I never thought to login again to this throwaway so I wasn’t aware of the several update requests. So here is an update as short as possible. And here is the link to the original post.
Right after I read through the advice to my original post, I immediately acted. I took the day off to gather my thoughts until my boyfriend came home. I took notes on how to approach and what to say to him.
As soon as he entered through the door I asked if we could talk. I probably looked like a mess, and he immediately realized how serious it was. He sat on the couch and waited with a worried face. I said I was very nervous about and ashamed of what I was going to tell him, and I wanted him to listen till the end before saying or doing anything. Even before telling him what the problem was I told him all was my fault, he did nothing wrong and I hoped that he could forgive me. I could tell he was very worried by then. Then I said I loved him very much and for the first time in our relationship I expressed my desire to spend the rest of my life with him if he thinks likewise. I went on with how great I thought he was in every aspect including sex and came clean with how I discussed these with my friends and specifically how I arranged the threesome to show him off to M. I told him I hated it and was too ashamed and lost to stop it. I said I knew what I did was wrong and dishonest and to please forgive me. I was crying by then. I told him I realized M was way better than me and they did things that I we don’t do and that their chemistry is obvious. I told him I would understand if he didn’t want to continue with me although I hoped he would forgive me and that I was the only one to blame.
When I finished, he reached and hugged me. I will never forget the first thing he said: “Why did you do this to us”. He stayed calm throughout the whole conversation, but he said he was very angry. He said that I should have never shared anything private between us with anyone. Apart from the motivation of the threesome he said that it was so wrong to lead him to believe I was enjoying it. He said he didn’t like it on a deeper level because he is strictly monogamous, and he thinks he would only be happy if he could devote himself to someone who could devote herself to him. He thought I was one of those people who liked to share their significant others and at that moment he was convinced that we wouldn’t work in the long term. This was a huge disappointment for him. He added that sex is good for him only when his partner enjoys it. He even called it some kind of a fetish. He isn’t interested in or gets off by anything that I wouldn’t enjoy, period. He told these with a calm voice while holding me in his arms while I cried my eyes out. He added that we would need time to recover but we would be fine and that he loved me very much.
He proceeded to get his phone to text M. It was strange that he didn’t ask me to do it. He texted her a simple and formal “Hey M, got to say this real quick. I am not comfortable anymore with the unspoken arrangement we have. I hope you understand”. He also told me that he was okay with me seeing my friends, but he didn’t want to contact them, especially M, for a while. He also told me to never share our private matters with anyone.
So that was it. After months, I can’t say we are still fully on track yet but things are getting better.
TLDR: I came clean to my boyfriend. He was angry but willing to forgive. He unilaterally ended it with M and went NC with my friends for the foreseeable future.
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I can be like this as well as far as shutting down and I know for me and honestly does stem from the way arguments or even discussions were handled when I was a kid. Sometimes confrontation is scary because you remember all the times that it turned into something worse. What me and my husband ended up finding helpful is just like a previous person had said explain you want to talk about it and we started putting things in writing. It's easier for me to control my emotions and really hone into my thoughts if I can write it down and then we can discuss it after. But you're doing a good job by trying! Wanting to make it work and work together that's half the battle with a relationship.
Yikes
He left his home country to come and live with me after 2 months and now it’s been 4 years and we’re engaged and have just had our first child. When you know you know I guess.
I think because the tone can be mistaken as snarky over text ?♀️
He’s gay
You're welcome.
I know it's difficult and won't be easy, but it can be done.
I saw in the other comments that you have a child and that right now it seems like neither can move. I would not let these obstacles stop you from pursuing the relationship if you both want to be together. I know right now it seems impossible, but time flies and situations can always change.
I'd ride the happy boat for as long as you can, and if the relationship keeps going well, you both can discuss the future.
I would be looking for divorce lawyers, he sounds done. He’s been calling the shots for a year, I want to try I don’t love you, he’s stringing you along in case the mistress is not as interested as he thinks. Worry about the baby and yourself let him worry about himself he sounds like he’s good at that
Uh…… yeah…. I agree with everyone else. Your BF raped you. And he will do it again. You need to leave, and you need to leave now.
I’m so fucking sorry this happened to you. Alcohol does not turn regular men into rapists. Alcohol is not an excuse for this kind of behavior.