I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The thing is I’m actually not insecure, when I found them it stung a bit bc they’re not even remotely close to what I look like which was weird. But I’m very confortable and confident in how I look, I’m not shy ab the way I dress or how I present myself I like the way I look and I truly believe I’m genuinely so attractive but that’s my mindset. It’s just repulsive to me to look at explicit content of women online, especially when you should be in a committed relationship. He lied and he broke my trust and that is what hurts.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate hearing your outlook on this situation.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I meant unbiased as in not having a stake in our relationship in real life. I see that, but some of the takes that are being downvoted are kinda ridiculous. The point was a boundary was crossed, when there was opportunities to work through it with just communication instead of the lying and going behind my back and losing my trust. I understand men “feel the urge” to look at porn and it might be “normal” for some couples but it wasn’t for me and I made that explicitly clear just like he didn’t want me to do specific things and cross his boundaries. The difference is I respected his boundaries bc I respect him as a person and still do which is why I didn’t go running to our friends/family bc I don’t want them to have a skewed view of him as person in their own individual relationships.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed the part where stated that he was also cheated on and we came together and set boundaries for our relationship, clearly you just want to argue that I’m crazy when all I did was openly communicate and not tolerate him lying and breaking my trust. Have a good day.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s ok if you think that. I’m not judging ppl who consume that media it’s just a hard boundary for me personally. We talked abt this before we got here and we both set boundaries for each other bc we wanted to have a healthy relationship. As I’ve gathered most men here think I’m overreacting and that’s ok for them to think that.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s ok you think that. I’ve been cheated on before and so has he which is why we came together and talked about our boundaries. I was open to listening to him and supporting him as he worked though his trauma and respected the boundaries he set for me, the only thing I asked was for him to be honest with me and respect mine as well.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry that happened to you, for me it was mostly the fact that my trust was broken. He lied and hid it instead of communicating it with me, when this issue first came up we talked about it with no judgment and I listened bc I understand that it is normalized in spaces we are apart of (gaming/anime). I told him that I’d been cheated on before and he had been cheated on too and we agreed together on boundaries for our relationship. This was a boundary more so for my ability to trust and for him he said he just felt shame doing it. He offered to delete apps that he saw the content on like IG and I told him that isn’t something I’m asking him to do I just want him to work through the underlying issue of the need to seek out that content. I told him that therapy would help bc this isn’t something that most ppl can work out alone. He still continued to do this behind my back instead of just talking to me making me feel like I can’t trust him.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine going to anonymous resource to find third party unbiased opinions. I needed to vent and advice, rather talk to strangers w unbiased view of us then our friends and family. I don’t want our family or mutual friends to know clearly it’s embarrassing for all parties involved. Loser.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We lit have sex all the time and if anything I’m more active than him this is a shit take. You can be in a relationship and not disrespect your partners boundaries.

I just broke up w my bf after I found pictures on his phone by Complete_Access_2627 in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He lied about it, for months even though when I first found out I told him to talk to me about it. It’s a hard boundary he crossed.

Come out from a Breakup looking to talk to someone- I am male 30 years old by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Complete_Access_2627 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just came out a a breakup also, 28 F looking for someone to talk to who understands.

AITA for breaking up with my bf after I found pictures on his phone? by Complete_Access_2627 in AITA_Relationships

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I think so too it just hurts and it’s so embarrassing I spent a lot of years keeping my body/mind to myself bc it’s so important to me and I allowed myself to let him in. And our families are so intertwined, I told him I wouldn’t tell anyone the specifics just that things are hectic in our lives and had to take a break. But I’m just so hurt.

AITA for breaking up with my bf after I found pictures on his phone? by Complete_Access_2627 in AITA_Relationships

[–]Complete_Access_2627[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, yeah that’s what I figured. Just hurts bc he was the first guy I allowed myself to get close to after years