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She stopped talking to me because I slept with someone whilst I was single. Seven months later I want to reach out to her. Should I?

17 replies

Kingba109 · 31/08/2022 08:35

So, I [27M] started dating a girl [24F] I met this girl, we clicked straight away everything was going so so well. At this point two months in I realized that I wanted to be in my first relationship with her. However after those two months (lets say August time) she told me that she was having family issues on her side and it meant she could not put the energy into building a relationship between us. It hurt but I had to respect it. During that time we would have small conversations catching up with each other to make sure that we are both okay but she wouldn't give into giving us both a try.

One day we then had a phone call and she basically said that I should go and pursue a relationship elsewhere because she couldn't give me any guarantees. Again, I had to respect it. So I decided to put myself out there and met someone who I was FWB with but both mutually agreed we was not in it for a relationship. This was in October. During this time me and the girl [24F] started speaking on the phone more and more and she asked me if I had been on dates with anyone else I said yes at the time. She said it made her a little bit angry inside but at this point I think she was warming more towards coming back and giving it a go, which was the case around December. We had a phone conversation into the night and she asked me a question "Was I sexually active with anyone during the time we weren't together". At this point I said, I can lie about this and take it with me to the grave or be honest and transparent (like all relationships should be) and she reacted completely opposite, she was taken aback from it. She said that she needed a few days to think about this as she couldn't see me the same way. At this point my hands are shaking, my mind mentally is all over the place. I remember the morning after she put up a post in her language translated to "Good Morning to everyone apart from some" which made me feel it was directed towards me. I was so heartbroken by all this but at the same time she called me as well to check on me and my anxiety which gave me hope. But then a few days later she called me to say that she's not going to pursue our relationship any further. Worst news I could have hoped for. During the call we are going back and forth but what stood out to me was the fact I was made to feel belittled and a shit human being. She told me never to contact her again. She is quite a cut-throat person who doesn't hold back with their words so I knew she meant every word.

I was so hurt inside but angry too because of how she spoke to me. I understand how she feels but I just hate the way she spoke to me and my mind was in a gutter these past few days waiting for her answer only to be talked to like that. My reactionary response was to go back on dating app a day after this happened but then happened to get a message from her with a screenshot of my profile and she commented saying I am full of shit and that "How do I know you doing other things until I was available for you". I simply said "We can agree to disagree but we will go nowhere. It hurts me you made your decision final and very apparent which I will respect and learning how to accept it. Wish you all the best" with a few more personal stuff to it. I believe she deleted my number and never heard from her again.

It has been around 7 months since this incident. I am currently seeing someone now and its going good. Its been approx. 3 months. But recently I had a dream about her [24F] reaching out to me after someone I knew in real life passed away. Since then its been playing on my mind. Then a few days after that I was on Instagram and on my suggested accounts she popped up (She created a new account). I don't know if this is a sign but right now my head is in a very weird space. I feel like I want to reach out to her, not necessarily with an aim, but more so to get this 'hate' off my chest. I would want at least one final conversation to really talk about why this happened. I'm not the type of guy to end on bad notes with people and this was the worst I've had with anyone. What's worse is that because I am seeing someone this is a distraction that I want to settle on my mind once and for all because I don't want it to get in the way of both of us.
What should I do

OP posts:
NewerCurtains · 31/08/2022 08:52

If you're in a new relationship and it's going well, don't jeopardise that by reaching out to this other girl. She sounds extremely confused and quite manipulative so it's unlikely you'll get the answers/closure you're looking for. Chances are it'll only make you more confused.

Sometimes we just have to accept that people will do awful things to us and that we won't ever understand why. Focus on your new relationship and leave the old one in the past where it belongs.

OldTinHat · 31/08/2022 08:54

Block her and keep her out of your life. She contributes nothing other than mixed signals and upset.

And just a note about her screen shotting your dating app profile - ask yourself what she was doing on there anyway.

Move on. Either give yourself 100% to your new relationship or move on from that too and enjoy being single.

glamourousindierockandroll · 31/08/2022 09:01

Sounds like she wanted you as a back up option, and at the moment you risk treating your current girlfriend the same if you allow this thought process. You need to block her and move on with your life.

MaChienEstUnDick · 31/08/2022 09:03

Block and move on. She's been keeping you as a back up and making you feel bad about your perfectly normal choices.

It really doesn't have to be this hard.

vodkaredbullgirl · 31/08/2022 09:05

Block her

Letitmow · 31/08/2022 09:05

Sounds like she didn't want you but didn't want anyone else to have you in case she wanted you one day as she couldn't find anyone else. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but you're worth more than that. I absolutely wouldn't jeopardise things with your new partner for her.

lightisnotwhite · 31/08/2022 09:11

You are both young. Stuff like this happens. You win some and lose some and some you look back and regret and some you never think about.
You have a relationship. Talk about your feeling to her. If you can’t it’s probably more than just closure you’re after.

CostaLotta22 · 31/08/2022 09:13

Literally just leave it.

StaunchMomma · 31/08/2022 09:13

It's all very dramatic.

In a nutshell, she's not that into you. Se gave you the run around, kept you hanging and then had a paddy that your hanging on involved someone else, even though she'd told you to go find someone else!!

Do yourself a favour an move on.

And stop with the utterly ridiculous 'sign' stuff!!

QueenAstrid · 31/08/2022 09:19

She’s manipulative and immature. You dodged a bullet. Block her and focus on your girlfriend

Kingba109 · 31/08/2022 09:37

lightisnotwhite · 31/08/2022 09:11

You are both young. Stuff like this happens. You win some and lose some and some you look back and regret and some you never think about.
You have a relationship. Talk about your feeling to her. If you can’t it’s probably more than just closure you’re after.

So you suggest I talk to the one I'm seeing now or are you saying that I should reach out to the other girl? For me its more closure ill be honest It has been playing with my head.

P.s. To the other replies thank you. It does make me look at it in a different way for sure

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girlmom21 · 31/08/2022 09:39

Definitely block her. You don't need closure. You said your piece. Your new girlfriend deserves to not be second best or have you messaging other women.

Calphurnia88 · 31/08/2022 09:41

She's not the one for you, OP.

Sometimes when you're young the drama can go to your head and make you believe there is more depth to a relationship than there actually is.

Move on.

Aquamarine1029 · 31/08/2022 09:43

Forget she exists. She's nothing but a game playing mindfucker.

Watchkeys · 31/08/2022 09:44

For me its more closure ill be honest It has been playing with my head

It hasn't. Nothing is happening independently of you, here. Nothing is 'doing something to you'. You are not the object of something. You are doing this to yourself.

Closure comes when you realise that this person is just a person. They are not powerful and influential. They don't have means of controlling your thoughts and feelings, any more than anybody else does. Any power she has to do that is power that you choose to give her. If you are choosing to give her so much power that you're writing long, detailed, emotional posts, then that's what you need to be looking at. Closure won't come from her; she makes you feel like shit when you try to be independent from her. You know that. She's shown you that.

Stop giving her power. That's what you need to do.

And, what would your current partner do if you said 'Hey, look at the post I just put on MN'? If she'd be upset... why are you deceiving her, hiding your feelings from her? You need to be out of that relationship if you're still torturing yourself about the old one?

ShahRukhKhan · 31/08/2022 10:39

She wouldn't commit to you, told you to find someone else. You did, and she went mad at you for it? Very unreasonable (although possibly understandable). Someone with more emotional maturity would not have attacked you over this, even if they did feel miffed that you found someone else. Please just let this one go. You can get your own closure, you don't need her. And what could she really say to make it better anyway-- are you hoping she will apologise and tell you that she really did love you all along and messed up big time? All this is understandable but in reality it is not the best plan. Keep moving forward, don't go backwards.

OldFan · 31/08/2022 11:03

Every time you've had these sort of discussions with her, she's hurt you. She has everything the wrong way round for some reason. If you were to speak to her she'd just upset you again.

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