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Relationship Trauma and Distrust

I feel that, for myself, I need to be honest on here and by voicing this maybe others can relate or have some advice. I didn't date til I got to college. The first relationship was during my freshman year. Long story short, she had a hickey on her neck that I didn't put there and I didn't know what it was until I asked my family.

The second relationship was during my sophomore year - I was absolutely in love with her. She accepted me for all of my weirdness and I accepted her for hers. But when I was the last to know in a room of 12 of her friends that someone else had their hand down her pants, and I heard by someone else slipping up, I was incredibly angry but stupidly stuck around. After a huge depression and no support, I broke up with her.

Since then I would get with someone here and there but it would be all physical and shallow and I was trying to find ways of forgetting that second relationship. It's been two years and part of me is still not over her. But someone I met online has been talking with me and wanting to be in a relationship. While I find her extremely attractive, I know that I can't fully love her if I'm not over the past and I don't want to put that burden on anyone but myself.

But anytime someone is interested in me romantically and I discover this or they tell me, I tend to retreat and avoid them because something in my mind always tells me that if it's happened two times before, no matter how hard I fell or will fall, that it will inevitably happen again and that how I am will never satisfy anyone no matter how much good I do. I am not enough as I am and so I have to be alone until I can become someone who is enough.
SW-User
The first real love can be extremely strong, i fully understand. Till today i can still remember my first love when i was just out of high school. It didnt work out, and for many years after, i could not bring myself to be with another.
However, one day i decided enough is enough, and i pulled myself together.

This deep feeling will pass, it really will seem like it cannot pass, but it will, but only if you make an effort towards that. Not now, you do not seem ready, but maybe in the near future.
InvictusIndigo · 22-25, M
@SW-User Thank you JD 💙
SW-User
@InvictusIndigo You're very welcome, just hang in there bud. 🧡
Carazaa · F
Thank you for sharing. There is no perfect girl and if you love someone forgive them, at least a few times unless it is a bad pattern you can't live with. So call number 2 and tell her you miss her and let her know trust is important to you. You could date a few girls there is nothing wrong with that unless you are living with them or married. 🙂
InvictusIndigo · 22-25, M
@Carazaa Thank you for your words. Number 2 is taken by another but also told me upon breaking up that she was only with me for the physical aspect to begin with. There were a great many other things that happened but I take what people say in moments like those at face value, where their true intentions are shown like that. After my parents divorced that same year, I don't at all trust someone who's been proven to cheat enough to be or remain in a relationship with them.
Carazaa · F
@InvictusIndigo Very smart. There are thousands of girls in every town that would like to be with a nice guy who treats them good. You can find one who is honest and faithful. It's a numbers game!

People do make mistakes and the next one is not going to be perfect all the time, just communicate that being honest and faithful is important to you. Many want that in a relationship too.
Kae20 · 56-60, FVIP
You've got to keep going .. if you don't , then you'll never know success ❤️

 
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