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falcodren71

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I know this is a long post, but I would be beyond grateful for some input and advice. Thank you.

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My Background Info:

Before graduate school, I had never even kissed a girl, mostly caused by living a very sheltered life going to a high school with 150 students, having low self esteem, and being overweight. In the summer proceeding grad school, and in the first semester, I slimmed down to the point where I am now a 6'4" guy with a lean, muscular physique. I also started doing country dancing, where I slowly became much more confident with girls, flirting with them, going on dates with them, and sexually escalating. I started developing my game from scratch at 22 being a complete virgin.


Throughout grad school, I went on several dates with various women, but was only getting first and second dates, and only kissing, nothing more. I was being held back by my self-limiting beliefs. In last year of my two years in grad school, my confidence with women was much higher, and I rejected a lot of women, because I was still operating under the impression that I didn't want to just sleep with anyone, but also because I was nervous to have sex for the first time. My ego was also very high and I felt that I deserved a top-notch woman. I had several opportunities for causal or first date sex, but I didn't do it.

In March 2024, I was winding down my time in graduate school, and I had just recently decided to actually push for first/second date sex. I had one experience where I got to second base with a woman, but she would not let me get further. I never saw her again because she left the country. After going out with a few more high-quality women, and discarding them after they would would not let me hit after a few dates, I found my current girlfriend.


From the first date with my current girlfriend, I knew she had some red flags, mostly from her describing her past impulsive behavior. Nonetheless, she was a very fun person to talk to, and still is today. I had sex with her on our second date; losing my virginity to her. After going on a couple more dates, and having more sex with her, I asked her how many people she's had sex with, and she told me 14 or 15. I lied and told her I had sex with 7 people. As soon as she told me this, I initially felt somewhat disgusted, but I was not envisioning a long term relationship with her at the time, so I kept going out with her.


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Her Sexual Past:

She lost her virginity via rape at the end of high school, and in the first semester of college, she went on basically a sexual rampage, being drunk all the time, flunking classes, and only caring about being social and having sex. She described herself as being depressed and idealizing suicide during this time period. She has told me a few different reasons as to why she was so promiscuous in her past.

1- She's claimed she did it because she wanted to reclaim control of her body by choosing who to have sex with.

2- She's also claimed that she didn't feel like saving herself for someone special anymore since her first time was via rape.

3- She's also told me that she thought it was normal to have sex very quickly at the start of a relationship, and that she didn't realize that it was not normal if you were looking for a relationship.

4- She said she was self-destructive and didn't really care about life or having a future. All she cared about was having fun and having sex.



As you can see, there's quite the range of reasons in there.


At the end of the second semester, and after her sexual rampage, she got a boyfriend who she waited for several months to have sex with, because she wanted to make sure she actually liked him. Soon after starting a relationship with him, she attempted to commit suicide by taking a bunch of pills, and was then hospitalized. She has been formally diagnosed with depression and PTSD because of her rape. They stayed together for a year before breaking up.

Throughout the remaining two years of her time in college, she only slept with 2-3 guys, before running into me at the very end of her time in school.

**She has told me that she deeply regrets her behavior and wish she didn't do it. But at the same time, she says that her past does not matter, that she can't go back and undo it, and that I should only care about the present and the future. To be fair, she was very forthcoming with this information and told me she would understand if it was a dealbreaker to me, to which I told her it wasn't. Recently though, she has told me that she does not want to talk about her past very much anymore because it makes her feel bad.

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The Present:

After leaving grad school, I went back to my small hometown, where girls were scarce, so I decided to continue talking to her and visiting her. Our relationship has been relatively smooth sailing, but she definitely has some lingering emotional instability, which is mitigated with the use of SSRIs. She seems to be very loyal to me, affectionate, and kind, except for the occasional minor dispute/hurt feelings. She's also been pretty concerned that I don't like her as much as she likes me, which is probably true in reality. She is now ambitious and mostly depression-free, and has plans of going to medical school. She was even able to pull herself out of her failed first semester and finish school with a 3.5 GPA.

Recently I've taken a remote engineering job and have moved away from her to explore another city for a couple months, so we are doing long distance. This distance from her, despite still talking to her multiple times a day, has given me some time to reflect on her. Her past sexual behavior is starting to bother me more, to the point where I'm considering dumping her over it, even though in the beginning, I told her that I was ok with it given the situation that she went through.

Despite this slightly disgusted and disappointed feeling I have, I feel our long-distance relationship is still relatively strong, and I feel like we are still growing closer. We will be going on a two week vacation with each other soon.

In this new city, I am no longer in a scarcity mindset, and have multiple girls approaching me at these country dancing bars that I go to with my friends. This is causing me have the idea of pursuing other girls be even more present in my mind.

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My question:

Being more experienced that me, what would you suggest I do in this situation I'm in? I'm considering dumping her, cheating on her until I find a replacement woman, or trying to get into a polyamorous relationship. I've brought up the polyamory to her, but she is not willing to be a relationship like that.

I’ve even considered cheating on her until my bodycount is as high as hers. It definitely isn’t the best feeling as a man being a woman’s first who has had sex with 15 times more people than you.

Do you think she is just your typical ho, with a typical ho past? Or do you think I should give her a second chance, given her attempt at reforming herself? She told me that she probably would have slept with me on the first date, because sex is fun, so she seems like she maybe hasn't changed that much.

I have read Chase's articles on ho's, and it's starting to have me more concerned. She clearly hasn't gone to the opposite end of the sexual spectrum, because she still had sex with a few guys after breaking up with her boyfriend, and had sex with me on the second date.
 
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Yeah she’s bad news.
 

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- keep her around, till you find the replacement/s THEN, dump her...
That's what I'm thinking. It's a shame, I genuinely enjoy being with her, she's a ho and is reliant on her medicine to remain mentally stable. Thankfully, being in a LTR makes it really easy to go out with other women.

What do you think is the actual reason she had sex with a bunch of men through Tinder hookups? She didn't even go on a date with most of them, she just went straight to their place for sex.

Also, what do you think her future will be in the future? Do you think she will just end up with a very low value man?

It's also surprising that she was so upfront with this information with me. From what I've heard, most women would try to hide a past like this.
 
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being in a LTR makes it really easy to go out with other women.
So true! I’m always on my A game when I’m already fucking a girl on the regular.
 

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@falcodren71 it's pretty clear that the reason you're keeping the relationship going is because of your own insecurity.

After going out with a few more high-quality women, and discarding them after they would would not let me hit after a few dates, I found my current girlfriend.

As soon as she told me this, I initially felt somewhat disgusted, but I was not envisioning a long term relationship with her at the time, so I kept going out with her.

After leaving grad school, I went back to my small hometown, where girls were scarce, so I decided to continue talking to her and visiting her.

Recently I've taken a remote engineering job and have moved away from her to explore another city for a couple months, so we are doing long distance. This distance from her, despite still talking to her multiple times a day, has given me some time to reflect on her.

In this new city, I am no longer in a scarcity mindset, and have multiple girls approaching me at these country dancing bars that I go to with my friends. This is causing me have the idea of pursuing other girls be even more present in my mind.

Look at what you've said here.

- You initially got with her because she 'let you hit it' when you were a newbie
- You didn't initially see her as an LTR prospect at all
- When you're away from her and have some independence you have strong second thoughts about her
- You feel like you still have a lot of wild oats to sow, but every time you go back to your small town you get insecure

This is a classic case of latching onto your first opportunity for way too long after it has run its course. You still have a lot more experience and reference points to get before you even know what it is you really want, and what your dealbreakers are.

And especially when you end up in areas where you are meeting lots of girls that are more hot, more fun, and much better quality, you'll really wish you hadn't taken the deal you did.

It's also pretty clear that she's got a lot of baggage. For me personally, any kind of suicidal tendencies is an instant dealbreaker - if I'm not going to be able to rely on someone to do their best to stay above the ground then I don't know what else I can rely on them for.


I’ve even considered cheating on her until my bodycount is as high as hers. It definitely isn’t the best feeling as a man being a woman’s first who has had sex with 15 times more people than you.

Don't use her as a barometer for your insecurity. Establish what you want irrespective of the current situation, and then see how well the current situation measures up. It's pretty clear it's not measuring up at all.

Do you think she is just your typical ho, with a typical ho past? Or do you think I should give her a second chance, given her attempt at reforming herself? She told me that she probably would have slept with me on the first date, because sex is fun, so she seems like she maybe hasn't changed that much.

What doesn't seem to be clear to you is that the reason why this whole thing isn't working is because of you. You don't have the girl you want, you have a lot more experiences you want to have with women, you are insecure and holding onto something you should've let go of. This is a decision you need to make for yourself.

And if you break up with her, please do not go in and 'dump' her because of her problems, there's a great guide on how to do breakups here which I've referred to a couple times myself. Here's my suggestion:

1. Take responsibility for your errors. "I know I gave you the idea I was happy with this relationship".
2. State the problem. "I'm not ready for a relationship at this point, I feel I haven't lived my life enough".
3. Remind her of all her good qualities. "I appreciate how you've tried to make things work and the way you've behaved with me, it's been lots of fun".
4. Make the decision final. "I can't be happy in this relationship and I've realized it's not what I need right now".

When you take responsibility like this, it does two things.
1. It's a lot easier on her.
2. Since the decision is about you and what you want, there's not a whole lot she can do to try and prove you wrong.

She will make emotional appeals to you of course, but you will have to stay firm in your decision, calmly accepting your errors and thinking about your future and the long-term and all the other places you'll end up, where all the opportunities of your life await.

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Personally, if I were you, I'd admit to her I was a virgin or at least super inexperienced when I met her, because that's the honest truth and she probably already knows it on some level anyway. And by stating it, it clarifies to her a reality that deep down she knows is true - that you aren't ready for a relationship like this - which makes it easier to accept.

There's no shame in being with a more experienced girl as a newbie, in fact I think it's the ideal scenario. When I lost my virginity at 19 she was 26, liked drinking and partying (I met her at a club), and had who knows how many notches on her belt. I even told her right after our first time that she was my first, and we still got together for a few months. She gave me so many wonderful new experiences I'll never forget - she was a pretty high sex drive girl and we were at it constantly. She let me stay over whenever I wanted, washed my clothes, and we had a bunch of adventures - she even took me on a car trip to a beach hotel - but I ended up just not taking the whole thing very seriously and being very unreliable, and we drifted apart (she knew that I wasn't ready for it anyway).

Why not just accept that this girl was your sexy guide into the land of women, and let it stay that way? The companions for one part of your journey are not necessarily the same as for the next.
 

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If you are not sure then the answer is always a no.

Dump her but I will suggest just don't keep giving her hopes.

Make it quick and painless for both of you.

Stringing her along until you find replacement and then dumping her will hurt her more and she is more likely to go on a sex rampage and less likely to get a satisfying marriage as her body count keeps increasing.

For me I have made it clear to myself if someone seems like a red flag I don't dig in their past keep it as ONS.

I have been there and felt all the things you are feeling and breaking up ASAP is best decision.

Idk how prone you are to feeling guilty so factor that also in decision making.
 

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@falcodren71 it's pretty clear that the reason you're keeping the relationship going is because of your own insecurity.











Look at what you've said here.

- You initially got with her because she 'let you hit it' when you were a newbie
- You didn't initially see her as an LTR prospect at all
- When you're away from her and have some independence you have strong second thoughts about her
- You feel like you still have a lot of wild oats to sow, but every time you go back to your small town you get insecure

This is a classic case of latching onto your first opportunity for way too long after it has run its course. You still have a lot more experience and reference points to get before you even know what it is you really want, and what your dealbreakers are.

And especially when you end up in areas where you are meeting lots of girls that are more hot, more fun, and much better quality, you'll really wish you hadn't taken the deal you did.

It's also pretty clear that she's got a lot of baggage. For me personally, any kind of suicidal tendencies is an instant dealbreaker - if I'm not going to be able to rely on someone to do their best to stay above the ground then I don't know what else I can rely on them for.




Don't use her as a barometer for your insecurity. Establish what you want irrespective of the current situation, and then see how well the current situation measures up. It's pretty clear it's not measuring up at all.



What doesn't seem to be clear to you is that the reason why this whole thing isn't working is because of you. You don't have the girl you want, you have a lot more experiences you want to have with women, you are insecure and holding onto something you should've let go of.

And if you break up with her, please do not go in and 'dump' her because of her problems, there's a great guide on how to do breakups here which I've referred to a couple times myself. Here's my suggestion:

1. Take responsibility for your errors. "I know I gave you the idea I was happy with this relationship".
2. State the problem. "I'm not ready for a relationship at this point, I feel I haven't lived my life enough".
3. Remind her of all her good qualities. "I appreciate how you've tried to make things work and the way you've behaved with me, it's been lots of fun".
4. Make the decision final. "I can't be happy in this relationship and I've realized it's not what I need right now".

When you take responsibility like this, it does two things.
1. It's a lot easier on her.
2. Since the decision is about you and what you want, there's not a whole lot she can do to try and prove you wrong.

She will make emotional appeals to you of course, but you will have to stay firm in your decision, calmly accepting your errors and thinking about your future and the long-term and all the other places you'll end up, where all the opportunities of your life await.

...

Personally, if I were you, I'd admit to her I was a virgin or at least super inexperienced when I met her, because that's the honest truth and she probably already knows it on some level anyway. And by stating it, it clarifies to her a reality that deep down she knows is true - that you aren't ready for a relationship like this - which makes it easier to accept.

There's no shame in being with a more experienced girl as a newbie, in fact I think it's the ideal scenario. When I lost my virginity at 19 she was 26, liked drinking and partying (I met her at a club), and had who knows how many notches on her belt. I even told her right after our first time that she was my first, and we still got together for a few months. She gave me so many wonderful new experiences I'll never forget - she was a pretty high sex drive girl and we were at it constantly. She let me stay over whenever I wanted, washed my clothes, and we had a bunch of adventures - she even took me on a car trip to a beach hotel - but I ended up just not taking the whole thing very seriously and being very unreliable, and we drifted apart (she knew that I wasn't ready for it anyway).

Why not just accept that this girl was your sexy guide into the land of women, and let it stay that way? The companions for one part of your journey are not necessarily the same as for the next.
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