How long does it take?

United States
January 7, 2007 1:21pm CST
for someone to come to their senses. . . Please read the entire thing before just posting . I have a friend who is/was in a great realationship with a guy, he just left Thurday, he told her he loved her and that he would be back in about 3 hours. It is now Sunday -- 4 days later. She has not seen or heard from him. Others have said that her mother made him mad -- her mom babysits her kids in their home. . . .. .Why would he not talk to her? When do you think he will come to his senses and call? Do you think they have any hope for a future? They have been together for 2 years and they have good communication. . .this has her and I both puzzled. . .pleas help
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• Canada
8 Jan 07
I think I would atleast wait to hear his reason , is he in hasoital ,or jail or maybe their in more trouble than you think I wish the best
• United States
8 Jan 07
He called last night, he is not in jail or a hospital. He feels that his mother-in-law is too involved in their relationship.
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• United States
9 Jan 07
Yes he went to his mothers house. . she lives 3 hours away from his home.
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• United States
8 Jan 07
Did he atleast say where he was staying, it's sort of strange for someone to just dissapear for 4 days, maybe he was staying at a friend's place or at a hotel?
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@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
8 Jan 07
"Why would he not talk to her?" I guess only your friend's boyfriend can give exact answers. No one else beside him can state the true reasons behind his behaviour. Interference from outsiders in a relationship does not help but if a couple is strong, they can overcome most difficulties.
• United States
9 Jan 07
I was not trying to interfere in their relationship, but just trying to help he through this. It ended up being a communication mix up and he didn't have his cell phone with him for her to reach him. His grandmother had emergency surgery. thanks for you help
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@icequeen (2840)
• Canada
8 Jan 07
I would be worried myself. Is there any way your friend could try and contact him? I am not sure why he would be gone so long. Perhaps he just needs time to think...or it could be something else. In any case you need to know what is going on? Keep us posted.
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• United States
9 Jan 07
his grandmother had evergency surgery, it was a big mix up. He is at his mothers house 3 hours away, and will be home by Saturday. . thanks for you help.
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@limosonia1 (1559)
• United States
8 Jan 07
Does she know where he is? Even if her mom made him mad you think that they would be able to talk about it unless he has tried in the past and it got him no where. Our they also his kids? Maybe he just went to cool off and had a problem that he needed to work out within himself. Maybe he was depressed and didn't want anybody to know. Theres to much there to just make an assumption without knowing what he his thinking or why he did it. Give him sometime maybe he will come around
• United States
9 Jan 07
They don't have kids together yet, the kids are hers. his grandmother had emergency surgery, he should be returning home by Saturday. Thank you.
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@resasour (378)
• United States
8 Jan 07
I am glad I read through all the posts before I add my two cents. I would be concerned about this relationship for many reasons. First of all, why would he leave for 4 days with no contact before he finally calls. Ok, so he has in-law issues. Great! Now we know what the problem is. But 4 days is a long time to just disappear without contact. That tells me that he is a runner. Which means that communication is an issue between them. And when he gets upset, he is going to run. I get the whole too much interference from the mother-in-law deal... but that can be fixed. He should have been talking to her about that from the first time "mom" made him feel uncomfortable. But mom does not live there. So why did he run? I think there is more going on then whats been said in the discussion, and if she thinks this is all that is going on, then she will sure be surprised later. And if he is married to her NOTHING negates him leaving for 4 days without contact that she was not made aware of before hand. He could have just called and said "I am staying here for a few days, I got something on my mind and I need to think on it before I talk to you about it, but will come home soon" or something just to let her know he is ok or something! Therefore, I think it is more than just the mom-in-law issue
• United States
9 Jan 07
Thank you, I agree with everything you said. It ended up being a communication mix up, his grandmother had emergency surgery. .He is going to be home by Saturday, because his family lives 3 hours away.
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@Gruzzle (294)
8 Jan 07
I think it's time to call the police. If someone I care about went missing for that long I would have called the police by now. Have you/she gone to the mothers house and spoke to her?
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• United States
9 Jan 07
She is going to be speaking with her mother. Also there was a family emergency he had to attend and a communication mix up. Thank you
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• United States
8 Jan 07
If he doesn't have the courage to tell her something is wrong, she should consider that he isn't a good person to be in a long-term relationship with. Communication is an important factor in a relationship. If he cannot communicate with her that is a huge problem. It is obvious to me that he is immature in the part that he left, said he would return shortly and hasn't yet, with no call to let her know what is going on. What a child. She needs to get on with her life and find someone that truly will be a good fit.
@18111983 (66)
• Bangladesh
8 Jan 07
i think dont be puzzled i think he is in some trouble.u said that they have been together for 2 years so i dont think he left her.he must be in some problems thats why he cant contact her.i hope he will call her soon or contact her soon.dont worry
• United States
7 Jan 07
Maybe is in not in the right state of mind, I saw a show once where a man just up and left. Issues with the mother-in-law can be stressful on the relationship. I would give him a week.
• United States
8 Jan 07
I know that he is supposed to be on medicine for depression, but he hasn't taken it for the past week. You could be right.
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@Perry2007 (2229)
• Philippines
8 Jan 07
Why dont you find out why? initiate communication, visit the guy both of you, Talk to the mom. How did you know the guy is out of his senses, without you knowing the real reason of his silence and disappearance. The hope is always there specially if ou alk about the future, good communicatin is two ways, did your riend initated communication already? It is alright to get puzzled, you are given the chance to solve it. Do you think I read the entire thing, before posting in here, Have a life both ouf you! enjoy solving your puzzles in life, they make the essence of existence.
• United States
9 Jan 07
thank you for the response I did make some calls for my friend. He is going to be staying with his mother a few days -- he said his grandmother had evergency surgery. His sister told him she called my friend, but she didn't. But there is still the problems with the mother in law.
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• India
16 Jan 07
I don't know if the person loves your friend truly and told him her that he'll come in 3 hours of time then he should have sense that the girl is waiting for her and must be worried about him if he doesn't care this much also then he is not the person of good values and morals.
• Israel
8 Jan 07
I don't see any reason for the reaction! Maybe he is faceing troubles with the family! Did she try to call him?
@mjalingo (169)
• Nigeria
16 Jan 07
I think if he really cares he will comes back to his sense when he think and thought of her and the good times they use to share together
• United States
16 Jan 07
I know it.....he'll come to his senses....hopefully
@kou7hik (243)
• India
8 Jan 07
One of the biggest problems with relationships is the difficulty in understanding the other's problems. Just dont make any important decisions in this time.. in a few days everything will be as it was ... best of luck