Can you help me?

Portugal
January 19, 2007 12:44pm CST
Yesterday me and my girlfriend we had a terrible discussion because the night before i came home very late,i went out with some friends and we drink a lot of beers and i forgot about the hours.Now she´s very angry with me and she thinks that i´ve cheated on her,what it´s not true.What can i do so she can believe in me and forgive me?Any suggestions?I really love her.
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@wvames (7)
• United States
19 Jan 07
I know where she is coming from. I also understand where you are coming from. It takes time to remember to call your girlfriend and let her know that you are going to be late. Heck my husband would forget when we were first married as would I. We were so used to answering only to ourselves. The best thing you can do is spend some quality time with her this weekend. Maybe make her a nice dinner and rent a chic flick and then explain to her what really happened and let her know that you didn't mean to not call her but she could have called you. She is just insecure. I hope this helps. wvames
• Portugal
19 Jan 07
Thank you for your suggestion.Yes i forgot to call her but with no intention.
@sechsey (1831)
• Canada
20 Jan 07
Oh my this happened to me awhile back. I got mad at my boyfriend because he never called me when he went on a trip with his friends. U se, we live away from each other and only talk thru calls and net. He went for a concert in another city from where he lives with his friend one weekend. he arrived there and i got no phone call. Day went by, the night has ended and no calls. Until the next day of course and i was already pissed. Because he never even let me know blah balh what happened. Anyway, we talked about it. I told him its ok with me if he was having fun and all, or if he was too busy with things but that all i needed was just a txt even a hurried to know he was ok. And talking was worth it coz we eventually sort things out. And from then on, he tries to txt or even miscall my phone jst to know he is doing fine and thinking of me.
• Indonesia
20 Jan 07
ohhh this is happend to me too, but he let me know that he can't meet me cos he is too tired and drink alot... i'm angry at that time, but then i'm glad he let me know...:) so wat ever u do, always let her know, so she will understand u, even she maybe mad but then she will understand it the next day...:)
@mom2boys (334)
• United States
19 Jan 07
being honest and telling her you are sorry, its happened to me with my husband altho i didnt think he cheated the fact was i worried about him, was he in jail, did he have an accident, next time a phone call just to say i am ok should do!
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@mzbubblie (3839)
• United States
19 Jan 07
Well, I think your girlfriend have some insecurities within the relationship, if she thinks you are cheating..have you gave her a reason to think you cheated. There is really no way to prove to her, she should believe you period...I would suggest you and have open communication and talk about what is bothering each other..yanno the serious "couple" talk..find out from each other what you guys can do to better your relationship and you probally discover why she feels the way she do...Good luck to you...
• Portugal
19 Jan 07
Thank you,i´ve never cheated on her.
• United States
19 Jan 07
Tell her what you just told us. Tell her you're crazy about her and you really do love her and that you would never cheat. Tell her you lost track of time, and you never meant to hurt her. Just tell her the truth, thats the best thing.
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• United States
20 Jan 07
I completely agree with this. I think honesty and open communication will win every time.
@andilla (137)
• Sweden
19 Jan 07
It's very good that you want to sort it out with her. And you want to do it now, at the beginning when this kind of thing only happened once (if we understand it right). First of all, you should decide for YOURSELF that you really want to be a boyfriend who doesn't do anything harm to his girl, or who is really trustworthy in the eyes of his girl, or who doesn't leave his girl in incertainties, or whatever is most real for you that applies to your situation. Then you can do something extra nice for her (take her out for a romantic dinner, or come up with something that she would really appreciate, and as others already suggested here, make her understand what happened, have a good, open talk with her. Work out some agreement between each other: how will you go about if you want to go out with your friends again, where would she like to go out with her girlfriends, and so on.
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• Portugal
19 Jan 07
Yes this was the first time that happened,i had never seen her so mad with me.I will try what you said but it´s gonna be hard.
• Portugal
19 Jan 07
It could be easy but it´s not,i´m still trying to put things right again.
@andilla (137)
• Sweden
19 Jan 07
Well boy, no-one said that it would be easy - and yet, it can still be easy. You can also set your mind to this: just decide that everything is alright. It IS much easier for you now, than it would be let's say when you are already married and she has to stay at home with the baby, while you are out, having fun. THEN she would be mad! So now, congrats to your intentions to make it go right with her, all the best!!! :-))
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• Philippines
19 Jan 07
You really have a big fault on making her wait for you that long. And when you came home you're drunk. Any girl would also act the same way your girlfriend did. I guess you should have been more responsible on the time. If you really love her, you should be patient enough to wait until his angriness fades. Do some ways to make her happy and smile. You should show her how sorry you are over what you did. Girls are very much sensitive but very easy to forgive. Just take your time on her.
• Portugal
19 Jan 07
I know i have to be patient but i´m affraid to lose her,she´s not speaking to me.
@Dolcerina (3376)
• Hungary
20 Jan 07
You can not do anything. You did not do any bad things. SO it depends only on her. She must accept that sometimes you go out with your friends. I never ask my boyfriend when he goes out, that when he would arrive home. I know that he loves me, and when he arrives he allways kiss me, and nice with me. He goes out once about in a month. As soon as she will know you better, she will trust in you. So you just say her you need for these few hours sometimes. Good luck!
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• Portugal
20 Jan 07
You are a very reasonable person,thank you for your courage.
• India
19 Jan 07
you should give that boy a tight slap who is he to dictate over you,live your life own let others not influence it,otherwise life becomes miserable.
• Portugal
19 Jan 07
What boy?
• United States
20 Jan 07
your friends. lol
@coolcatzz (1587)
• Canada
19 Jan 07
Just keep reassuring her that you love her and would never cheat on her. She will come around. Just don't ever let her lose trust in you because that is hard to regain. Good Luck
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• Portugal
19 Jan 07
Thank you for your advice.
@raveena (1353)
• India
20 Jan 07
What is making her think that you are cheating? Has something happened in the past? Sorry to be so blunt but I feel that if you really love her you would not have missed calling her even if you would have been fully drunk. Anyway's no use pinpointing faults. All you could do now is (do you know cooking) just make her a favourite dinner and take her for a long drive.
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• Portugal
20 Jan 07
Nothing happened in the past,i never cheated on her,she thinks that way because i came very late home.Thank you
@yamiboo (466)
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
I was just in your girlfriend's shoes a few days before Christmas, the only difference is, I'm already his wife. I understand where she's coming from. In my case, he told me he'll try to be home at a specific time and when he didn't make it home at that time, he didn't even call me, it had to be me to call him. Sometimes, we do these things not only because we're jealous or anything, but because we're concerned of what could or might happen to you, like if you drank, you might get into an accident or what. Maybe a short phone call to check on her and for her to check on you everytime you're not together will help. About her thinking she cheated on you, it's actually sometimes media letting us think of these things. You see that cheating, sleeping around, etc. is usually associated with drinking in the movies, and sometimes, it can stick to a woman's head. Just tell her the truth, tell her stories about your night out with friends so she feels secure, and reassure her all the time that you will not do anything like that to hurt her.
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• Portugal
20 Jan 07
Yes it was my mistake not to call her but i trully lost control of the hours.thank you
@ram13288 (387)
• United States
20 Jan 07
well if she has trouble trusting you when you go out with your friends for one night then maybe she will have trouble trusting you any time you go out without her. my suggestion to you is take her with you next time you go out to drink with your friends so that she can have a good idea of what you guys actually do and maybe afterwards she will be able to trust you more when she sees that all you do is drink and not cheat.
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• Portugal
20 Jan 07
I guess that i will have to do that,thank you.
• Greece
20 Jan 07
well you got what you were looking for... trouble. never do it again. eventually she will forget about it. a nice and expensive present wouldnt be bad either. sofia
• United States
20 Jan 07
give her money! lol
@vdhill (65)
• United States
20 Jan 07
Your girlfriend sounds rather controlling and controlling women are insecure. If you have told her the truth, stop allowing her to put you on a guilt trip. Most likely, she believes you but is using her anger to keep you in line. Don't buy into this. Say nothing more about the incident. If she brings it up again, tell her you're not going to keep going over the same thing. You've apologized and there's nothing more you can do.
• Portugal
20 Jan 07
She´s not a controlling woman,she´s only mad because i came home very late and didn´t tell her.
@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
19 Jan 07
I understand how she feels. If you are out getting drunk (yes, I see you don't do that often) there are a million things going through her head. Already mentioned are whether you were in an accident. I have told my husband that when he goes golfing. Sometimes they decide to play an extra 9 holes, then they decide to play an extra 9. How am I to know whether they are playing extra holes or had an accident on the way home - because invariably they have been drinking. The other thing that crosses my mind is though my husband would never cheat on me, I'm not sure how he would behave when intoxicated. Could he be easily seduced? He likes to flirt when he is drinking so how do I know he won't take it a step further? And when out later than 1am I find that to be totally disrespectful. You have to do what some of the others said here. Make her a nice dinner (or take her out), give her flowers, talk to her, apologize, and DON'T DO IT AGAIN!
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• Portugal
19 Jan 07
Thank you for the advice,i understand how she feels and next time i will try to call her.
@34momma (13882)
• United States
19 Jan 07
That is really sad to me. why do you hav to do anything? i mean sure you lost track of time, so you are sorry. that is as fasr as that should be. i don't think need to do anything but say sorry for being late. if she loves you, really loves you she will believe in you when you tell her you are not cheating.
• Portugal
19 Jan 07
Thank you for your support,it really means a lot.
@rosie_123 (6113)
19 Jan 07
Just try and talk to her and be as honest as you can. Tell her what you've said here - that you love her and you're sorry and you want her to forgive you. She may be mad at first but she will calm down in time. Everyone makes mistakes - I'm sure she has too, - and I'm sure things will be fine in a day or so, Good Luck!
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• Portugal
19 Jan 07
Yeah i hope so,thank you.
@mjalingo (169)
• Nigeria
20 Jan 07
Just asked her to believe you and trust you and that you promise not to do it again.
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@tabi1978 (33)
• United States
19 Jan 07
Trust is something that is really important in a relationship. Spending time with your girlfriend is also very important. She is not asking for much is she? The way you behave will only make your girlfriend trust you. Coming home very late and drunk will make any girl angry. Its not enough just telling her that you love her. You have to show it in how u behave and treat her. Once the trust is lost its lost forever. Thats what I think. Its all in your hands to make this relationship work. If you really love her, spend time with her, make her feel important rather coming home late drunk and arguing with her.
• Portugal
19 Jan 07
But i didn´t started arguing with her,she did,because i went home so late,i told her that i lost the track of the hours.Thank you
• United States
21 Jan 07
Tell her you don't want to go out without her again so you can prove to her how much you love her.
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