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HELP!! is it gonna work??

Postby thanks4nuffin » Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:47 pm

Hello everyone. I am currently in a relationship and want some input and see if you guys think this will work out. I really love this boy, but sometimes I get a feeling in my gut that this is going to crash and burn..

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and Im currently on medication. My boyfriend has severe depression and has ADHD, which he is only medicated for the ADHD. We've both been to the hospital due to attempted suicide (awhile ago), so we kind of understand each other. He helps me, and I help him.

HERES THE THING.
His ex, who is one of the sweetest girls Ive ever talked to, messaged me. They broke up 2 weeks before we got together. She messaged me saying that this boy isn't who he portrays himself to be. She told me that he's just going to use you, how he is manipulative, and his problems are too much for a relationship. My boyfriend has a HORRIBLE relationship with his parents and he abuses drugs, which I want to help him with. This ex also made me aware how he treated his other ex's the same way. None of his relationships lasted longer than 4 months by the way. I talked to the ex and she broke down crying saying how she didn't want him to hurt me and that I deserved better. Now, you guys may think she's a "crazy ex whos trying to ruin things", but she was really sweet and I could tell her pain was genuine. We've only been dating for a month so everything seems perfect but I dont want to end up like his ex's, because the pain would be way more worse due to my condition. To give a better light heres some info about him:

-Hes never been single for more than a month
-We've been friends for about 2 years
-We used to have feelings for each other, but then he dated his now ex which hurt my feelings
-He calls all of his ex's crazy, insults them, etc.
-He abuses drugs and his medications
-He has a very bad relationship with his parents
-He told me on the first day of our relationship that he loves me, I'm the one for him, he can't explain how he feels about me, Im amazing, etc.
-He has a problem with lying, even about very small insignificant things
-He tells me he never loved his ex's and that he was stupid for thinking he did


I'm just so confused, I really love him and want things to work out. He helps me out with my bipolar, hes supportive and loving so I overlook the bad things but I dont know... please help, do you think it'll work?
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Re: HELP!! is it gonna work??

Postby VernonJenkins » Sat Apr 08, 2017 2:53 pm

I think the best advice that I can give you is to go with your gut.
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Re: HELP!! is it gonna work??

Postby psystudent20 » Sat Apr 08, 2017 2:56 pm

Think about your life, and how you want it to look/be.
Will your dreams, and happiness still be obtainable if your relationship continues?
Are you strong enough to leave once red flags start popping up, rather than deny them? Your emotions are definitely very fine tuned and you need to put yourself first entirely. I know you are one another's support system, but he cannot rely on you to fix his drug addiction. He needs to man up and make that choice, for you, and himself, by himself.

Go with your gut.
"For the activity of the mind is life."
-Aristotle
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Re: HELP!! is it gonna work??

Postby 3Halves » Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:41 pm

Hello

I think you are still with the guy, cause you're in kind of similiar stage in life, hence you dont want to leave him, cause he's the only one that could ever understand you. There are thousands of people out there that, would be better than him for you.

You stated many things bad about him, and I don't think, that you should be the one trying to repair them, the only thing that will happen is you will become more, and more addicted to him, and you will be ok with him doing more stuff.

He should be the one wanting to make the change, not you, and by saying that he was the same with all his ex's (I would take what they say with a grain of salt), but still it shows some kind of pattern.

As for the info about him:
- It doesn't mean that much about him, he might just not like being alone, but for sure it shows, that he doesn't needs too much time to get over his previous lover.
-So you're saying you were talking and enjoying your company and he liked you to such and extend that all of a sudden he left you and went with the other girl? This should definitely ring a bell, that there's something wrong.
-So he abuses drugs, and insults his ex's, with that combination I would be slightly worried about your safety when he gets angry or jealous about you
-He is a liar, and told you that he loves you and that you mean a world to him, I don't want to push you under the bus, but it's probably the thing he told every single girl he's been with.

Actually I do have a story for you, which somehow might give you an insight on how my story with one girl went.

It all started when we were teens, living in the same city, didn't know her before, I was out with my friends once and so was she, we saw each other for the first time, but I was into her friend.
One time she texted me, we talked for a bit, and I enjoyed it. From that time we would talk pretty much everyday, and sometime later we would talk less and less, to eventually stop talking at all.
I got texted some time after, and we started talking again, I got to know, that she has a boyfriend now, but she's not happy with him, that he is jealous about everything.

So I became the good friend to her, we again talked every single day, she had problems with her girlfriends as well, we were kind of getting deeper and deeper into our "relationship", but we weren't together, I wanted to, but between words she told be she's not ready for another relationship, so later I helped her get better, she repaired her relationship with friends, and later we went on our first date.

Went for a walk, both were pretty nervous, but I guess we both enjoyed it.
The thing is even tho after all that time, and her saying she really likes me, tons of texts, her saying she's not ready for a relationship and me helping her during her problems.
After around 2-3 weeks after our date, she was already in a relationship with another guy.
So now the question is, did she start talking to him, just after our date, so she wasn't ready to be in a relationship, but 2weeks after it was all good?

Now I know how it was, I was just a marionette, once she needed or had problems, she would just text me, cry on my shoulder to feel better, and I was used all the way.
I would like to think, that it's not like that in your situation, but sadly judging from me perspective it all looks like you're just being used, same way I used to be.

About the whole suicide thing, please don't do it, it's never and answer. If you want to do this cause you think, that nobody understands you and that you'll never find anyone, just think of it as your adventure of a life time. Your adventure is to find that one person.
Here's how I explain it to myself, ask yourself how many guys you've met in your lifetime, how many of them were nice, maybe 1%, still there are more than 1B males in age in their 20's+, where 1% gives you around 1 million nice guys, a lot to pick from :).

Go find a hobby, something you will enjoy doing, maybe go on a internship to another country/state.
I am pesimistic, and only sometimes feel happy, but still, you never know, when you will become happy. Maybe it's right around the corner, knowing it, would you end it all, just like that?
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