I need help or advice?

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Edited Date/Time 6/13/2013 1:11pm
Guys I really need some insight. I just can't shake something.

8 years ago I met this girl at work. I was just coming out of a marriage and started flirting with the receptionist at work. Next thing I know we are dating. I was about 32 at the time and she was 22 so pretty young.

I noticed when we first started dating she was very jealous and controlling-always getting mad at me for stuff that I wasn't doing. Just a lot of red flags and very immature but I rode it out.

We moved pretty fast and she moved in eventually. She would leave me about every month over something and then come back. It got pretty old but I rode it out.

Then we got engaged. She even went and picked out the ring and said I have a ring at the store so completely ruined the element of surprise. We talked about it but I really didn't expect her to do it like that.

Then one day I came home and she said she was pregnant. I was happy. We were going through some rough patches because she was always leaving me and telling me she didn't love me and then would come back. I was hesitant to marry her and then she threw a guilt trip and said, "I don't need you-I will raise this kid on my own-my mom did it. I don't need you".

I said, that's not it I'm just scared. Anyways, we ended up going to the courthouse and getting married so we could get her on my insurance asap.

So I went to every pregnancy appt with her and then we had our little one. Things were pretty good. Once she was pregnant she was snoring a lot so I went downstairs and slept. Then once the baby was born she would stay downstairs and I slept upstairs. Fast forward 2 years later and we still weren't sleeping in same bed or have had sex at all for 2 1/2 years.

She was very bossy and controlling and just a bitch. She would tell me what to do-get mad at me for everything, threaten to leave all the time. It just sucked.

Then one day we had a birthday party at our house for her nephew who is the same age as our daughter. Our daughter wasn't feeling good so my wife took her to the doctor and her mom went with her straight from the party. I said, I will stay here and clean up. She called me about 30 minutes later and said I forgot her food can you bring it. I said just feed her when she gets home, she will be fine. She said, "Do you want your fucking daughter to starve to death?" So I took the food. When I dropped it off she had a pissed off look on her face so I just came back home.

She walks in the door an hour later without my kid with a pissed off look on her face and I was like where is Haley. She said, I can't do this anymore, I'm done. I'm like what the fuck are you talking about. She said I saw other families at the doctors office and you didn't come and just other stuff. I said you are divorcing me over me not going to the doctor with you? I said just get your shit and leave then-you leave me all the time. Then the next day she treats me like a complete stranger like we never met and of course the divorce went through pretty quick after that.

The thing that bothers me is that if anybody should of left it should of been me. I can't figure out why she would walk away from all this. I make great money, I gave her anything she wanted. We had a family together. Now she lives at home with her mom in a small room. We split time 50/50 with our daughter so she doesn't get to see her everyday. She gets shitload of money a month from me for child support. I just don't get it.

The biggest problem I am having getting over is feeling like why doesn't she love me? Like what is wrong with me. It completely killed my self-confidence that she would rather live the way she is living than try and make it work with me. I mean am I really that bad. I'm not a bad looking guy and I have a lot to offer. I mean sure the marriage sucked the last few years and we had no romance or anything but we were in a rut and just had a kid. I surely didn't expect a divorce. I got to the point where I couldn't stand to be around her anymore and would come home and just go downstairs but I was willing to give it time and see. I didn't want to get a divorce.

Now we get along ok. She still acts very cold towards me. I gave everything to this girl and she treats me like shit and I don't know why. It's like she has no feelings at all. She more sympathizes towards me than anything and that makes it even worse. I would love to have my family back but I know it's not going to happen. I just don't understand why she doesn't have any feelings for me. Is it because she's just a cold hearted bitch? I really don't know. I just know looking back she had a pattern of leaving, never saying sorry, being very bossy and controlling. I mean I know I'm better off but it's just the insecurity of it all. I just don't get people like her that are so cold. Now we are both alone and our daughter has no family. It sucks and I can't figure out why she is the way she is. Any help to help me get over this shit. It drives me nuts. I think if I was the one to leave like I did with other relationships in the past it would be easier but this time I was the one that got left and I've never felt that.

I honestly don't know why I just can't get over her. I honestly think she is one of the meanest, most self centered, self-righteous, cold hearted person I have ever met. When you think of a bitch you think of her. Like I just can't stand her sometimes. She's just so fucking mean and honestly just such a bitch and I hate saying that but she really is. I honestly don't know how I put up with being treated like that. I never been treated like that and it honestly just kind of ruins my self-confidence because it's so new to me. The fact that she is that bad and I still can't get over it is what bugs me. Maybe it's because I was dumped and it's an ego thing. That's the only thing I can think of because I just want to tell her to her face that you are one of the biggest bitches I have ever met in my life but yet I keep being nice to her and she keeps treating me like dirt for no reason at all. That to me just makes her a bad fucking person. What am I missing here?
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6/12/2013 10:15pm
"I just want to tell her to her face that you are one of the biggest bitches I have ever met in my life but yet I keep being nice to her and she keeps treating me like dirt for no reason at all"

Stop being the victim and start being the Dad.
Your daughter is watching the whole thing.
Stop it.
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6/12/2013 10:35pm Edited Date/Time 6/12/2013 10:37pm
I think you need to realize the problems not you it's her, man up, be a good dad, and expect a court battle. Plenty of kids grow up just fine and even excel that come from a separated family. Might think about checking if it is your child with a DNA test at a doctor, and I'm not saying that to be mean.

As stated your guys fighting ultimately effects your child and it's best to move on from that relationship, and work at having a more professional relationship, kind of like tou woukd with a co-worker, as that will ultimately be the best for the child.

I didn't mean any of that to be or sound mean. It's simply how I feel you should handle it.

As in most fights, being the bigger person and moving on will be more rewarding later.
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6/12/2013 10:48pm
Most people deal with this at some point. Here is the problem: We can get a fixed idea about our relationships. That is to say we can think they are one thing when in fact they were something else all along. The key is looking at it for what it is, all the while brushing off any previous fixed idea. It is tough but it is worth a cold look. Just look for yourself and hold your own council. You will be better for this brutal lesson.
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6/13/2013 3:09am
Recently a "Husband Shopping Centre" opened in Dallas, where women could go to choose a husband from among many men. It was laid out in five floors, with the men increasing in positive attributes as you ascended. The only rule was, once you opened the door to any floor, you HAD to choose a man from that floor; If you went up a floor, you couldn't go back down except to leave the place, never to return.

A couple of girlfriends went to the shopping centre to find some husbands... First floor The door had a sign saying, "These men have jobs and love kids. "The women read the sign and said, "Well, that's better than not having a job, or not loving kids, but I wonder what's further up?" So up they went.

Second floor
The sign read, "These men have high paying jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking." Hmmm, said the ladies. But, I wonder what's further up?

Third floor
This sign read, "These men have high paying jobs, are extremely good looking, love kids and help with the housework." Wow! Said the women. Very tempting, BUT, there's more further up! And up they went.

Fourth floor
This door had a sign saying "These men have high paying jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak." Oh, mercy me. But just think! What must be awaiting us further on!
So up to the fifth floor they went.

Fifth floor
The sign on that door said, "This floor is empty and exists only to prove that women are impossible to please

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6/13/2013 7:25am
We don't fight-she's just mean to me sometimes. She was ignoring my texts the last few days and I couldn't figure out why because we have a good friendship right now that works for us. We get to talk about our daughter, etc. Then she just starts ignoring me and I ask her why-she wouldn't tell me then finally did. She said I don't want to give you hope that we are getting back together. I'm like bitch you would rather be mean to me then be nice to me. Unreal. I don't want to get back together. It's just unreal. Like I can't win. It's almost like she wants me to be an ass to her and to be miserable. It's so weird. She's the strangest person I've ever known. It takes everything I have not to hate her but I hate living like that and it hurts our daughter but she makes it so hard and she just doesn't care. It's like she enjoys being a bitch.
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6/13/2013 7:42am
Just be there for your daughter, and keep your conversations with her only 'professional'. The more you can separate yourself from her, the better off you'll be. I wouldn't worry about HER and her thoughts...obviously she has issues. (no offense)
6/13/2013 7:58am
Girls are about a million times more complicated than us. You would think you could just be nice and have a relationship based on mutual respect but the majority of women are bat shit crazy. They think they are making their own decisions by basically rebelling against everything that logically makes sense but if you can tap into that you can get them to start behaving how you want. You can't expect different results if you continue to do the same thing. It sounds like the relationship isn't going to work out very good but at the very least there is stuff you can do to get the upper hand in your situation. If you want to get the "upper hand" in the relationship you need to turn the tables on her. Do exactly what she's doing to you. Leave her wanting more. Even if you don't have anything else going on make it seem like you do. Don't respond to every one of her texts messages and don't return her calls. It seems childish but she's behaving childishly and you're just mirroring her behavior. If you can become the one who controls how you interact then she will be the one sitting by the phone waiting to hear from you. If she approaches you with a problem try taking the side that is the opposite of how you actually feel and see how it affects the decision that she makes. Some women are ruthless. I can't imagine some of the stuff that she has put you through but you can't expect different results by doing the same thing.
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6/13/2013 8:13am
An excellent new girlfriend will help you move on. They are out there but can be hard to find sometimes, maybe consider internet dating if you don't currently have a girlfriend. I have some buddies that meet girls on the internet and go on at least a few dates a week. You seem to be too concerned about how this girl feels about you, which is understandable cause she is the mother of your daughter, but also understand that there are miserable, mean people out there that you will not always understand why they are that way, it could be many different reasons. As others have said, be a great dad first, stop worrying why your ex is mean to you and don't let anyone steal your self confidence, that is very unappealing to women including your ex.
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6/13/2013 9:19am
I got divorced last year...after 16 years of marriage. We just grew apart and had a few issues that couldn't be worked out. I filed in February of 2012 and it was final in June of 2012. I started seeing a girl in August and became pretty serious, pretty fast. Well, last Friday was my 40th birthday and I proposed to her. Of course, she said yes and I couldn't be more happy! I'm telling you this because, for 6 months last year I felt like a loser. I felt like I failed. I felt like I'd never be able to move on. Now...I'm more happy than I've ever been!
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6/13/2013 10:21am Edited Date/Time 6/13/2013 10:22am
I had somewhat of a similar experience as you level. I was married to someone my age but things were kinda shitty and I met a girl about 9 years younger than me. My wife and I divorced and I moved in with the younger girl. My life was a lot like you explained, she (the younger girl) was very unpredictable....some days everything was perfect and other days she was just crazy. I luckily didn't have kids with her or get married with her so it was a lot easier for us to get away from each other.....but it was still shitty.

As for you not being able to get over her that easily, I was the same way but I then realized that the biggest reason I had a hard time getting over her was more for that fact that I couldn't or didn't control the situation. It wasn't so much her that I couldn't get over, it was the simple fact that I wasn't in complete control over everything. I was more pissed than anything with the way things went down and that they didn't end on my terms.

Just remember that you didn't do anything wrong and that you were the level headed one in all of this. Some people are just fucked up and there is nothing you could or could've done to change that person. You are better off getting away from that situation in the long run because you would've just ended up being more miserable than you already are. She would've ended up making you think you were the crazy one. As much as it sucks right now, trust me.....it's for the better than you are getting away from her.

On another note, I ended up remarrying my first wife and things couldn't be any better than they are now. We were young when we first married and I needed that time we had apart to "learn" about the world and I don't really regret that we divorced for awhile.......but I'm glad we got back together. Good luck with everything!
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6/13/2013 10:39am
My advice is...
Just bang a few of her friends to shake things up a bit.
It will also help you get your mind off her.
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6/13/2013 11:16am
Bummer deal you guy`s have. I hope they were good cooks though.
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6/13/2013 11:59am
I noticed when we first started dating she was very jealous and controlling-always getting mad at me for stuff that I wasn't doing. Just a lot of red flags and very immature but I rode it out.

Ride out yellow....red means STOP!

I thought about this video a few times as I read -

- she was very jealous and controlling-always getting mad at me for stuff that I wasn't doing.
- would leave me about every month over something and then come back.
- went and picked out the ring and said I have a ring at the store


https://youtu.be/3dlm6AMATdo

I do hope everything works out. Take care of that kid no matter what!!!
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6/13/2013 12:24pm
Level you sound like a good dude . You love your kid and you will be a good father for sure . The best thing you can do for yourself ,is put this relationship behind you and think of it as a learning experiance . Go out and do things that will be fun and make you happy . Don't settle for anything less than a great woman . We are here for a good time , not a long time .

and go bang the shit out of her hot friends
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6/13/2013 1:11pm
You should be glad that this one didn't kill you in your sleep or something.... She seems really cray cray.

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