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I'd like this thread to be deleted, because I feel like I've said things that are no one else's business but me.. I had a bad day yesterday and felt self pitty.. Even though I don't think anyone can fairly judge my situation I'll deal with it myself and not post on an internet form and look for comfort.. To be honest it's just stupid and ignorant..
 
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If you were expecting a sympathetic response, I'm afraid mine won't be it. So please prepare yourself for that before reasing.


I see a lot of "she has to change, this has to change, something has to change... I give her ideas and nothing changes..." this is all extremely troubling. If you are dating this girl for who she might be? Or who she could be? You should just get out now. Because you can't risk the entire farm by betting on the future which may or may not happen. You have to go with what you have now.

... the only person you can change is yourself. So perhaps if you want this relationship to work, you have to turn inward and change your own attitude pretty quick.

- You say one of the main reasons you stay is because she is one of the few people you can be around and "feel well" -- that's not her fault. That's your life, that's something you need to change.

- You say you don't have many friends... all you on this one, again. Make friends, get hobbies, be involved in other things so that you don't have to pine for this girl so much.

- You are basically blaming her for choosing church over you, except that if that's a part of who she is to be at church as much as she does, what right do you have to ask her to change that? If she wants to be at church 7 evenings a week, that's her prerogative. You must decide if you can deal with that. You and you alone.

- I see a lot of negativity and perhaps even a touch of depression. If that's the case, if you are feeling depressed, you need to speak with someone about that.



The worst statement in all of this was "unless she shows me she's worth it" -- whoa, that's harsh. I do agree that relationships take work from both parties, but she has a very busy and complicated life by the sounds of it. I think it is your responsibility to decide if you can handle the type of life that she's living. And if you can't, you've gotta man up and end the relationship.

What I hear in those words I quoted above, is a cop-out. You're basically waiting for her to give you a reason to stay, and if she doesn't, you can then effectively blame her for "not changing" and that's why the relationship ended.

I see a lot of blame, and it's concerning. I know you've put a lot of negatives here, and negatives are what they are (not positive, ie) -- but your negatives are playing the blame-game, and pushing off the responsibility of this relationship working out solely on her. Remember that none of us can change anyone but ourselves. In addition, if the relationship isn't working, you have just as much responsibility to cut it off as you are placing on her.



Here's another concerning piece of text:

"I think she just doesn't really realize how I feel about everything."

Then tell her. It's time for some real communication. You say you tell her again and again but nothing ever changes... are you telling her with phrases like "Why don't you ever..."? Because that kind of a phrase is severely damaging and demeaning. Why don't you ever do this, why do I always have to do that... negatives and absolutes together only foster bitterness and division.

It sounds like you guys might have a communication problem, but I don't even think that's the least of all the problems. I think you sound depressed, and in that depression you are trying to shift the responsibility of this relationship off of yourself and onto her because it's no where near your ideal, and you just can't deal with it anymore.

But you must deal with it. And that doesn't mean sticking around either... it means you have to take good stock of what's going on here, and you make the decision all on your own: Is this girl worth it? Is she worth it now? Without changing one single thing about herself is she worth it?

If not?

Let it go.


Conclusion: If it's "that bad" 10 months in, there's something wrong. And it might not all be her fault. Perhaps you guys are just not compatible. It's not a crime for a relationship to fail.
 
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I can understand you wanting to spend time with her and feeling pretty left out. I'm in a long distance relationship and it's kinda frustrating not being able to see my boyfriend.

The best thing I can tell you to do is really try again to communicate that you want to see her and want to feel needed by her. Maybe you two could schedule a date or something that would work with both of your schedules?
 
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Learn Portuguese. I mean seriously. You have no business telling the other party in a relationship that they need to change when you are unwilling to make those changes yourself. If you cannot see that she is worth it from the get-go then clearly you should not be in a relationship with her. NO RELATIONSHIP SHOULD EVER BE ABOUT ONE INDIVIDUAL PROVING THEIR WORTH TO ANOTHER. PERIOD. Relationships should stem from mutual affection, love, shared ideals, love (This one needs said twice), and a desire for a life together. Never have I ever felt that my relationship with my wife wasn't worth it. Because no matter how rough it's been, two deployments, sucky work hours etc. she has always been worth it to me, because I love her. And I have serious doubts about any relationship that lacks this principle being able to survive outside of a vacuum in the real world.
 
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She has a lot going on and this doesn't sound like a new development. As others have said, what have you done to help the situation other than whine about it? There is a lot on this girls plate, and I'm sure she doesn't enjoy not spending time with you either, but she has obvious responsibilities she feels are important enough to justify not spending as much time with you as you would like. You have two choices, either work with her on it or get out of the relationship.

As Teufelhund said, learning Portuguese would be a good step. It means you could become involved with her at church and other church activities. Would it take work? Yes it would. Would it be worth the work you put into it? That's for you to decide. However, you know her situation and there isn't a whole lot that can change that at this point it seems. You either evolve to become more a part of what she's doing, or you show complete one sided selfishness and ask her to change for you. Things in relationships should always be met half way; what are you doing for your half?

One thing that got me was

She decided without my consent to start going to church on saturdays as well...

Since when does she need to ask you permission to become more active at her church? You two are dating, and by the sounds of it, barely even that. She doesn't need to justify herself to you at this point. Would it have been nice to ask you how you felt about it? Sure. But maybe she was put on the spot or asked to help for a specific project at the church that she would have felt bad about passing up on. It's hard to say without knowing her side of the story.

Bottom line, you two aren't married, you seem to have very little actual communication... maybe she's also trying to send you a hint that she doesn't want in a relationship as well?
 
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Sounds to me you're looking for people to agree with you other than take advice. If that is the case, then yes, by all means, get a diary because they don't reply.

However, take into consideration there are many people who have already been through what you're going through in one way or another and who might be able to provide you information that will help you through a situation or even help yourself. But to help, you must be willing to receive advice even if it's not what you want to hear. All I've seen from you is you running your mouth to people who are trying to help you.

Take it or leave it, but don't come looking for advice if you don't want to hear the answer.
 
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again you think you know me which you don't.. all you guys do is make assumptions.. you do not live my situation.. you do not understand my situation and that's why I thought it's stupid to post it anyway after I let it sink in... I know that I'm not perfect as well and I'm not trying to say I am..

"All I've seen from you is you running your mouth to people who are trying to help you." Duh.. I'm looking for help not someone blaming all the difficulties on me... you could even do that while making it seem more helpful.. again unless you know the situation you'd be unable to understand it hence my question to delete this thread..
 
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We only know what you tell us. You give us something to work with, we give you what we know can help your situation. Frankly, I tire of the "you don't know me or my situation" excuse that I hear all the time when people get information they don't want to hear. If you're not willing to open up in your posts when looking for advice, then why bother? But as you said, it was a mistake for you to post this here in your opinion.

You can have it deleted by contacting a mod.
 
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