im jealous. advice please?

United States
December 27, 2006 6:09pm CST
ok, so here's the deal. my boyfriend still talks and is friends with his ex-girlfriends, and it bugs the crap outta me! he's a really flirty guy,and i cant stand it when he even talks to them! i know it's wrong and i should trust him a little more, but i need help and it's hard cuz im naturally a jealous person. so if anyone has any good advice or any advice at all, that'd be great!
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10 responses
• China
31 Dec 06
In my opinion, I think you should tell him your feeling directly.If he loves you , he should consider your feeling.Love is the understanding between you.If he doesn't, I think, he is not worth being loved for you . Of course , it is only my opinion.Just do what you want .
@wilkingh (354)
• United States
3 Jan 07
wait u mean he's talks with more than one of his exs? i mean u said them? and i think you should tell him how u feel but since u already have u should tell him that your jealous and if he doesn't pull himself together the relationship could end....i mean u deserver a better guy than him.
• United States
31 Dec 06
i have told him , and he has tried to change, but i understand that he is still friends with them, i just dont want him flirting as much.
@lauriefnp (5111)
• United States
7 Jan 07
Don't waste your time being jealous or trying to change him. Most of my ex-boyfriends are still my friends, and my very best friend in the world is an ex whom I was with for 4 years. If you start off with a trusting friendship that develops into more of a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, you will already have the trust there. His being friendly and outgoing may just be part of his personality. Enjoy the fact that he is social, as long as there are no hints that he is sneaking around and cheating. It's in his favor that he is able to maintain a civil relationship with ex girlfriends.
• United States
11 Jan 07
im not trying to change him. i just want him to consider my feelings about this. he says he has and i trust him, but some of the things he does sometimes tell me otherwise. do you think its alright for my boyfriend to be calling his ex's names like "baby" and "honey" (the same names he calls me)? im just wondering if thats normal...
@tater03 (1765)
• United States
28 Dec 06
I know you probably won't like what I have to say. But do you have any reason not to trust him? If you don't you need to really try and trust him then. You will lose him if you don't learn to trust him. I know it has happened to me.
• United States
28 Dec 06
i dont want to lose him, that's why i want to get help and learn from my mistakes. thanks for your reply.
@lonewolfnan (4366)
• Canada
23 Feb 07
One of the hardest things about being young is the flood of emotions that are still not controlled.I presume you picked this b/f because he is cute and others would find him the same way.It is difficult to trust someone that you are still getting to know and added to basic insecurites can mean some very hard times.Self-esteem in the teen years is also a balancing act as we all have self-doubts and try to protect ourselves from being hurt.Since you wrote this 2 months ago,by now the two of you have been thru alot of good times and bad.Welcome to "growing up".
@natuser28 (907)
• United States
28 Dec 06
U will never trust him fully. So accept that. Second u knew he was flirty before u got with him. So accept it or move on.
• United States
28 Dec 06
actually, i didnt know he was flirty until i saw him with other girls and that was after we got together, and i have accepted it. it's just a little hard to cope with. thanks anyway.
2 Jan 07
How about getting (staying?) in touch with some of your ex-boyfriends and chatting tot hem regularly. It would be interesting to see if he's cool with that.
• United States
3 Jan 07
he wouldnt care. and i dont really wanna talk to my ex-boyfriends..
@cooky28 (739)
• Australia
28 Dec 06
just tell him you dont like it if he gets the shxxxits then i would give him the flick.
@acosjo (1903)
• Canada
28 Dec 06
I've been here and yes it's hard. You're just going to have to try to overcome these feelings and turn them off. Unfortunatley and fortunately you are the only one that can control your feelings. Letting him know how you feel may help. This is something that will be easier to control as you get older.
• United States
28 Jan 07
Whitney, i know sean and hes not the kind of guy that would cheat on a woman hes in love with, the only time i think hes come close to it is when he took that other girl to prom which was wrong but he still didnt cheat on u, i think u just need to let some things go but still keep a grip on him so he doesnt think that u would have a problem with him going off and seeing other girls, just trust me on this im kinda naturally jealous too but ive learned to get over things and i wound up being a lot less stressed even though u yourself dont seem that stressed often
• India
31 Dec 06
yeah.. girls cant help it.. u cant keep away frm it until u luv that guy...