3 years in a relationship Falls for Nothing

Philippines
May 27, 2010 1:29am CST
If you have a boyfriend/girlfriend for 3 years, you invested so much in him/her such as Love, Care, Patience, Sacrifices and Financially. Everytime he/she needs your help you are always be there for him/her. Eventhough, your family doesn't want him/her to be your partner but you still fight for it until such time they will accept him/her. Both of you have many plans for the future and you help him/her to invest that future and built a house. As time runs by, everything change that you were not included for his/her plans. You just ignore it because you still love the person. Then one time an opportunity knocks for you to have a job in the other place and you accept it with his/her permission. Far away from him/her you always have a communication. But because of your job you are busy and haven't contact him/her in 3 months. After that month you tried to contact him/her but he/she did not replied. A shocking news from one of your friends, told you that your boyfriend/girlfriend got married. What will you do and how would you react with that? would you try to call him/her and ask if it is true?
14 responses
• United States
27 May 10
There are some points U made in this letter that I DON'T understand. ONE: Was the amount of investment U PUT IN TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP...I DIDN'T HEAR/SEE U say/write anything about him/her contributing EQUALLY?! TWO: U notice something going on with HIS LIFE PLAN and U decide to ignore it?! THREE: WHY WHY did U need "HIS PERMISSION" to accept a job some distance away?! "Ms. LADY" from what I've read in this post, U were LOOKING for a way out of this relationship LONG BEFORE U took the job w/ distance... am I right?! Face it, he did U a favor in a COLD PUNK WAY by getting married behind your back. U DON'T REALLY WANT TO CONFIRM IT so just let it keep going as it has for those PAST 3 MONTHS & if U happen to run into him/her in the future with HIS/HER WIFE/HUSBAND & KIDS on the street just say "hello" and Thank GOD Almighty that U got out when U did!!lol GOD will deliver your KING/QUEEN to U in good time just be patient. peace
• United States
13 Jun 10
U WILL My Dear!
• Philippines
9 Jun 10
Maybe it's GOD' S will that we are not meant for each other. Hoping that I can recover easily.
• Philippines
27 May 10
I want to ask about the way of communication, because lets accept the fact that communication in this generation is really advance not unlike before, you have telephone, mobiles, internet and so on. Being busy does not give you enough alibi that you cannot communicate with the person you love. Even if it takes only a minute or two a day is really important specially if you two have been distant away geographically speaking. I wonder why in that 3 months time, your communication has been blocked?? pardon me but it was not clear on what you say here because 3 months of no communication because of the reason for being busy is really puzzling for me. I can't give that as an excuse ever. So by the time you came back to earth after 3 months to contact your beloved, he/she is not around anymore...ohh dear, i know the feeling why, but that person should be brave enough to tell the reason if he/she is already married or whatsoever.
• South Korea
27 May 10
As you can see relationship is not how long youve been together,, but how those that person makes you feel when your with him or her.... so thats life... dont be so sad.... everybody deserves someone better.... let time heal you... I must say...yeah its so painful after all those memories that you had... but you can do nothing to it... hes already married now... and in my opinion if you will still contact him... youre finding a way how to hurt yourself even more... its a very good opportunity that you guys are far with each other.. so atleast you can move on easily... im not saying forget about him..coz its impossible... you will remember him even when you grow old..and when that times come you will laugh about how did you react and spend effort on nothing..:)
• Philippines
28 May 10
Thanks for all your response, I'ts not easy for me to move on eventhough it's been a year already. I used to contact him before but he did not replied, I don't know why. I greeted him in his birthday and birthday for his kids also but no one replied to me. Until, I receive the news from my friend and from my relatives that he got married, I was so shocked as if I was hit by lightning. While I was far away with him I still do help him financially. Then, now I'm still thinking why he did not tell me the truth until now. We haven't broke up, just a communication gap. I don't have the courage to confront him to ask all the questions I wanted to ask.
@meerat75 (111)
27 May 10
You were in a hurry. The things which are suposed to do after marriage are done before that. You cannot undo abount what is already happened. These are usual if we are not cared of. From your experience, learn something what you needed. If you dont't feel sorry, concentrat on your job and forget everything, (may not possible as you loved so much), and find new areas in life. Remember, for us life is only once. So make it more meaningful for you, and you only can work for this. So, be alert and forget everything and prepare to face the life ahead. Warm regards, Meera
• Philippines
28 May 10
Thank you for the advice...
@akopoaysi (739)
• Philippines
28 May 10
hi krischine!!! dont worry the pain mill subside eventually.. until you dont feel them anymore... ive been there... i had 6 yrs. relationship and it ended pretty badly.. our family both thought that we'll ended together but it didn't happen... i know you want to communicate with him again... pass by to his house... go to the places that he might go there... text his friends and a lot more stupidity actions you want to take.... but eventually you get over it... how did i do it??? 1. LOVE YOURSELF!!!! - dont think it will be the end of the world if he doesnt exist.. you live many years before him and you will live more years after him... 2. have FUN!!! - do things that you enjoy... go to the gym, surf more, read, watch movies with your girlfriends... patch up with them.. 3. focus to the persons who love you more UNCONDITIONALLY - parents, siblings, best friends.. 4. MEET more friends.. or have a pet!!! 5. FOCUS ON YOURSELF... BE GREEDY!!! BE CONCEITED!!! you deserve more than him.. eventually, you'll forget about him, the pain will be gone... and you live your life... i am a living proof... i am happily married and hopefully to have a baby soon... good day to all!!! :)
• Philippines
9 Jun 10
Thanks for the advice, that will help me a lot. I'm now meeting new people, having lots of friends and dating. Hope this will work
• Pakistan
27 May 10
As a female i like s*ex relationship very much.
@meerat75 (111)
27 May 10
What is your age? It matters. Meera
@dayle59 (152)
• Philippines
28 May 10
thats very sad.. knowing that there is a very big possibility that the news is true, i would still ask my partner whether it is true or not. but i know its easier said than done. so maybe ill just think of ways to cope as well so that it wont be that difficult anymore.
• Philippines
9 Jun 10
Thanks for your response, I don't have the guts to know if its true, and many do tell me its true and they were shocked seeing him with somebody not me. Not all relationship goes smoothly, most of it fails and it badly hurts.
27 May 10
If it is true love it always come back, if you want know your answer very well then see hindi movie ( JANEMAAN), bollywood. it is good movie perfect for your answer ,once you search you find that movie, it is indian movie ,but just see it, u will find your answer.
@tjen_anni (317)
• Indonesia
27 May 10
i'm so sad to hear about your news. I could understand how your feeling is kris.. In my opinion, you should check the news yourself, even if it ends in pain. You could prove whether he is a gentleman or not. Just prepare your heart for the worst possibility
• Philippines
28 May 10
I don't have the courage to confront him after I new that he got married to a girl that he knew her for just a few months. That's one of the reason I don't wanna go home in my home place, because I don't want to see him.
• Philippines
27 May 10
It always that kind of problems to some relationships, and most of the problem is the communication gap, both of them are far from each other and even though there is cell phone or an internet but the both individual is suitable to temptations and maybe the man was tempted to other woman vice versa and that is what had happened to some relationships, so the best thing you do is call him/her for once and for all you will be clarified.
@meirhu (363)
• Israel
28 May 10
Yes. Call hir and ask if it is true. My dear - the time with an intimate friend is NEVER wasted. Didn't you ENJOY the time with hir ? One of the many wrong expectations is that once you are in a relationship that it will last forever or even for a long time. It does or it doesn't. Go with the flow my dear. It should be easy enough for a pretty girl like you to find another guy or even a few guys so that you can choose. Right ? If that ISN'T correct then contact me and together we'll figure out why it doesn't work.
@alexies29 (124)
• Philippines
27 May 10
3 months of not communicating means that the relationship is not doing well. So I guess both parties should expect the worst thing to happen. I could not really say that the person left behind or the person who got married is to be blamed, because it's the responsibility of both persons to find a way to communicate. Being busy may be a reason for not being able to call or send an email or even send text messages, but 3 months is already long. If one could live without talking to his/her special someone for that period of time, it simply means not giving that much importance to the relationship. If this kind of situation happen to me, maybe I'll call him to confirm the news. And whatever it is that he'll say to me, I'll respect and accept it.
• Philippines
28 May 10
In that 3 months of not having communication, it's not just me but also he himself did not make a move to contact me. He will just contact me If he needs money instantly.
@zhangxia (87)
• China
27 May 10
cry ,drink ,then get then shower ,go to bed ,and the next day when i wake up ,everything is new .it's a complete new day coming .the smile to it . so what else could i do ,she is now a bride with white gown ,and the men in suit beside her is not me .it's so heartbreaking ,hurting .and eventually time will take grieve away .like dandelion in the sky is taken by wind .
• Philippines
28 May 10
Hi, thanks for the response. I did cry a lot and it's been a year now, still the same way, how I felt before that I knew that he married the girl. It's really hard to accept, I tried dating and meeting some new guys but he is always in my mind. Hating him for what he did to me.
@Rysonia (310)
• United States
27 May 10
From the sounds of it this relationship was over a long time ago and you simply have been unwilling to accept that fact. If you suspect that your friend might be lying to you it wouldn't hurt to confirm it, though calling under the excuse of congratulating him on his marriage might be a better idea then coming across as making accusations after you hadn't contacted the guy for 3 months. With modern technology unless for some reason you seriously can not afford to have access to the internet or a phone, there is no reason why you couldn't have kept in contact with him.
@Jacobus1919 (1683)
• Philippines
27 May 10
Well, You chose which path to take. You can hope for the best for your ex. That is all you can do. But, You would prolly wonder if you stayed would it be the same?