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In love with someone who has a pregnant girlfriend ...

36 replies

louisedinah · 04/03/2015 12:46

I'm 27 and he is 33 ,he is my best friends brother ..nothing sexual has happened between us just a kiss years ago.
We've been texting for years now on and off ,my friend found out we were speaking and went crazy saying I'm her friend and he needs to keep away .
He broke up with his girlfriend as things weren't working then she tells him she decided to stop taking her birth control and she was pregnant ..he got back together with her .
I have feelings for him and I know nothing can happen ..I don't know if he has for me .
We talk a lot ..Saturday he text asking if I wanted to share a Chinese and few drinks even as friends ,I said no as I didn't think it was right and didn't want anything to happen between us .
He told me if I had a boyfriend he would be so jealous ..tells me he can't stop thinking of me and knows he shouldn't be .
He keeps saying why are things so complicated and awkward ..he said you must know how bad I want you ..thing is to be fair I wouldn't want you as a bit on the side Louise .
I have no idea what he means by that how could it ever be more than that .
Then he texts saying friendly massage and a wink face .
He text yesterday saying I deserve to have a nice bloke and he text me happy valentines day few weeks back .
I don't get him ..is it all sexual or is there feelings there ..is he confused ? It's been going on ages now ..my friend would go crazy ..and he's having a baby now ..it's all a mess .
I'm not a bad person I know we probably shouldn't be speaking ..
Any advice or anything

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AuntieDee · 04/03/2015 14:42

expatinscotland

"Get away from him. I never understood this. When I was 28 and childfree, I would not touch a man with kids, much less a pregnant girlfriend, with a 10-foot barge pole. Just yuk."

I'm still like this - I've always said I want my child to be the centre of their daddy's world, not play second fiddle to the first born at weekend...

I'm 37 now and with the man of my dreams - I never thought it would happen but it was an adventure to get here :)

GoatsDoRoam · 04/03/2015 15:06

You sound very kind and very vulnerable. I can see how easy it is to get caught up in an emotional fantasy when you are going through a tough time (caring for your mum, etc).

Please realise that his texts are not the caring human contact that you need. If you resist the urge to reply to him, you will be doing yourself a kindness.

If he texts, how about you text another friend instead? Arrange a meet-up with a friendly acquaintance? Anything to distract you from engaging with this man, and engaging instead with people who are not being faithless creeps.

louisedinah · 04/03/2015 16:08

I'm going to try my best not to respond back to him

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GoatsDoRoam · 04/03/2015 16:22

Have a plan already in place of what you will do when he texts.

You will be faced with the situation, and it will help you to react in the moment if you have already decided ahead of time what you are doing.

louisedinah · 04/03/2015 16:37

My plan is to turn my phone off and hide it in the freezer at the minute lol
Probably not the best plan

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GoatsDoRoam · 04/03/2015 16:52

ha ha! well, it's a plan.

Will your phone provider allow you to block numbers? Then maybe your phone doesn't even need to spend time in the freezer...

AuntieDee · 04/03/2015 17:24

Lots of phones allow you to block people yourself. Just go into their profile on your contacts list and scroll - you may find a 'block number' option.

With the iPhone you will get a notification that they have tried to contact you but it will not go through directly

chimchimini · 04/03/2015 17:48

He sounds like an immature little twunt. I feel sorry for you, but at least you don't have to stick around. I feel incredibly sorry for the gf and poor kid. Let's hope fatherhood makes him grow up.

Don't put your phone in the freezer!! just ignore him. He'll soon give up and start chasing someone else.

tribpot · 04/03/2015 18:25

Yes, google how to block his number.

And please stop this ridiculous stuff about 'I feel I should reply so as not to be ignorant'. There's nothing ignorant about not replying to texts which are inappropriate - as any contact from him is at the moment.

It may be more work to get to know someone new, but on the plus side they may turn out to be a prince rather than a decidedly dodgy frog.

tribpot · 04/03/2015 18:25

Yes, google how to block his number.

And please stop this ridiculous stuff about 'I feel I should reply so as not to be ignorant'. There's nothing ignorant about not replying to texts which are inappropriate - as any contact from him is at the moment.

It may be more work to get to know someone new, but on the plus side they may turn out to be a prince rather than a decidedly dodgy frog.

GlitteryLipgloss1 · 04/03/2015 18:58

Why his ex got pregnant on purpose with him is Shock

You've had a lucky escape. Keep it that way. X

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