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Self confidence needed

29 replies

Strongerwithoutyou · 08/07/2017 19:33

This is going to turn into a drunken ramble so I should probably start by apologising.
Was single for 3.5 years after splitting from EA exh. Few months back met someone on PoF and after few stumbles (lying about his age, and then doing something I found really disrespectful) things seemed to be going well. He met DD and she absolutely adores him. But now I'm wondering if my total lack of self confidence is making me put up with something that's not quite right? He's 15 years older than me, and while other people have said he should consider himself 'lucky' to have a younger, tall, slim gf (their words, absolutely not mine) I'm the one worrying that I'm punching above my weight. Although he made the effort at first, the past month or so it feels like I'm doing all the running. It feels less like a relationship and more like we hook up a couple of times a week for a meal and sex. I love this man. I can't stress that enough. And he says he loves me. But I'm not sure he really does. ATM he's abroad on a stag do and I've heard nothing from him all day. Normally he'll message me every couple of hours, and whatsapp is showing he's been online multiple times but I've heard nothing. This isn't me being needy, it's just not like him to not message me at all.
I don't know what to do.
I genuinely love him - for the most part he treats me well and is a lovely man. But right now I can't help but wonder if he's using my lack of self confidence to make me feel like I can't do any better than him?
I just need some advice and possibly a kick up the backside.

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Trickycat · 09/07/2017 00:52

Life is full of blips. Don't be hard on yourself. None of us make right choices every single time.
Go and get some sleep. Perhaps things will be clearer in the morning.

Queenofthedrivensnow · 09/07/2017 17:02

The flashing thing is just random. The Age lying is a mi h bigger red flag

Hermonie2016 · 09/07/2017 18:56

It is definitely a sign of strength and good judgement to walk away when you feel things aren't right.I really wish I had as wasted years, it's only looking back do you realise how little you valued yourself.My stbxh appeared perfect but something troubled me but yet I felt I was too fussy and thought "well no one is perfect: but those issues grow and I was so wrong to dismiss my concerns.

You don't want a 46 year old man..use your past experiences to get the relationship you want.

31 is really young and you could meet a man next year and you have to believe that you deserve better, you are worth a good man.

Whilst you settle for this man you are locking yourself out of the opportunity to meet a more suitable man.

He really doesn't sound that good..chuck him back into the dating pool and wait for someone who meets your criteria.

Strongerwithoutyou · 09/07/2017 20:47

I think maybe I want him so much that I'm pretending I'm ok with things that actually I'm not ok with. This is hard, I'd quite happily been single for 3.5 years prior to meeting him so it's certainly not that I'm afraid of being on my own. I do wonder how much of this is down to my own crippling insecurity and total lack of self confidence. He's given me no solid reason to think he's messing me around so maybe it is just me? I don't know.

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