Monday, February 6, 2012

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Hi Guys,

I met an amazing man on a week-long vacation last July. ?He was very clearly smitten with me. And although we live far away from each other, he seemed really interested in pursuing a relationship following the vacation. We texted and called each other several times a day for several weeks following the trip and talked about future trips we?d like to plan together.

At first it was platonic, because I had not yet ended my long term, yet failing relationship, back home. But, when I felt myself really falling for this new guy, I felt both elated and guilty. I felt sure I?d met a man I could spend the rest of my life with. He was kind and inclusive and interested and shared deep feelings with me. He talked about what life would be like if we were in it for the long term. Mutual friends from the vacation felt sure that I could have him if I wanted him. But, I also wanted to be honorable and kind to my old boyfriend and settle things with him before moving into something new. When I was honest about this, the new guy was at first very understanding, but as I took a few weeks to settle with my ex, my new guy became discouraged and decided we should just be friends, and he opted to date someone local instead.

A mutual friend says that new guy was incredibly into me, but he couldn?t see it working because I was still involved with my ex and then he talked himself out of it due to the long-distance. About a month later, new guy contacted me again and told me that he wasn?t that into his new girl. He said he felt comfortable with her, but that she wasn?t very exciting and staying with her might be like settling. Perhaps he was feeling out my situation. He invited me to travel with him. I was not available to travel at the time but I told him how happy I was to hear from him. But, I?ve hardly heard from him since.

He?s still with the other girl. What happened? Has he decided to just settle with her? Has their relationship grown close? What now? Do I contact him to declare my feelings? Do I just try to occasionally communicate as friends and hope that he?ll take the initiative again some day? Do I cut him off entirely so I don?t feel tortured anymore? ?The prob is that I?ve never felt so sure of anything in my life. ?My feelings were so strong for him and his for me during those first few weeks. So strong that I can?t get him out of my mind and I don?t want to forget about him. ?What should I do?

K

Dear K,

Thanks for your question.

It seems to us that this guy?s uncertainty stems from your situation with your ex-boyfriend, not because he?s not into you. And while we very much respect how you handled breaking up with your ex it?s now time to reach out to this new guy. If you really like him as much as you say you do why are you making him work so hard? And when he contacted you again, why wouldn?t you offer him some other possibility to get together even if you couldn?t travel at the time? Now what is he supposed to think? So the ball is clearly in your court. You?ve got to be the one to take the initiative.

Remember K, the nature of this situation is very tenuous. You met on vacation. And as you know vacations always have an element of fantasy to them. Not only do you travel to a new place, but in some ways you travel away from yourself. Often when you meet someone in that setting it can get intense quickly. But when people return to their daily lives that?s when doubts and insecurities can start developing. (They did for him) So yes, he might have been understanding at first, and probably respected you for being honorable with your boyfriend, but a man can only take so much, especially if he?s only known you for a week. And so we imagine he started questioning himself. ?Do I really know this woman? What am I doing? Was this something I just made up in my head? Maybe she?s not as into me as I?m into her??

But you ask, ?Why is he dating this other girl?? Unfortunately it?s for comfort, which isn?t great for her. But this guy has convinced himself that the situation with you?the girl of his dreams possibly?isn?t going to work, so he?s seeking solace in another woman?s arms or bed. And while we don?t condone taking advantage of another woman we completely understand why he?s doing it. And probably there?s an element of ?well she did it so I?m going to as well? going on.

So to answer your question, yes, you can get this going again. But the ball is in your court. And frankly what do you have to lose by telling him how you feel? Life is full of risks, but putting your heart on the line for love seems well worth it. If it doesn?t work out at least you?ll have no regrets. And if it does, well you know better than we do how that will feel.

Be strong and just go for it.

Good luck,

THE GUYS

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