Plus, if this guy were the one for you he wouldn't be so elusive.

You want what you can't have.

bestsonever · 16/08/2013 20:59

Re-writing history in your mind? Were you really that passive that you accepted someone back into your life to the point of marrying him for 10 years, even though he basically warned B off you by eggagerating the truth? All that time did you really prefer B to A or could it have been A's abusive behaviour that made you start hankering after greener pastures ?
You need to work out what it is you want as a whole package with a child and life experience. At the moment it looks like you're addicted to the exciting thought that a man may want you, whoever that is at the time and that is all you need to go along with it. Perhaps a person who wants to be needed, regardless of who that is - you could end up with a manchild or jealous obsessive that way(ex-type perhaps?).
Sounds like the nice man C you have, is who you should turn your attentions to. If B has not moved on from thoughts of you after all this time then he's probably not a very well-balanced individual either.

Fairenuff · 17/08/2013 00:15

The fact that he didn't give you the time of day when you wanted to explain to him is a big no-no. He was disrespectful. He was actually quite rude and patronizing - you're a smart girl Hmm

Since then, he's had a chance to grow up and behave like an adult and he's not done that. He didn't even acknowledge you. Either he really does not like you and wants nothing to do with your, or he is still immature and not worth the hassle.

Give up this fantasy and concentrate on your real life relationship.

MoleyMick · 17/08/2013 01:12

Either:
Contact him on FB ("hey, its been a while! how are you?" is fine, surely?) or
Don't contact him and move on.
This obsessive fantasising is taking your energy away from your daughter and partner. It's not healthy and it's a bit silly.
Regardless of what you decide, I think you should end your current relationship. This man doesn't deserve to be second best nor to be strung along.

Spickle · 17/08/2013 08:25

You can't make someone love you.

Anyone with morals is not going to actively pursue a married person.

So, decide what you want to do about your marriage first.

Then and only then are you in a position to do something about B.

But he may not be interested. That's the risk you take, but at least you'll know the answer to "what if".

fluffbunny1 · 17/08/2013 09:26

hey thanks for your replies :)
I really am such a wuss I know but I just cant bring myself to request or message him in case he don't want to know.
its not so much that I want him now , its more the case of un answered questions and unfinished business.kind of do you think it could ever of worked with us feelings.
to be honest when I was with A initally, it wasn't that I actually wanted to be with him. I had a very bad upbringing and he was an escape for me. when I finished with him and started seeing B , again I think I was in denial about my true feelings for him until it was too late. I just feel I didn't value the relationship enough at the time to fight for it ball iand I realise now he left the ball in my court and I did nothing about it at the time, maybe because I was dealing with so much crap at the time at home. part of me wishes now that I could tell him now for what its worth that looking bk I did feel strongly for him and that I just couldn't express it at the time and yes I do regret letting A kiss me and I made the wrong choice.
I think if I could tell him that and get it off my chest I wud probably feel so much better and would hope we could be JUST friends afterwards as I feel that is why we both keep doing the avoidance thing when we bump into each other.
but im too much of a wimp to contact him, incase he ignores me then I will feel stupid if I were to bump into him again

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Fairenuff · 17/08/2013 10:13

Wait, in your OP you said A kissed you and you pushed him away. He told B that you'd kissed and B didn't give you a chance to explain.

Now you say you let A kiss you and regret making the wrong choice.

That's a very different scenario.

No wonder he wasn't interested in continuing a relationship with you, he didn't trust you anymore.

saintlyjimjams · 17/08/2013 10:19

B jacked in a job because you kissed someone else? Sorry, that's not a good sign. Neither is ringing you just as you're about to walk up the aisle. Ewwww he sounds a creep tbh. Lucky escape I'd say.

fluffbunny1 · 18/08/2013 20:23

but un torn bout what i shud do now ...... just leave the past where it is or try to build a freindship or mutual tolerence in case we come in contact again if i take my client bk to the hospital to avoid any more feelings of awkwardness????

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saintlyjimjams · 18/08/2013 20:28

Run a mile?

Just leave it. He's either a creep or someone with a bucket load of issues.

DragonsAreReal · 18/08/2013 20:32

Let this go and move on. He could of said hey fluff how are you blablabla or even smiled instead he ran off.

I think something is missing in your life right now to make you keep day dreaming about this man, he's like your crutch/comforter and you need to let go and be thankful for what you have. If it was meant to be it would have worked out already.

fluffbunny1 · 18/08/2013 23:32

hey once again thanks for your replies. i know i need to let go. its just so hard. esp as i may end up attending several appts with my client.

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garlicagain · 19/08/2013 02:24

Look, he's a prat. Intense sex is no indicator of a good relationship - I've made that mistake too often! You had a fantastic time, way back when, and that story's finished.

Stop seeing yourself as an innocent victim of all-consuming passion. In reality, you're a wife and mother with a lovely family, who is mooning about over an idiot she shagged years ago.

There's nothing wrong with a little crush now and again, but you're on the verge of making a fool of yourself.

fluffbunny1 · 19/08/2013 07:12

actually as i said on my OP we didnt go as far as sex but did quite a bit of working up to it.
its not just for the physical excitement anyhow.we really did have a connection ive never felt with anyone else.pity i didnt realise at the time

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MoleyMick · 19/08/2013 08:09

You keep asking what to do and people keep saying "just forget it" so you go "but... But..."
If you do bump into him with your client say "oh hello B" and smile politely. As you would with anyone.