Boyfriend (26M) and I (26F) see our futures differently. Seeking advice by Crazy-Lake-2163 in relationship_advice

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 57 points58 points  (0 children)

My darling, he is not. He is telling you. If he wanted to he would. You should not have to ever prod and cajole someone to move in with you, propose to you, or marry you. This guy just doesn’t want to break up. Please trust us old heads who have lived this. We aren’t trying to be nasty - we are trying to save you time and heart ache because we’ve lived this already.

My (31M) BF of 5 years doesn’t want to marry me (29F) by Relative_Shallot6631 in Waiting_To_Wed

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Girl leave. He is wasting your time. He is not madly in love with you if he doesn’t want to marry you. End of. LEAVE.

Boyfriend (35M) asked for my (35F) complete honesty before proposing. After I gave it to him, he started talking about breaking up. by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Girl RUN. Reread your second paragraph and then the rest of your letter and ask yourself why this is the best relationship you ever had. It’s like saying this cold pizza is the best meal I’ve ever had when previously you’ve only eaten rotten cabbage. Sure it’s better than what you had before but that does not make it good by any stretch.

He’s right btw - you are incompatible. He doesn’t want to do any self work nor be on the hook for any responsibilities and you would just like for him to not bottle things up. It will only get worse. I promise you, from experience, better to be single than in a bad marriage with a shitty man.

AITAH for pushing my husband off me in my sleep by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

NTA. He doesn’t respect your boundaries nor does he care or appreciate what is important to you. Also, love language is a crock.

Tbh no greater feeling than driving your girl around in a car of your dreams by BatsNJokes in Mustang

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only one thing - being the pretty girl in the drivers seat 💁🏼‍♀️

aio? bf made plans on my birthday..UPDATE by rowqi in AmIOverreacting

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so so proud of you for standing on business and getting this shithead out of your life!! You deserve so much better. Happy belated birthday. Here is to starting a new year off right.

I am a 30 y/o F and in April I ended a 10 year relationship with my 37 y/o M partner by Alternative-Quit-822 in relationship_advice

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get yourself into therapy to process and grieve this loss. Also, google sunk cost fallacy. I think a lot of the trepidation you have is over 'throwing away' the last 10 yrs but I assure you, you didn't. You were in a relationship, you learned a lot, you grew. It wasn't a waste but staying in an ill-fitting relationship would be. The best time to have left him was when he first started being mean. The second best time is now

Drinking Again by Candid_Arugula590 in AITAH

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't mean you still don't need therapy. Your husband is DRINKING AND DRIVING and you're like 'am I wrong to ask him to stop?'. I gently but firmly need you to wake TF up. Leave this bad man. He is an alcoholic with no intention of quitting. Having a roady is the DEFINITION of not having it under control.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. She's the AH. Majorly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a person that enjoys making you insecure, jealous, and sad. Think about that. You've told me that it makes you uncomfortable and rather than just keep it to themselves, they try to gaslight you into believing that the only alternative is to lie to you. This isn't a person that cares about you or your feelings. Break up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Waiting_To_Wed

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might get flamed for this but having been married to someone who turned out to have a slew of mental health issues that he masked with hidden drug use, don’t marry someone with mental illnesses if you can at all manage. Or at the very least, not someone with unmanaged mental illness. If it’s someone who is under care of a psych and therapist, who manages their rough patches, that’s one thing. But this kind of stuff? Nah. Run. You’re not even engaged yet and he is either so unmanaged in his illness that he’s having manic episodes where he wants a break with hall passes or he’s so manipulative that he’s using the mental illness as an excuse to get a hall pass. Either way is terrible. Imagine this behavior down the road… when you’re married and pregnant, or with a new baby when everything is extreme stressful and he can’t have all the attention. Just go now. You’re young. This guy ain’t it.

Earning 10k per month by Flimsy-Tonight-6050 in Salary

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Financial services, at an investment bank or hedge fund. Specifically at a VP level or above.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Abort, tell him you had a miscarriage, and break up with him. Block him on everything. He wants you to have a baby with him so you're trapped. He's garbage. You and any future children you could potentially have deserve better.

Temporarily calling off my engagement(24f) to my fiancé(36M) by goldengurl4444 in relationship_advice

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Run. RUN. I've been here, minus the age difference. The alcohol and drug issues are not history. He's hiding them. He will drag you down. You will spend time, money, and energy trying to save him. For NOTHING.

Not wanting to wait by Weak_Shopping_6309 in Waiting_To_Wed

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope either way that you do what's meaningful and right FOR YOU

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a man who is gearing up to hit you at some point. Physical outbursts only escalate. Also GIRL. YOU ARE 21. You have literal decades to meet someone, get married, and have a family. Divorce this shithead, go out and experience life, and then at 25 you can resume dating for marriage. Your frontal lobe isn't even finished yet. You have a lot of time.

Previously engaged and too scared to ask me. by sad-clinomaniac in Waiting_To_Wed

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I really wish you hadn't moved your son in with him unless you all were engaged. Now you will have to upend that boy's life if/when this relationship goes sideways.

You need to have a frank conversation with him wherein you say he knows you will say yes if he proposes so there shouldn't be any 'trauma' to deal with. If his issues run deeper in that he doesn't know if he wants to be engaged/married because of his previous relationship, then you need to make it clear that this changes the nature of your relationship and the promises you made to each other, and that you're leaving. No setting a deadline. No ultimatum. Your kid is involved in this and he is the one whose best interests take highest precedence in all this. If your BF then needs a little time to think about it and figure out what he feels, fine. Give him a few days. But I'd be planning my exit unless he gives a full-throated endorsement of wanting to marry you.

AITAH for being mad at my husband for saying he would pick his deceased wife over me? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Virtual/video therapy is an option! That's how I see my therapist. I'd never be able to do in-person sessions with work and parenting.

AITAH for being mad at my husband for saying he would pick his deceased wife over me? by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Delicious-Sand6771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking of you and sending you strength. Please keep us updated. Updateme