-
What should I do?
Hey guys, I've got a tough question that I really need some advice on.
I've got a bit of a background story that I have to explain first, so please bare with me.
My boyfriend and I have been dating for 6 months now, and have lived together for the past 4 months.
In the beginning of the first month of our relationship, I had been goofing around with him one day and popped open
his wallet to see what was inside. It was all pretty usual wallet-type stuff, aside from the picture of a girl inside that I
had never seen before. I asked him about it, he said it was a friend from highschool, it was her senior photo that she had
given him upon graduation. This didnt really bother me at the time.
A couple of weeks later, him and his best friend were contemplating moving out of the state. I butted in and said I wanted to
go with them, and as a result got a very strange look out of my boyfriend. After begging him to explain the look, he
told me, "well, knowing me, I'd probably beg and plead for alyssa to come with me."
That stung. And guess who alyssa is? Yes, the girl on the photo in his wallet.
I was upset. He apologized and explained to me that she was his first love, and it was hard to let her go.
I made him get rid of the picture, and he proceeded to rip it up in front of me.
You could see the pain on his face while he did it.
A couple of days later, while cleaning our bedroom, i found his journal. Inside, were years of entries.
I skimmed through it, for a few seconds, but it was long enough to find out how intensely he felt about her.
How much he thought about her.
I never told him I read that. I figured I wouldnt bring it up unless something else came up again.
About two months pass, everything is going great. We moved in together. Haven't heard anything about alyssa in a while,
so I assumed it was all over.
We went through a whole lot those past months. Near death situations, emotional rollercoasters, but we fell in love.
He told me he was in love with me, that he had finally found the love he had always been looking for.
And of course, I am in love with him, more than anything in my entire life.
He is amazing. He treats me like I've always dreamed a guy would.
I know he loves me, I can see it in his face, and in his actions. I know he's not lying when he tells me that.
Well, sometime near the end of 3 months, we had just gotten back from a party.
We got home, and had one of the most passionate love making sessions ever.
It was amazing. And I was feeling pretty great afterwards.
That was, until I looked over and saw him making a strange facial expression.
He told me it wasnt a big deal, grabbed his journal and began to write.
I let it go, and went to bed.
The next day, when he went to take a shower, I knew I had to see what he was writing about that he couldnt tell me.
I opened it up, and there it was.
"we just made love, but all i could think about afterwards was how much i miss alyssa. im sorry baby, i'm sorry i cant tell you. i wish it wasnt like this. blah blah blah"
After that, I scribbled a note about how I had read that, and left the house. I came back a few hours later to find him bawling. We layed together in bed, not speaking, and only crying together. After that we had a long talk, about how he only wrote that because he couldnt understand why he was feeling that. He didnt want to feel that. He wanted to be with me. He loves me, not her, is what he said.
I believed him. I forgave him. After all, he had been through a whole lot more with her than he had with me, I can't hate him for having memories, can I?
After that, I told him I didn't want him talking to her anymore, via email, facebook etc. I told him to delete her as a friend.
And he did. He blocked her so she wouldnt wonder why he had deleted her.
Well, here we are now, six months into our relationship, and last week he had gone to work with my cellphone, leaving me stranded with no way to get ahold of him. (he doesnt have a phone). I tried texting him through aim all day, trying to figure out when he was going to get home from work so i could go pick him up. After trying for hours, i was like... hey I know i have facebook notifications, why dont I just send a message to myself from his account and it will be sent to my phone and I can get ahold of him that way!
Well, upon logging into his FB account, and opening the inbox, guess what i see? Yess, thats right, a lovely conversation, started by him, with the beloved alysssa. And in that conversation, he had even told her that the reason he hadnt talked to her in a while was because i was jealous. And also told her that jealous tendencies are stupid, and that i 'dont even know anything about her'. and that he is so fond of his memories with her.
What kind of crap is that?
Here is where my question comes in.
What the heck am I supposed to do?
Any advice is most appreciated. Sorry for the typos. It's been a long day and I"m tired.
-
Let me answer this... I have the SAME THOUGHTS sometimes..
Ok, so let me explain. I LOVED this girl in highschool SOOO much. It is almost 7 years since I have seen her... I STILL THINK ABOUT HER at least once a week. I NEVER had sex with this girl, or even 'dated' her... but we did work together, we were great friends(but friends who liked eachother, it was weird), we hung out at least two times a week, usually watched a movie and snuggled a little bit(but that's it). She was amazing, so smart, so in touch with herself and others, so amazing! The most I did with this girl was make out with her ONE NIGHT. I always wanted her, but one day she gave me an ultimatum, saying, "either you ask me out, or I am going to go out with this other guy".. ok, so she wanted me first obviously, but I never asked her out... why you ask... because I WANTED HER, AND ONLY HER... she seemed to just want a BOYFRIEND, and it didn't seem to matter WHO... that hurt me that she would think of someone else, as I was ONLY THINKING OF HER... We remained friends, she got with this guy, told me their stories(which hurt), etc... then college came, we still talk occassionaly, but only online... She was my first love, first REAL LOVE... I had dated girls before her(one for 8 months), that didn't mean anything(didn't have sex with that one either) Anyways. I later got with my current fiance'(the first girl I had sex with).
But, I do still THINK of this girl. I have her facebook picture saved on my PC(her old facebook picture)... Do I want to be with this girl... no, I am happy where I am with my fiance... but it is hard not to compare and think... 'what if'... the thing is... that "what if" is IN THE PAST... and can't happen anymore... I am where I am now, and I love my current fiance'...
I can see myself with her forever. So is it weird for this guy to carry around the old picture of his first love... Not really.
BUT.. I as a virgin(until I met my current GF) would be VERY TROUBLED, if she had a picture of an old BF in her wallet.... VERY TROUBLED... so I see both sides of the spektrum.. just sharing my story :)
Although, I would never say to my current GF that I wanted to move out of state and wanted this girl from HS to come with...
Oh, and by the way...sometimes during sex... if my fiance' is taking longer than usual(she can take up to 1 hour of HEAVY pounding to cum...) Sometimes I have trouble staying hard after 30 to 45 minutes(I get close to cumming, but stop myself, after doing that a few times, sometimes the little guy is getting MAD at me ;p)... also...I mean... Stamina you know... If my whole body is tired... so is my little guy ;p
But sometimes to get some extra strength and a harder 'boner' I will think of this girl. It is like a taboo... I haven't even ever slept with her... but it will make me hard and able to last another 30minutes(and then god after she cums, which in turn makes me cum, I am panting for 5minutes lol)... But I did that to PLEASE my current GF while having sex... so is that bad... I don't know... I do know I want to be with my GF and I was only doing it to please her...
But to add a little more... When I masterbate, or when I have sexual thoughts, they are ALWAYS OF MY CURRENT GIRLFRIEND/FIANCE'. Even when watching porn, I put myself in the porn, and think of my current fiance' doing those things to me, or me doing those things to her. I dont' think of this other girl during these times... Only when I need a 'pick me up' during sex. SO, although this 'taboo' can help me stay hard, it/she isn't reall what I crave, my fiance' is the one I want to be with and please, and the one I think about when I masterbate.