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Being Used?

Or she is Confused?

A friend of mine who I never really knew very well, posted a general note for help with Technology, i responded and since then we have been seeing alot more of each other.

The girl is about my age, and a very smiley and huggy sort of person who will hug anyone. She has at least 4 other guys apart from me that are interested in dating her at the moment.

I have had a few bad experiences with women in the past, as so decided to try and take this one slow. We spent more time together and it would get to the point where we would stay up talking until about 2am some nights. I’ve taken her out for dinner one night as well.

just over a month ago I took her to the Lake on campus, and on a bridge with a sunset behind us, asked her out while giving her a dozen origami flowers I had made. I got the ” I’m not ready for a relationship, but I like you response”.

Since then we still saw a lot of each other. One night she came over to make chocolate fudge, and while we were waiting for it to set, we put some TV on in my room, after a little while though it ended up that we were intimately hugging in bed, and ended up not paying much attention to the TV.

Since then i took her out to london for her birthday and treated her to a nice restaurant. She is living in a house with 4 other people one of them being her EX boyfriend, who she says she wants to get over, but still loves. She has this thing about her ex seeing a particular girl that likes to flirt with him, she seems to be saying, its fine for me to go out on dates with you, but its not ok for a girl to be flirting with my ex.

Some of the time when i’m talking to her it ends up with her talking about how one of the other guys that wants to date her is annoying her, and it makes me wonder if she is saying these things about me to other guys as well.

Sometimes i do feel like she is using me, weather intentionally or unintentionally. At the start of writing this I felt partially like I should take a step back and just be friends, but having written this down it seems to be abit clearer in my head.

What should I do, is there anyway i can help her get over her Ex, i really have fallen hard for this girl.

Or is she just using me, and should i jsut stick to being friends?

Or am i being an idiot?

Thanks

Moonlight

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MyNameIS_CharloTTe offline Verified User (1 year) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (4 minutes after post)

Maybe she is confused. But you’ll never know unless you ask her
i’m sorry that’s the best thing i could say.
after all I’m only a teenager…

~CharloTTe

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❀❁✿❁❀ offline Verified User (10 months, 2 weeks) Long Term User Shouts: 53 #
An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (11 minutes after post)

She might be confused, yes, with the ex boyfriend thing. I think its best you guys just be friends for a while until she decides to get over her ex.

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Snar offline Verified User (2 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 36 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (18 minutes after post)

First off, her living with her ex whom she loves is dangerous waters if you want to date her. MEGA DANGER.

Second, she probably is using you given the situation, whether (as you said) consciouslly or not.

THink about it. Shes not ready to commit to you, shes jealous of his new relationship, she lives with him, she still loves him.

She wont be ready to be in a TRUE and selfless relationship with you until she moves out and gets over him. Plain and simple.

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littlenick offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 152 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (18 minutes after post)

If you really care for this girl and you have already shown her that you do, she is just playing you like a fiddle.

Having so many prospects to date is what gives her wings to fly. She knows that whether she ends up with you or with another guy, she’s bound to end up with someone. Furthermore, her living arrangements with her ex-boyfriend in the same house, call me old fashioned, but If you have gotten to the point where you guys are an item, I would not allow it.

In short, she’s using you and you, as the kind person that you are, are letting her.

Cut it short and just look for another friend (partner), lover, whatever.

She’s doing what they say in betting parlors, betting the middle, because she knows she cannot lose even if she does not end up with you. The percentages are all in her favor. As for percentages for you, you have none and you’re the one taking all the risks.

Move on.

At least that’s how I see it.

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littlenick offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 152 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (25 minutes after post)

You should have said you did not want my input. Sorry. :( Won’t happen again. :(

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silent moonlight offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (27 minutes after post)

its ok, all input is good, i know i have a biased opinion at the moment, so its worth getting more.

I think i’m just going to take it slow and let her make the next move, i know her ex and might see if i can have a word with him about the whole thing.

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littlenick offline Verified User (1 year, 7 months) Long Term User Shouts: 152 #
An Undisclosed Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (33 minutes after post)

I think you having a word with her ex is going to make you look insecure.

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silent moonlight offline Verified User (1 year, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (38 minutes after post)

hmmm ok

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meova25 offline Verified User (3 months, 1 week) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 2 weeks, 1 day ago (1 hour, 26 minutes after post)

You may not want to hear this, but you can’t do all the work to make someone be with you. You can’t be the one to talk to her ex or try to convince her to be with you. If she cares about you, she’ll figure it out by herself. Just be patient. Easier said than done, I know.

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