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I think my boyfriend has another girlfriend and i dont like it

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Twinkletoes127 · 01/03/2023 11:08

Im trying to work out where to go with this and what to do.
So, myself and my BF are not young, (50's). We have only been together for 5 months so a very short time in the scheme of things. I was in a long term relationship before him and only had a short time alone, he was alone mostly for 20 years, with the odd short term relationship, so that's a bit of background on that.
My bf has a lot of friends, mostly in smaller friend groups and he tries to stay in contact with them all which is one of the things i love about him. There is one lady who is in several of the groups and this is the one im talking about, lets call her Emma. They talk in the group chats daily. They talk by whatsapp Daily. They call each other at least 5 times a week, but on his side i would say ive never personally seen him call her, it's always been her calling him. They have been friends for a very long time, and if it was just this then i would give my head a wobble and sort myself out as i would never dream of isolating a wonderful partner from his friends be they male or female.

This is where it gets dicey. So these groups meet up on Weekends to do sports, staying over in hotels where they decide to meet. They go away for several nights around 2 or 3 times a year.
So the subject of holidays came up between me and BF and i asked him to go away with me for a week in the summer.
He told me he can't as hes going with Emma. So i naturally said what do you mean and he told me that they are going away as a group for 6 nights, then when they come home he and Emma are going away for 7 nights.
So i was genuinely upset to tbe stomach, but decided to be a big girl about it, and ask him about it and get over myself, as this was all booked before we met.
At this point i find out that the week away with Emma while being arranged between them was not booked at all. So i asked him if he could cancel that as he has a girlfriend now so im sure his friend would understand. He said he couldn't do that.
So then he felt guilty as i had pointed out to him that we wont be able to spend any time together until January next year as he has booked all his holidays with Emma, so he rearranged 2 days and got us a long weekend, so we went away for a uk break.
On the 3rd night, we were sat in the restaurant and he was on his phone, I didn't think much as it was prearranged personal chill time, but i casually asked what he was doing, and he said chatting to Emma, sorting campsite for their weekend away.
At this point i went to the hotel room, i was devastated and told him so, he absolutely steadfastly tells me she's not his girlfriend.
More discussions about this have been flogged to eah over the last few weeks.
Then he spent the weekend at mine, and i went to his and i should have been there until this mourning (wed) but i came gome last night. The reason I came home was i found out yesterday morning that they have booked the holiday. And i said to him, you didn't tell me that, and his reply was yeah i know i didnt, so i asked if he was going to and he said no.
There are a few more factors, but in a nutshell my bf is in an emotional relationship with another woman and shes been around a lot longer than me.

OP posts:
Duckingella · 01/03/2023 19:33

You're the other woman;just bin him off;he's not worth it;you'll very likely meet someone else,give yourself a few weeks to recoup and then jump back into the dating pool and let Casanova find someone else to cheat on "Emma" with.

OrlandointheWilderness · 01/03/2023 20:48

Plenty of decent men out there who aren't that close to a single female friend.

Everyonesinvited · 01/03/2023 21:35

He doesn't have enough room in his life for a girl friend. Leave before it gets more serious.

I would hate to think I was being discussed with Emma.

Pseudonamed · 01/03/2023 22:29

Disrespectful and unacceptable. I would be cutting him off. You can do way better.

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Sandra1984 · 02/03/2023 10:29

This man has two “friends with benefits”, you and her. He probably enjoys the ego boost he’s getting from having both women wanting more from him and getting jealous of each other.

Is this what you signed when you started dating this guy OP?

Littleflowerseverywhere · 02/03/2023 10:38

Sandra1984 · 02/03/2023 10:29

This man has two “friends with benefits”, you and her. He probably enjoys the ego boost he’s getting from having both women wanting more from him and getting jealous of each other.

Is this what you signed when you started dating this guy OP?

Honestly what’s wrong with people when they write this stuff.

op he’s clearly a very good friend to Emma. If they wanted to be together as they are single then he’d not have got with you.

I don’t think after five months he’s going to break his friendship with her or prioritise you over her, it’s too early and he doesn’t do long term relationships. I think the relationship is over though. You don’t trust him, you think he’s lying and you want him to prioritise a relatively new relationship over a close and long term friend and a commitment he’d made to her.

he will see it as envy and neediness if there is nothing going on with Emma, which I strongly suspect there is not,why get with you if he was with her.

he’s simply not going to break a commitment to his friend over a relatively new relationship

Sandra1984 · 02/03/2023 11:59

@Littleflowerseverywhere why get with you if he was with her?

😂😅😂

perfectcolourfound · 02/03/2023 16:19

So he manages to squeeze a couple of days out of his heavy schedule for a weekend away with you, and he spends some of that time on his phone planning his holiday with her?

He's going away with her for 13 days this summer (as well as several weekends with the hobby group every year) and can't spare any time for a holiday with you?

It's good to keep up old friendships, but not at the expense of your relationship.

I would walk away. And I wouldn't give him (or possibly her) the satisfaction of saying it's because of her, not in so many words. That would get twisted in to you being jealous of their wonderful, wholesome friendship. Think carefully how you phrase it - maybe tell him you want and deserve to be with someone who's ready for a grown up relationship, someone trustworthy and fun to be with.

80s · 02/03/2023 16:49

This guy doesn't seem that bothered about what OP thinks, which would be my main gripe - but generally, I don't think it's at all odd to be planning your summer holidays with old friends rather than someone you've known only 5 months. At 5 months with my dp I certainly was not booking a holiday another 5 months in the future. We did a few last-minute trips the first year, but nothing booked far in advance. You don't know how well you'll get on, or even if you'll still be together.

Goodread1 · 02/03/2023 18:06

Hi Op

Dump As soon as possible!

He is a Head fuck !

You are way too good for him,

He is just enjoying the attention of two females vying for his company,

You deserve way better than this

I am not saying anybody who is supposed to be in a relationship should give up having friendships at all,

It's healthy to keep friendships. that are good for you going,
Buts all keeping this friendship mutually beneficial to themselves

It's out of kilter it's out of balance to such a extant it will sooner or later bound to make you feel disoriented Confused ect
It's reflecting how shit the relationship is,

It's seems to me he sees you as more of a causaul type of fling ,

It will never change Op

Get will never get better !

This is supposed to be honeymoon period time of relationship,
He should be wanting to be with you as much as possible,
instead he is like this,

It's weird and seriously off really

I totally agree with the post that
that there is a bloody reason why he has only short lived relationships !
No Wonder !
He is Seriously Crap boyfriend material

I wouldn't even bother even being FWB(Friends with Benefits )

Goodread1 · 02/03/2023 18:07

Oops I ment to say he will never change!

He will never get better Op

Never in a million years ....

Ofcourseshecan · 03/03/2023 12:07

I had a brief relationship with a man like this many years ago. He said he was single, but it turned out he was still having sex with an ex-girlfriend, letting her keep hoping to rekindle the relationship though he had no intention of ever being serious with her. He also spent a lot of time with women friends, some of whom clearly thought he was still unattached. I was way down his list of priorities, and when I realised his ex was still in love with him I bailed out. He was deeply exploitative, and was as selfish inbed as he was in the rest of his life.

OP, you deserve better than a man who goes on holiday with other women instead of you.

Zanatdy · 03/03/2023 18:25

There wouldn’t be many women comfortable with this. I’d be really upset and couldn’t continue the relationship

username1722 · 03/03/2023 22:39

It's only been 5 months. Dump him and get out of there whilst you can.

It sounds like he is set in his ways and he isn't behaving in a way that you deem acceptable. Why prolong it? He won't change and you'll only end up getting more frustrated and hurt in the long run.

K8ate · 04/03/2023 07:38

Have you had the chat about being exclusive?

He has the right to see whoever he chooses and so do you.

But if you want to be exclusive to each other and he doesn't, then it's either time for you to move on or time for you to accept it.

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ShandaLear · 06/06/2023 09:01

Sounds like you’re Lady Diana and she’s Camilla.

determinedtomakethiswork · 06/06/2023 09:13

He must be loving all this attention. He's like a dog with two dicks, isn't he? I would just say to him that frankly he's not interesting enough for you to keep seeing him and just picking up the crumbs.

whatchagonnado · 07/06/2023 07:13

Any update OP?

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