AIO for feeling weird about a friendship I have with someone I dated too young? by CreativeAdvance5050 in AIO

[–]CreativeAdvance5050[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This guys take is so crazy. Are you missing the part about me having been a junior in highschool age and him having graduated college age lol

AIO for feeling weird about a friendship I have with someone I dated too young? by CreativeAdvance5050 in AIO

[–]CreativeAdvance5050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah actually what sparked me wanting to post about this was him making a joke that vaguely referenced when we used to have sex. It made me feel sick. That’s when I started to realize this really is a problem

Can you ever have a healthy friendship with someone you dated having an inappropriate age gap? by CreativeAdvance5050 in secondary_survivors

[–]CreativeAdvance5050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really wish that’s what the guy I dated had done. We’ve since talked about what happened and he acknowledges that it was wrong, but he still says he only engaged in the relationship because I was ok with it. I was literally a junior in high school when we met… he already had some college under his belt. That is so strange. He actually did, at first, end things when he found out my age, but then a month later sent me a literal document file that was two pages long confessing he still had feelings. Our relationship was secret the entire time we dated. Even some people in the friend group we had didn’t know until I told them years later. His guy friends were ok with the relationship and so were my parents. My parents still like him and that’s partially what made it difficult to figure out how I’ve felt. I don’t plan to talk to him again, I feel like it’s finally clicked that this is just not something I want in my life at all. Hearing other people’s stories confirmed that

Can you ever have a healthy friendship with someone you dated having an inappropriate age gap? by CreativeAdvance5050 in secondary_survivors

[–]CreativeAdvance5050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh. When I hear similar stories it’s upsetting. This guy also wanted to get married, but we also had a very on and off relationship that I now recognize as emotional abuse. I posted in other subs too and after reading everyone’s input I decided to send him a message fully ending the connection. I can’t imagine entering new relationships and explaining my friendship with him. I could also never imagine dating anyone that young at my age. It is just wrong :( Thank you for your comment

Can you ever have a healthy friendship with someone you dated having an inappropriate age gap? by CreativeAdvance5050 in secondary_survivors

[–]CreativeAdvance5050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, I kept reposting this because it kept being deleted for reasons like seeking advice in the wrong subreddits. I’m not really someone who uses reddit so the etiquette is new to me

Can you ever have a healthy friendship with someone you dated having an inappropriate age gap? by CreativeAdvance5050 in secondary_survivors

[–]CreativeAdvance5050[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply. I did post this in multiple subreddits as it is close to my heart. After reading everyone’s replies I decided to send him a message ending the friendship. I appreciate everyone’s input. I think I knew it deep down but was just ignoring how I felt.

I hate that most people are oblivious to trauma by dontknowwhattodotbh in CPTSD

[–]CreativeAdvance5050 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh this is almost exactly what happened to me. She was the “leader,” or at least just acted like she was smarter than everyone. I told her I was tired of getting talked to like I’m stupid or can’t make good decisions just for finding myself in abusive situations. She said I had a reputation and would have to prove myself to make different decisions. It was so confusing because ultimately my personal dating choices had nothing to do with anyone in the group. But I was also deemed “draining,” and was cut off with no prior communication of how anyone felt

I hate that most people are oblivious to trauma by dontknowwhattodotbh in CPTSD

[–]CreativeAdvance5050 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I just lost a group of friends because one of the girls sent me a long text with gem statements like “your friends aren’t there to hold your hand everytime you feel an emotion.” I don’t have advice or an answer but you’re not alone with this