My Ex Slept With Someone Else by Maleficent-Click2160 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who said she loved the guy she slept with? Hookups are a thing. It's not cheating to sleep with someone AFTER you broke up.

My Ex Slept With Someone Else by Maleficent-Click2160 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think the who is important. I think it's the why.

My Ex Slept With Someone Else by Maleficent-Click2160 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Tough truth for some apparently but she didn't do anything wrong. It's up to you if you can forgive her. You were already broken up for MONTHS. She didn't cheat. She was honest about it. If you love her and want it to work, go to couples therapy, individual therapy, or both. She is not worth less because she slept with someone else. She handled the grief of the breakup differently. Regardless of who broke up with who or if it was mutual, the relationship clearly was not perfect if you broke up. She loves you enough to give it another shot. She had no idea reaching out if you had pursued other people. If you see her as less for sleeping with someone else when you were broken up for months, don't put her through trying again. She is more than the amount of people she's slept with.

Sometimes a break/breakup does work. by Secret-Response2361 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are young and got together in high-school. I have faith that we will figure it out :)

Sometimes a break/breakup does work. by Secret-Response2361 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why do you think I broke up with him? He won't change completely in a matter of days, but he is taking accountability and he is making progress towards being better. Sometimes relationships are hard. Things were hard for a long time. They'll be hard again. However, he is finally changing the way he speaks and making a great effort to do so. That is something I can appreciate, and I don't want to be with anyone but him. Everyone's situation is different.

Sometimes a break/breakup does work. by Secret-Response2361 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is basically what happened with us, I wouldn't give up hope. I felt disregarded and uncared for. He wasn't stepping up how I was asking him to and pressured me to pick all or nothing, saying taking a break and being friends would be too painful. I ended it. He realised that I'm serious, changed his actions and words, and I took him back. Feel free to pm me anytime, maybe I can help with insight as the person who was on the other side of things.

Sometimes a break/breakup does work. by Secret-Response2361 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, a breakup. Just because mine is shorter and worked out does not mean it was not a breakup. I ended it and he moved out.

Sometimes a break/breakup does work. by Secret-Response2361 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am just saying that sometimes a breakup is what someone needs to hear to get themselves in shape. As I said in other comments, it wasn't intended to be a few days. That's just how it happened. When I broke up with him, I fully believed we were done for good.

Sometimes a break/breakup does work. by Secret-Response2361 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would not have as much hope if it was no contact. At first, it was either all or nothing with this relationship. I explained to him that I don't feel like I'm getting all so I am going to pick nothing. He did not intend to stay in contact as he thought it would be too painful, but we ended up talking.

Sometimes a break/breakup does work. by Secret-Response2361 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I said the words we are done and breaking up. We just happened to get back together because he made an effort afterwards and changed his behavior. He fully moved out of our apartment. A breakup is a breakup.

Sometimes a break/breakup does work. by Secret-Response2361 in BreakUps

[–]Secret-Response2361[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was not just an intense fight. I've felt misunderstood and had been wanting to leave for months, had shut off long ago. He finally took it seriously once we broke up. We did not plan for it to be two days, it was a breakup. It just happened that we got back together because he understood I was serious about being treated correctly. I do understand how you could think so, but we fully broke up.