The quickest way to rip your lover’s heart out is to tell
them that you are still in love with your ex.
However, some people think they are sparing themselves and their lover
the dreaded “let’s sit down and talk” scene by simply not saying anything at
all. The following relationship
scenarios are true and the names have been changed to protect the identities of
those who have actually been hurt by men who still love their exs.
Meet Darius, he has been in various short-lived
relationships while dating his on again off again girlfriend, Tina. The problem is Tiffany doesn’t know that
Darius is not only still in love with his girlfriend, but he is still having
sex with her. After spending much time
with Darius, going to restaurants, hanging out at his mother’s house, attending
social events, Tiffany begins to notice that Darius is becoming difficult to
reach by phone. His excuse, he has been
working long hours and promises they will go out again. Being a busy college student herself and
working, she understands and isn’t demanding about the two of them spending
time with one another.
Then there is Kane, unlike Darius; he has shared with his
girlfriend of almost two years, Leslie that he is still in love with the mother
of his child, Fatima. Despite his
efforts to break up with Leslie, he can’t seem to let her go and neither can he
let Fatima go either. He always finds a
way to get away from Leslie so that he can see the mother of his child. He tells Leslie he is going to his friend’s
house, and then when she calls him he can’t be reached. One day Leslie discovers a Facebook page of a
young woman left minimized on her computer.
She asks Kane about it. He says
that it is just Fatima’s page and that she just wanted him to check it
out. Leslie bothered by it, begins to
question whether he still loves his child’s mother. He admits he does, but there is nothing to
their relationship anymore. Meanwhile,
he tells Leslie that he will be going to pick up his daughter from the mother’s
house. Leslie at times doesn’t see him
for days. His excuse, “I have been
working…I had to help my brother with a few things…I needed some space…I have
been spending time with my daughter…”
Both women are obviously under the impression that these men
care for them. They choose not to press
the issue of what their gut may be telling them, “He is seeing another
woman.” Even if they find out the truth,
the question remains will they allow themselves to break up with their men or
will they ride the merry-go-round of break up to make up?
Tiffany eventually finds out about Darius, the hard
way. During a trip to the mall, she
notices a tall man from a distance wearing what appears to be a rather unusual
shirt she has seen before. The man is
standing with a woman who looks oddly like her.
The woman wears her hair back like her, her skin tone is the same color,
she stands about the same height, and has the same build. To be certain the man isn’t whom she thinks
it is, she walks closer and unfortunately discovers that it is indeed Darius
and his girlfriend whom she had never seen before. Tempted she begins to walk over to the
couple, but realizes she doesn’t want to make a scene; she stops close enough
for Darius to get a view of her. He sees
her, he appears to look as if he is suddenly in a rush to usher his girlfriend
Tina off, taking her by the arm affectionately.
Tiffany stands there appearing as if she is shopping, before she can
raise her head, Darius is gone out the mall with the woman, her heart has sunk
into her stomach.
After several months of allowing Kane to visit his ex,
Leslie can’t do it anymore. She has
become bitter and resentful and has often picked arguments with Kane. “Where are you going? What are you doing? Who are you doing it with?” She tells him she wants him to quit seeing
his ex. Kane finally admits that he
won’t stop and that he will have to end the relationship. By this point, Leslie is not letting Kane go
without a good fight. She yells, cries,
and cusses. She reminds Kane of the
sacrifices she has made to help him sort out his feelings. After a few more times of breakup to make up
and excuses of “coming over to pick up my things so I can have more make up
sex,” Kane finally puts an end to the relationship. Leslie is devastated, because through a
mutual friend she has learned only weeks later after their break up, Kane is
getting married.
What were the early signs that both women could have paid
attention to that said, “I still love my ex?”
Let’s review.
He doesn’t make time for you when he has in the past. Whenever you plan to go somewhere and he
says, he can’t do it, he is too busy, we will catch up, etc. He is saying these things, because he doesn’t
know the other woman’s schedule, so he has to be available to her as well when
she calls.
He is more interested in himself and his needs than
yours. If every time you want him to
do something for you and he can’t, he is letting you know that what you want
from him is unimportant. He may also be
needed by the other woman and may feel stressed with having to share money,
time, sex, and other things.
He always has an excuse for being away, tardy, or
breaking off engagements. (This sign is obvious if he is normally on time
for everything.) Look for patterns in
his behavior.
He makes light of your “other woman” discoveries. You find intimate notes online, offline, or
text messages and he says we are just friends.
Someone tells you that they see him driving his ex’s car or riding with
her and he makes an excuse such as “She needed a ride so I was helping her
out.” He doesn’t know how something
owned by a woman got in his car, coat pocket, office, briefcase, or somewhere
else.
He has sex with you without putting any future plans in
action. For instance, he promises to
stop seeing an ex, yet you discover he is still seeing her. He tells you that he loves you, but he is
still doing things that hurt you.
He admits that he still loves her. When he is
truthful about his feelings he has given you an option to stay with him or
go. He is hoping that you will stick
around so that he can benefit from the both of you.
Nicholl McGuire is the author of many books including: She's Crazy and Socially Sweet Privately Cruel Abusive Men.
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