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Was he having an EA?

38 replies

WTAFF · 03/03/2016 07:09

I'm sorry to have to post this but I feel like I'm genuinely struggling mentally and need some advice.

I've posted before about my DP's relationship with a work colleague. I'll call her Jane (not her real name). We all worked together and Jane was in a very junior position. Before she knew we were together she announced her intention to try to sleep with my DP in order to gain promotion.

I (perhaps naively) told DP about this in the hope that he would exercise a bit of caution. Instead, he seemed to do loads more for her. One example of this was driving 30 miles out of the way to get her car MOTd.

He would always explain this away by saying that I was jealous and that he wasn't doing anything wrong. He also said that I had no right to tell him who he could speak to or how much contact he could have with them (he is right). However, what he refused to understand is what I really wanted him to do is treat Jane the same way he treats everyone else (including his friends). He was always going out of his way to help her and it bothered me.

Another example of how he behaved was we were starting to have sex and he suddenly stopped and asked me a question about Jane's bottom.

Possibly against my better judgment, I beleived DP that nothing was going on and accepted that perhaps I had been unreasonable in expecting him to give her a bit of distance.

Anyway, Jane has now left. Talking last night to DP, he got onto the subject of Jane and said that he couldn't even talk to her without me going into a strop (not true). He then informed me that he was sure she had had no intention of sleeping with him as he had invited her on a night out with him and his friend and she had declined.

This was news to me. When I asked why he hadn't mentioned this to me before or invited me he said he thought I had left the office before he invited her to go out.

Am I over-reacting and do you think I might be too controlling? I didn't think I was the jealous type - but I'm told otherwise and perhaps it's true. All opinons (however harsh) welcome.

OP posts:
AnyFucker · 03/03/2016 20:14

why are you wasting your time with this cock ?

anyone could do better than this

get some self respect, for christ sake

ImperialBlether · 03/03/2016 20:19

No kids and you don't live together? Just block him immediately. Have some self-respect, OP - this bloke is fucking horrible to you.

Phoenix69 · 03/03/2016 20:26

Controlling arsehole. Move on.

He stops mid-sex and asks about her arse? And you are still with him? Move on

Choceclair123 · 03/03/2016 20:26

OMG how can you even think for one minute you are being paranoid or controlling?! Get the hell away from that sick loser

ConkersDontScareSpiders · 03/03/2016 20:40

If my boyfriend stopped having sex with me to talk about another woman it would most definitely be the last time he ever had sex with me.
Why on earth would that be anywhere near being ok, never mind the rest of it?
Please do yourself a favour OP and get rid...

magoria · 03/03/2016 21:25

He is doing a classic job of transferring his actions onto you.

He is blaming you for flirting etc with this other guy because that is exactly what he was doing with this girl.

He is so disrespectful and uncaring of you.

You deserve better.

WTAFF · 04/03/2016 08:36

Thanks everyone. I tried to discuss this wth him yesterday and now he is just ignoring me.

The only thing he would say is that he thinks his behaviour was normal and that I am over-reacting. Apparently he doesn't think he treated Jane any differently to anyone else (despite the fact that people in the office were commenting about their relationship.

Anyway, I will try to speak to him tonight. If I don't get any sense out of him he can sling his pathetic hook.

OP posts:
Room101isWhereIUsedToLive · 04/03/2016 08:46

You know that your not going to, right? He isn't going to suddenly turn around and say that it was inappropriate.

ErniesGhostlyGoldTops · 04/03/2016 08:52

The fact that you are questioning yourself so much shows how big a number he has worked on you OP. Wise up. He's a nasty manipulative bastard that gets off on making you distressed. Bin.

Whisky2014 · 04/03/2016 09:17

Why bother? He still doesn't agree and he will do it again. Also shows he is not open to reassuring you or changing behaviour. You are wasting your life on this idiot.
It is ok to be on your own, you will find someone else. It will all be ok

nowyoucmo · 04/03/2016 12:12

Another example of how he behaved was we were starting to have sex and he suddenly stopped and asked me a question about Jane's bottom.

He's a an absolute toe-rag!!!

x

AlistairSim · 04/03/2016 12:22

This is the best your relationship will ever be. It will never get better, only worse. Is that what you want?

LittleLegs25 · 04/03/2016 14:44

Just take a leaf out of his book, if he brings up the male colleague, comment on how jealous and pathetic he's being, tell him he's smothering you.

He has acted totally inappropriate, its like he has actively tried to make you feel like your going crazy and paranoid. Cant stand men that do this. See through his games.

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