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Donegalgal · 04/11/2021 11:30

Hi all first time doing this but I've no one to turn to for advice,
I'm with my current partner a yeah and a half we are currently live together and I have my 4 year old son too (he's not the biological father) my boyfriend is doing work with coaching soccer players in a well known club and he has now been moved to coach older groups because the current coach has got an internship for a year out of it and is now moving to Sweden as the position my boyfriend took up before this one that coach got an internship and moved to Switzerland, now my boyfriend has always said he doesn't want a mortgage as it doesn't give you 'options' as to what he would want to do or it would narrow choices for him down, he has also said he's never really wanted children and doesn't want to get married. I mean he says "oh but you don't know where we will be in a year or 2s time" I mean I feel like im living in limbo because I know it's his dream and all he really wants to do is to go really far in his career and I know it would be a dream of his to do it its just I can't go with him I've a 4 year old son here and his dad has custody on the weekends through court so I can't up and leave.
I know when he gets this opportunity he's going to jump at it and I can't imagine him turning it down for me, but he probably thinks I can sit at home and wait for him (he also made a comment about the other coaches going that they might get kept on in Sweden or Switzerland) I mean I don't think my boyfriends coaches would be putting him forward for the better positions in the club unless they knew he was going down the same path and to apply for these internship too.

I don't know what I'm doing I brought it up yesterday with him and I was very upset crying and he doesn't really have an answer and he's says but it's a year or two away and I said i understand that but I can't be expected to sit here and for that time to come around just for you to actually up and leave me. It's waiting for the inevitable to happen and there's nothing I can do about it I feel it in my bones that's how this is going to play out.

He got a phone call when we were in his mother's last week about all of this and his mam says thats great it's what you've wanted and enjoy the good news ( I think my boyfriend is next on the list for this internship which would be next year) it's just I don't think anyone is thinking about me or my son. What about when he does get it you know I'll be left behind and forgotten about because he will accept it and I'm not a thought. I couldn't cope and I can't really cope right now thinking about it because I know it's going to happen. I said to my boyfriends well why would you be putting all this time and energy tlinto this coaching alunless that would be the outcome your hoping for. He said I don't know. I can't get a proper answer from him. It's like he's worried about our relationship ending now?

But I don't know are we wasting our time prolonging this relationship if in the end he's just going to up and leave me and my son anyway. There's alot that can happen in a years time from now I know that but I don't think much will be happening with a marriage or children or somthing more committed than what we have right now.

But I'm still here because ei live him and don't want to lose him but I will lose him when this internship comes around because I won't be expecting him to say no to it. He's also always said that he like to live abroad and I guess that's he opportunity to do it all really.

Please help with advice and any questions.

OP posts:
WhatMattersMost · 04/11/2021 11:38

You need to find your voice and your own self-worth; stop waiting for someone else and start acting for yourself.

You know the answer, OP. It's just a difficult one to accept.

Flowers
Evesgarden · 04/11/2021 11:42

This should have been discussed before you moved in.

He doesn't want to get married
He doesn't want children.

You should listen to what he is saying. It sounds like he doesn't want to be tied down with kids/ mortgage and marriage which leaves you in limbo as you have a child and want the trappings of a serious relationship.

Honestly - listen to what he is telling you and leave. You both want different things.

Bum1 · 04/11/2021 11:47

What about when he does get it you know I'll be left behind and forgotten about because he will accept it and I'm not a thought. I couldn't cope and I can't really cope right now thinking about it because I know it's going to happen.

This relationship is not right for you. He's got plans and ambitions - good for him. Now you need to get a grip and do the same for you and your DC. Let this one go: he doesn't want what you're offering.

Donegalgal · 04/11/2021 11:51

Thanks for the responses. Really appreciate it.

He said that it might change that he could want children he would be open to it but not right now. I mean it's never a right time to have children either. But with the way things are going with his coaching and stuff I feel like im just waiting for his turn to come around with the internship because let's say he's go it and it's granted for the year if the option is given to him to stay on wherever its offered to him I think he's going to take it. Its just hurts because I just feel I'm not important enough in his life, he knows I can't up and leave like he can. (he's not tied down with kids or a mortgage) he has a car and he said he will seel it if he gets the chance to do it. He always says 'if' is well as if its not going to happen. I mean hes not putting all his time and effort into this for nothing. There's get chances opportunists there just like the previous coaches. I feel like he's trying to make me forget about it because it's not for atleast another year. But that's not the point the point is in a year we will be a year deeper in this relationship and then it's harder again for me to accept that you'll be leaving.

OP posts:
Donegalgal · 04/11/2021 11:53

I'm applying for my four year college course this month so I'll have to stay here for 4 years anyway. I have big ambition with the course I want to do. Thank you Smile

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Inthesameboatatmo · 04/11/2021 11:55

It sounds like you are both at different life stages and that's ok.
He is giving clear signals he doesn't want to be tied down let him go and you live your life .

ChargingBuck · 04/11/2021 14:20

but he probably thinks I can sit at home and wait for him
Yeah, but that doesn't make it an obligatory activity.

It's waiting for the inevitable to happen and there's nothing I can do about it I feel it in my bones that's how this is going to play out.
This may seem radical - but you could nix this feeling of doom & inevitability by being proactive.
You are looking for more commitment. He is not going to give it.
So, instead of hanging on in passive agony, be assertive.
"Dear John, you cannot give me the relationship I want, so it's best we call it quits now & part on friendly terms."

I couldn't cope and I can't really cope right now thinking about it because I know it's going to happen
See above.
You do not have to be a passive observer of your own life.
You are not a bit part in the movie about his career & move overseas.

I said to my boyfriends well why would you be putting all this time and energy tlinto this coaching alunless that would be the outcome your hoping for. He said I don't know. I can't get a proper answer from him. It's like he's worried about our relationship ending now?
I mean this kindly OP, so apologies for the "cruel to be kind" tone - but please don't waste any more of your own time fooling yourself with false hopes like this.
He's not scared of the relationship ending - he just doesn't want the arseache of replacing you as "current girlfriend before I move abroad".
He won't be bothered about finishing with you when he leaves, will he?
So don't let yourself be used like this.

I am sorry it hurts OP - but the sooner you call it quits, the sooner you can start healing.
And not waste any more time longing for something this man will not give you.
Flowers

Moooning · 04/11/2021 14:21

He likes having you around for now. You need to listen to what he is saying...he doesn't want marriage or kids with you and wants the freedom to follow his dreams and travel in the future.

Tbh it sounds a bit like he is using you for certain benefits he gets in the short term like a roof over his head, shared living costs and some intimacy. He's not remotely committed to a future with you, and everything points to him making a clean break without looking like some bastard who made false promises. You really need to put your child and yourself first. Focus on your own future.

When someone tells you who they are, believe them.

ChargingBuck · 04/11/2021 14:23

@Donegalgal

I'm applying for my four year college course this month so I'll have to stay here for 4 years anyway. I have big ambition with the course I want to do. Thank you Smile
Yes!

& please - PLEASE OP - start prioritising this course & your career over your current relationship.

Just like your current b/f does.

Ambition gets you through times of no man better than man gets your through times of no ambition Wink xx

Salayes · 04/11/2021 14:28

It's like he's worried about our relationship ending now? - well, presumably because he’d then need to find somewhere else to live until his internship starts.

Pinkbonbon · 04/11/2021 14:29

All else asside, if you want marriage and more children then he isn't the one for you. That being said, there's no reason you couldn't just enjoy it as fun and company for the time being.

altmember · 04/11/2021 14:54

You've written chapter and verse about what he wants, but nothing about what you want.

In particular - do you want more kids? How old are you?

It seems clear that his career is his priority, but nothing is a certainty. He might stay local, and there might be (moderately) local opportunities for career progression.

If you're not desperate for commitment and children at the moment, then maybe let things play out and see where you are in a year or two. As you're about to start a 4 year course, it doesn't sound like your hoping for more kids any time soon?

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