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Should I give him another chance..?

46 replies

Goodfriendskeepenemiesatbay · 17/03/2021 21:05

Met a lovely guy last year, in between lockdowns.. got on wonderfully then he ghosted me for 4 weeks. Messaged me out of the blue apologising, said he was embarrassed but was scared of getting into another relationship but wanted to give it a go. Great. Obviously then lockdown hit again and unfortunately his mum passed away.. he then said he didn't know what he wanted and was obviously grieving. Now he is saying once this lockdown is over he wants to meet up.. should I give him another chance?

OP posts:
Sally2791 · 18/03/2021 06:11

No. Don’t be an option.

TheWaif · 18/03/2021 06:13

When he ghosted you he thought he had a better option, then he got back in touch once it fell through.

dieblauenStrumpfhosen · 18/03/2021 11:02

No. Never let a man tell you he doesn't want you twice.

billy1966 · 18/03/2021 11:15

Definitely not.

Pokske · 18/03/2021 11:18

as Category states:
It's really a great way to establish exactly how much crap you will tolerate and still go back for more.

Foreverlexicon · 18/03/2021 11:23

My partner was scared, depressed as her mum was terminally ill (sadly now deceased) and a self declared commitment phobe when we started dated.

We did have a Rocky few weeks a couple of months in when I wanted confirmation of a relationship and she freaked out and ended things but she didn’t ghost me, we talked like adults, I gave her some space and now a year and a half on, we have a dog and are buying a house together.

Issues/life problems aren’t an excuse for treating you like crap.

edwinbear · 18/03/2021 11:24

He knows exactly what he wants. A post lockdown shag. Don’t let it be from you.

YoniAndGuy · 18/03/2021 12:23

All these poor 'scared' men who are utterly paralysed in the face of even the vaguest sign of normal caring, building a relationship, yet are perfectly happy and at ease with literally treating someone like shit on their shoe then ambling back into their lives without the vaguest hint that they might be 'scared' of the person's reaction to being ghosted!

Lol.

'I'm so scared of not being in the right place to do the right thing here emotionally, but I'm absolutely fine with being unpleasant to you.'

Ok I'll pass on the old relationship thang with you then, I think Grin

CaramelPops · 18/03/2021 13:51

@dieblauenStrumpfhosen That’s a good one!

“ No. Never let a man tell you he doesn't want you twice”

Swordfish1 · 18/03/2021 13:54

Nope. Do not give him another chance.

HollowTalk · 18/03/2021 13:59

Another one to say no, don't even think about it. I'm pretty sure his mum's alive and well, too.

Cockenspiel · 18/03/2021 14:00

Wow he sounds like a real prize. Hmm

PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 18/03/2021 14:03

He's shown you what he's like. Believe him.

Decent people don't treat others like shit, then rely excuses. I'm pretty sure I didn't treat anyone like shit when my mum died.

Goodfriendskeepenemiesatbay · 18/03/2021 14:26

Thanks all. I blocked and deleted his number last night Smile

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PleaseReferToMeAsBritneySpears · 18/03/2021 14:35

Good for you!

EL8888 · 18/03/2021 14:37

No way. He’s dodgy and yep there are probably a few women he’s feeding this to. Disengage and move on

willibald · 18/03/2021 14:41

Ghost him. What a twat.

CaramelPops · 18/03/2021 15:31

Well done!! 👏👏

Kiehl · 18/03/2021 16:06

Well done.

He's a twat for using the death of his mum as a legitimate excuse to ghost you.

Itstimetoquit · 19/03/2021 20:45

Well done

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 19/03/2021 21:58

No.

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