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From: (Not Displayed) Received: 11:57 am on Nov. 3, 2009 Return to Inbox
Subject: The right decision
I was just wondering if it's right to stay with a guy mainly because he's the father of your baby. I also stay with him because he's the only guy I really feel comfortable around like, I can just sit there naked and know that he still thinks I'm beautiful, but I'm constantly missing my ex. Sometimes I miss my ex so bad that it makes me want to stay away from my current boyfriend/baby's daddy. I always feel like my ex took my happiness with him when he left me and I can't get myself to be completely happy with the guy I'm with now even though he does everything for me. I'm not exactly sure what to do in this situation.
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Honestly, it's not right. You need to find your happiness. Try to get back with your ex. If you are not happy now then why stay. Your baby is part of your life. Not your whole life. Your emotional state/relationship is also part of your life. And it's not fair to you, to be unhappy while in this current relationship.
Maybe it's not that your ex took your happiness. It's that you were most happy with him. And now that you two aren't together it feels like he took that happiness.
I say go get it back. Get him back. If its meant to be then it will work itself out. But you still need to put the effort into it. You need to realize that you can do more then one thing at a time. You're not just a mom. You are a female. A person. Who has needs and you can do it all if you put your mind to it.
I am sure if you tried and didn't give up that you can make things work with your ex.

I believe real love is forever....So go find it. Even if it seems like a hard road to travel. It will only make you that much better and happier.

Good luck.

-Nick

Posted at 11:48 pm on Nov. 3, 2009

It sounds like you're in a very uncomfortable situation right now. I know how you feel to some extent, as I'm quite afraid I won't fall in love with the one I adore. I can't tell you what to do exactly because I'm not you, so I can't read your feelings exactly as they are. I believe that this is a situation that you must follow your heart in order to make it through. I'm not sure that I have the answer to your problem, but I hope I can at least nudge you in the right direction.

Truthfully though, the right decision may be difficult to come by. I understand completely that you want to stay with him because he's the father of your baby, but you have to keep in mind that if you're afraid your feelings for him won't progress, it may be best to avoid a terrible situation in the future. Odds are if you don't really love him, terrible things will happen between you two when you get older and it'll affect your child anyway. If you don't love your boyfriend, it's better to call it off and make peace as soon as possible, rather than farther in the future. Like I said though, I don't know exactly how you feel about him so I'm not really qualified to judge.

There's also the possibility that missing your ex is affecting your feelings for your boyfriend. If it helps, try and hide anything that reminds you of your ex and move on from him. You may find the love for your current boyfriend growing once you're completely over your ex. It takes time to get over someone unfortunately, but it is possible. It may also help to try and find new things for you and your current boyfriend to do. It may help "spark" up your feelings for him.

Overall, this is a situation that you just need to follow your heart in to get through. Unfortunately, love completely clouds rationality. We never choose love, it chooses us. Sometimes following our mind isn't the best way, sometimes we need to follow our heart.

You can always e-mail me if you'd like to talk more. I'd be happy to talk to you.

dylan_dawson@live.ca

<3 Dylan



Posted at 12:17 pm on Nov. 3, 2009

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