Please, I need advice!
Ok, a brief intro to the problem. I like a guy, we are friends. he gets expelled from school. His mom tells him that is not good so she arranges a marriage for him. At first he was not happy, but now that he has talked with her a few times, he is happy. I am heartbroken. We still talk through email and sometimes in person. the wedding is this summer and will be in his home country.
Now, after a few emails, I have asked him if he could translate some arabic lyrics for me because he speaks arabic. he emailed back with the translation and again mentioned his future wife. I do not want to be mean and tell him not to mention her because she will eventually be a part of his life, but it still pains me when she is mentioned. I know I should be tring to get over him, but still, it hurts. Should I ask him to please not mention her, even though I want him to be happy, or should I just deal with it.
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Why are you even in touch with him just torturing yourself? He’s out of your reach and pretty soon will be married to another woman. What gives?
Well, I have realized that, but I still want to be his friend. We were friends before all this, and I dont want to lose touch, he is a good friend.
i say tell him how you feel,
even though there is not much
you can do about the situation.
LOL - His mum arranges a marriage as PUNISHMENT! Nobody else seeing the funny side of this?
indeed.
and if you still want to be friends, knowing you should never expect more, you’ll have to deal with it.
umm this is kinda hard you see .. if he is happy by being married to her and you’re still going to be his friend then i feel that you should have your feelings as just friends in order not for you to get hurt and for him to get on with his life .. i mean since he sees you as a friend right? so be his friend and try to think about someone else
Hey, so it’s a hard type of problem that you’re having to deal with. I like this guy a lot, I told him, he said he liked me back, and then he got a different girlfriend. I’m not really sure how that happened but it did. And he’s happy with her. Everytime he mentions her I feel bad, but then I try to think of how happy he is with her and I put his feelings ahead of mine. Now, seeing as it’s different when it comes to your situation, the only thing I can tell you, is that it’s probably best that you take some time to think of how you should deal with it. Good luck with everything.
My opinions is this: I think you want to be friends with hoping that he divorces his wife and he gets with you. You still harbor the hope that he might get with you. Leave him alone. Is not worth the headache.
Well, he knows how I feel and I have made it clear that I want to only be friends with him now, because I do.
I think you just want to make a hard situation harder. Leave him alone and forget about the friendship. That guy is gone and he’s out of your life and you should quit obsessing over him.
Well i think that you can tell him how you feel but not completly tell him not to mention her because she is gunna be a part of his life and your gunna have to get used to dealing with it
yeah, we are still friends though and its not awkward.
and no, I dont want him to divorce, I want him to be happy I just dont want to constantly be hearing about it though, you know?
What do you think he’s going to talk about if he’s married? You tell him I don’t want to hear about your wife and he’s going to think that you want to get with him, married or not. Have a little dignity and self respect for yourself. Now, you sound clingy and desperate.
and fine, I understand dealing with it, and littlenick, I am not making it harder. Why should I not be friends with him? We both still want to be friends.
If I was you, I would walk away from the whole situation. Friendship or not. Put it in your head, he’s gone, married, and out of your reach! Wake up!!!!
littlenick I have not told him, thats all I wanted advice on! I am not being clingy and desperate, I am trying to move on, but I still want to be friends with my friend.
I am not even trying to get with him!!! >:[
if you dont tell him you’ll never know,
so just tell him and see how it goes from there
kimberchal wrote:
if you dont tell him you’ll never know,
so just tell him and see how it goes from there
I have told him. He said that he still wants to be friends with me, and that he will help me with anything. We both still want to be friends, but I dont know if he is aware that it hurts when he mentions her. once I get over him I wont care, but you know what I mean?
i understand what your saying,
i have been in a similar situation-the thing is with me
im a very open person i dont know if this applys to you or not
but if not go with your gut instinct. hope all works out
If you stay friends with this guy, you will never get over him. I don’t care what you do. And if he ever feels lonely or neglected by his wife, you will feel sorry for him and guess what? You will become his mistress! I don’t know how much plain and clearer I can make it. You will never, ever, get over him. He will be your friend with benefits. (for him only!)
i think what littlenick is saying is that you should not hope for anything else then friendship - because if you do, you’re going to have a sad time being in love with a friend that doesn’t love you back ‘that way’ - wanting something you cannot have, and not being open for other relationships to develop… you’ll lose years over it.
it doesn’t matter if he’s aware or not that it hurts you when he mentions her - that’s your problem to deal with. if you really see him as a friend, then his life and surely his wife must matter to you as well. otherwise you’re simply deceiving yourself and silently hoping for more, even if it means waiting, and waiting…
if this is the case i have to agree with littlenick. move on. if you think you can just be friends, then go for it. it is possible.
I understand what you mean. No, things happened this way with another friend, definately not the same situation, and we are still friends. I got over everything even when he got a girlfriend. So I know it is possible to still be friends. I am just saying that until I move on, which I eventually will, it hurts, so yeah.. I am not trying to be a b!tch, and I am not looking for more than friendship with him, I have faced reality I know it wont work. I just wanted to know if it was ok to ask that he not say anything for the time being. After reviewing these comments, I have decided to keep it to myself and deal with it.
I feel like you should tell him honestly how you feel, and do tell him that thoughts of his marriage does pain you. Seeing as he was forced into the marriage, i feel like he will be more understanding. he is your friend he respects you
first of all:
im sorry for you
at the moment there seemes to be no chance for you to stay his friend without being tortured by the thought of his marriage.
If you really want to stay his friend the only way you can do so is honestly forget about your time together and move on. Find another friend and maybe tell him that you are gonna come to the wedding of his.
You need to move on.
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