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Was I nasty to tell partner that woman coming onto him was probably a joke

141 replies

Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 02:21

My ex was a fit and attractive man, absolutely never fancied anyone more than I fancied him, but 18 years older than me. The relationship ended because he was a total arsehole in various ways. I just reached a point where I had enough of the head games. I’ve been ignoring his messages now for about 6 months but I occasionally get one, usually telling me something I did wrong. The latest was about a comment I made a couple of years in (together a total of 5 years)

He started off the relationship painting himself very differently to who he actually was. A couple of years in he started talking about other women a lot, and how attractive he finds various women in daily life, porn etc, it became a bit much, but I was patient with it. It did take the shine off a bit though. So I’m not sure I was reacting in a jealous enough way for him- although he knew I had eyes only for him, was monogamous, and extremely faithful. So here is what happened:

one night he sends me a text saying, “I was so good last night, you’ll have to reward me tonight” ( can’t believe I didn’t vomit there and then but I was in the love bubble) so I said “oh yeah why?” So he proceeds to tell me that when he was doing charity work a few weeks before, he had met two 18 year old girls, and they’d been really interested in the charity work, and ended up going with him and a couple of others for a drink. They swapped numbers so he could send them some info. He hadn’t sent anything but that night where he’d been “so good”, they had phoned him at 2am and left a drunken voice message saying “hey, we were hoping you’d tuck us into bed” and giggling” he had ignored and sent a message the next day saying “ a bit tipsy last night were you, did you want that charity info” and got a response back saying “well if you ever want to tuck us into bed, let us know”. I started off by saying,” well you are a handsome guy”, but he couldn’t leave it there, and he said “well not many men wouod turn down a threesome”, so I said “well firstly I think many men would when they love someone, secondly they are old enough to be your granddaughters, and thirdly they are just kids are you sure they weren’t just mucking around”

To be honest it was so contrived I was starting to think he’d made the whole thing up and it was one of his many head games. He blew his top and said I was attacking him? That I’m a nasty piece of work. Anyway we resolved the “issue”, but last night I got a text from him saying that I was a bitch and when he told me about the offer of a threesome I shot him down and made him feel like he hadn’t turned something down that he could have had if he wanted to.

I find his texts funny now which is why I haven’t blocked him, so tempted to respond saying he’s a fantasist, but I haven’t taken the bait for 6 months so I’m not going to break no contact. The guy is pushing 60, he’s gorgeous but I just think he was more in love with himself than he could ever be with a woman, and as you can tell from the post, I love an older man, but at 18, would have rather stabbed my eyes out than shagged a 60 year old.

He’d been trying to screw with my head for months before I said what I said with his little fantasy scenario.

so was I a bitch or is he a self absorbed fantasist?

OP posts:
bigvig · 12/09/2024 07:14

His story is so obviously made up OP. He's a very sad perverted old man. Block him OP.

frozendaisy · 12/09/2024 07:15

Good looking or not he's still got a 60 yr old knob, and young pretty things know this.

He was watching porn, remembered he had an "offer" although I suspect wind-up, of a hot threesome so decided to message that you were the bitch for not celebrating your partner at the time running off for a porn fuck.

I suspect he was feeling frustrated with his limp dick in his hand abd needed to blame a female and as you haven't blocked him yet you were the chosen punchbag.

He's a limp dick 60 year old knob.

Block him OP these messages aren't funny they are boring, entitled and I think your last strand of the apron ties to him.

GlassRat · 12/09/2024 07:21

You care far too much by engaging with him, and by bothering to start this thread. And then you're pretending to find it funny when you're still wondering if something you did ages a go.was a bit unkind. It doesn't matter, he's a dick and you deserve so much more.

Summerhillsquare · 12/09/2024 07:21

God he sounds riddled, and he's harassing you.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 12/09/2024 07:24

Move on. You shouldn't still be communicating with him or giving him this level of thought - he sounds repulsive and you should block him.

Floralspecscase · 12/09/2024 07:25

It's highly unlikely the teenagers were serious. At 18, they'd find anyone over 35 revolting and creepy!
I'd block him. It's an unhealthy situation, the messaging.

Wineandcupcakes · 12/09/2024 07:26

Just let it go op and stop giving so very much headspace and start threads on him.

Triselly · 12/09/2024 07:32

I’m calling bullshit on the whole story. Only older men think younger women would talk to them in this infantilised way. ‘Tuck us into bed’ is a gross, pornified fantasy and teenage girls like to think of themselves as mature and adult, not whatever the f this is.

Imbusytodaysorry · 12/09/2024 07:39

Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 02:30

I agree, that’s why I broke up with him nearly two years ago, I don’t know where he finds the time to text me, or why he bothers. Men like that compartmentalise with lots of different women, in some ways I get a kick out of the fact that things I said still play on his mind and probably ruin his mojo when he’s attempting to seduce women. I think he did make me become a bitch

He bothers because YOU let him .
Hr bothered because he knows you allow it .
Why haven’t you blocked him ? This is very unhealthy after all this time

poppymango · 12/09/2024 08:30

Emotionally abusive AND a sleazy creep! Why ever did you let him go? 😂

Seas164 · 12/09/2024 08:41

That's a lot of words about someone you're not interested in.

Let it go, move on, he's useless.

OfficerChurlish · 12/09/2024 08:50

YABU. (Wrong board I know, but if the shoe fits). You said what you believe. If he thinks you're a bitch then he's well rid of you, and vice versa, so problem solved. Why do you care about his nonsense? Don't internalise it. Block if you need to, but either way stop wasting your time with a has-been.

SleepPrettyDarling · 12/09/2024 08:54

If you feel you must reply, I’d go with ‘can I suggest you make an appointment with your GP or a therapist, as you seem to have some unresolved issues you are struggling to deal with.’

loropianalover · 12/09/2024 08:57

theboywantstogoupthefield · 12/09/2024 05:56

Seriously. You broke up 2 years ago with this creep but you still write a massive post about him on here. Why don't you just block him and forget him. His not even worth your headspace. Move on. You're acting sad tbh.

Agree, he’s getting exactly what he wants with OP still obsessing over him and even writing about him online. He’s under her skin.

Bibi12 · 12/09/2024 09:08

OP I mean it kindly but I have no idea why you give this person any of your head space.

It's so obvious that he's in the wrong, both then and now by continuing to engage with you in that way, yet you're still uncertain and need to ask? It means your boundaries are not that strong yet and you need to work on that rather then wondering about him. Just block him already.

Disturbia81 · 12/09/2024 09:44

Your age gap of 18 years should have been the red flag. That means he's got an eye for young women, is a perverted creep who isn't interested in being equals.
And the rest of it.. wow he's disgusting. To be looking at 18 year olds in a sexual way 🤮
The way he talks to you reminds of an ex.. proper narc who loved himself, always trying to neg me and make me jealous. Cretinous creatures

Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 09:51

CheekyHobson · 12/09/2024 03:27

Lemme get this right, you broke up six months ago and he's still sending you messages berating you for something you said in regard to his own majorly dickish behaviour three or more years ago?

Just block the idiot.

Broke up two years ago, would sometimes respond to him up until about 6 months ago when I stopped

OP posts:
ginasevern · 12/09/2024 09:52

You're kidding yourself when you say his messages are healing. They are not healing or funny on any level. You are still into him, otherwise you would've blocked him and moved on with your own life. Surely you've got better things to do than play some sort of twisted game with a creep old enough to be your dad.

Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 09:58

alwaysmovingforwards · 12/09/2024 06:41

Title says partner, but story says ex - which is it?

He was my partner when the occurrence happened

OP posts:
Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 10:00

loropianalover · 12/09/2024 08:57

Agree, he’s getting exactly what he wants with OP still obsessing over him and even writing about him online. He’s under her skin.

I think it helps sometimes to write down things you never spoke to others about at the time it happened, and have messages to read through that affirm your position when a narcissist is trying to guilt trip you, even if the romantic feelings have gone, we are still human. I acted out of character a lot in that relationship because he was a total head mess. People like you don’t have to respond to the post, but there will be others who know what it’s like to be in the after effects of a relationship with a severely personality disordered individual, it’s like a community of understanding, and the messages help

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Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 10:01

Same goes for the rest of you who have replied in a similar and unhelpful way- you have no idea how I feel, or when I am at in my life- you can simply scroll on by- the question is not for you. I’d prefer similar stories of other narcissist exes to entertain me, than a pointless comment from keyboard psychologists with no experience of these situations.

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Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 10:05

Disturbia81 · 12/09/2024 09:44

Your age gap of 18 years should have been the red flag. That means he's got an eye for young women, is a perverted creep who isn't interested in being equals.
And the rest of it.. wow he's disgusting. To be looking at 18 year olds in a sexual way 🤮
The way he talks to you reminds of an ex.. proper narc who loved himself, always trying to neg me and make me jealous. Cretinous creatures

Aren’t they just, but it’s not negging to them is it, they pretend they are just sharing parts of themselves, or “this is who I am” or “aren’t you lucky to have me” what kind of crazy things did your ex do?

OP posts:
Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 10:07

ginasevern · 12/09/2024 09:52

You're kidding yourself when you say his messages are healing. They are not healing or funny on any level. You are still into him, otherwise you would've blocked him and moved on with your own life. Surely you've got better things to do than play some sort of twisted game with a creep old enough to be your dad.

They very much are healing, I had him on a pedestal, as time has gone on, how pathetic he is has become very clear. I’m glad I didn’t block him back then or I would still likely be stuck in the stage of “was it me”, “could be change” etc. again unless you’ve really experienced the kind of head mess of a disordered individual, you don’t have to comment. I haven’t asked if I’m still into him, or how to move past it have I?

OP posts:
Bibi12 · 12/09/2024 10:13

Starspangledbanner7 · 12/09/2024 10:01

Same goes for the rest of you who have replied in a similar and unhelpful way- you have no idea how I feel, or when I am at in my life- you can simply scroll on by- the question is not for you. I’d prefer similar stories of other narcissist exes to entertain me, than a pointless comment from keyboard psychologists with no experience of these situations.

Edited

I've been thorough it. That's why I posted and that's why I wrote "I mean it kindly."

You're not going to heal by engaging in his mind games and by keeping contact with him. And if you have to wonder if he was in the right then there is a lot of work to do regarding your boundaries. It might not be what you want to hear but it doesn't mean it comes from unhelpful or judgmental place, far from it.
This whole situation doesn't look healthy and that's why people point it out.
You're not the only person who was in toxic relationship they are very common actually.

mamajong · 12/09/2024 10:16

He sounds like a charmer...not! But why are you still playing these games too? You broke up, it's over, block Delete and move on

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