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Am I stuck between two guys?

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sravani0 · 17/04/2020 00:05

Hello beautiful people out there.
Here I'm! Writing an another thread going on in my life.
I was in a relationship with a guy from a different religion (islam) for last two and half years. I'm an hindu. So my relationship with him was complicated because of many factors. He was never expressive nor positive about our future. We finally came to an understanding that our marriage is not going to be accepted by our families hence we got separated with mutual understanding. It was going hard for both of us for 1 month after breakup. Then he started calling me texting me saying it's really hard to stay away and he is not liking this. He was asking me to be with him in present and says lets not worry about the future now. Here is the thing. If i have to marry him i need to change my religion and leave everything behind which i am not ready to do. He never forced me but he concluded that without me converting into islam he can't marry me. Even if i convert i wanted him to understand me and allow me to live my life the way i want when i am with him since I'm not that into beliefs and all. Everything was not okay for us. Considering all these facts we brokeup. But now he is asking me to find a way to be together. He is trying to avoid future topic and concentrating on being together now. He is now expressing his love and making an effort to put his feelings infront me which he never usually do. For 1 month I had a tough time but then I made up my mind and decided to move on.
Here started the drama. I have a male close friend and he is a very good frnd of mine. He likes me since many years and even told me that he loves me. Now he became too close to me that we text daily. Now he says he is serious about me and want to take this further to marriage. He is a good person. But I don't have that feelings on him. I always look at him as a good frnd only. The thing is he dont know abt my relationship since we never used to discuss abt it much. We rarely used to talk. But we share a good bond. Now I'm not confused.but I'm in a state of mind that I don't know how to deal with this situation. Sometimes I feel like stop talking to both of them. And sometimes I feel like stop talking to my bf as it is not going to work out anyway and continue my frndshp with my frnd and see where it goes. I don't wanna take a wrong step. Thats why I'm here sharing this with you all.

OP posts:
PurpleDaisies · 17/04/2020 00:08

Didn’t you already post this?

MySonIsAlsoNamedBort · 17/04/2020 00:10

Doesn't sound like you're stuck between two men.
Sounds like two men that you can't/don't want relationships with.

Candyfloss99 · 17/04/2020 00:10

I'd take the option you mentioned of stopping talking to both of them. It's not meant to be with either of them.

WorraLiberty · 17/04/2020 00:11

After reading that I'm not sure if you're actually married or not?

Either way, marriage isn't everything.

Chill out and pick one to have a relationship with. Don't change your religion if you don't want to and forget about marriage as that seems to be complicating everything.

Musti · 17/04/2020 02:11

To be with the man you want to be with you need to change your religion. What would it mean to your family?

The friend I wouldn't consider. It's not fair on him to be with him if you love someone else and there's nothing worse than being in a relationship with someone you don't have those feelings for. You end up resenting everything about them sex may make your skin crawl.

Raffathebear · 17/04/2020 02:17

Forget the muslim guy, he is just stringing you along until his mum finds him a good muslim girl.
And you do not need to like or date the other guy, in time he will move on from you.
You are not stuck between two guys there are billion of guys out there.

rvby · 17/04/2020 02:49

No you are not stuck between two guys.

You dated one guy who was/is stringing you along.

There is another guy who wants to date you but you dont like him in that way.

Leave them both alone and find a partner who wants the same thing as you and who you are attracted to.

Astella22 · 17/04/2020 03:11

Pick door number 3 instead. Find yourself someone who u love and who respects who u are.

AgentJohnson · 17/04/2020 07:44

You aren’t stuck, you’re choosing not to walk away from two men you have no future with. Bite the bullet and be man free for a hot minute.

GilbertMarkham · 17/04/2020 07:51

*No you are not stuck between two guys.

You dated one guy who was/is stringing you along.

There is another guy who wants to date you but you dont like him in that way.

Leave them both alone and find a partner who wants the same thing as you and who you are attracted to.*

Exactly.

Muslim guy is never going to change. You'd have to convert to Islam and you don't want to. Even then as I understand buiu could still be considered "only" a convert by his family/community etc. I think.ges going to keep stringing you along (are you sexually active with him?) until he marries a Muslim woman (and maybe even after he gets married if you let him).

Other guy - unless you can develop attraction etc (sounds like not) - you're just going to waste his and your time and get into an unsatisfactory relationship.

Don't let yourself have a scarcity mentality. You can meet someone else.

hepburnmed · 17/04/2020 07:56

Why can’t the Muslim man change to your religion if he loves you so much?

If not - find a relationship with someone you genuinely want to spend the rest of your life with.

BackseatCookers · 17/04/2020 10:07

You're not stuck between two guys, you're just wasting time and energy considering two guys who are both clearly incompatible with you. Be single and you will be available to meet someone who is compatible with you without all this sort of pretend drama.

goldpartyhat · 17/04/2020 10:35

Neither of these men is ticking all your boxes, therefore neither men are marriage partners for you.

You don't have to choose between an Apple and an orange if you don't like either fruit!

Women's lives are not only about marriage. Enjoy being single and doing a job you like. Enjoy meeting other men and hopefully you will meet someone who is compatible with you.

CassidyStone · 17/04/2020 10:45

You're not stuck between two guys. Muslim man isn't a potential husband due to all the reasons you've listed and the friend is just that - a friend. Don't lead the friend on, tell him you don't see a future with him, then be single for a while. Find out what you REALLY want.

WildOrchids67 · 17/04/2020 11:01

Don't do what a PP suggested and stop talking to them, especially the guy who likes you but you don't like in that way. I'd be willing to bet he'd rather have you in his life as a friend than not at all. I've been in that position and I'd never stop talking to someone because they felt that way about me. It's cruel IMO.

Dery · 18/04/2020 10:10

“You're not stuck between two guys. Muslim man isn't a potential husband due to all the reasons you've listed and the friend is just that - a friend. Don't lead the friend on, tell him you don't see a future with him, then be single for a while. Find out what you REALLY want.”

This. Neither relationship can work for you. Your Muslim BF can’t offer you a long-term future and you were strong to walk away from your BF for that reason (good for you!). You don’t have romantic feelings for your friend so he is a non-starter (please don’t be pressured into dating him because that’s what he wants - that’s wrong for you and ultimately wrong for him). Marriage is not the be all and end all. Be single for a while and concentrate on making an independent life for yourself (study/work/hobbies etc).

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