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Am I the drama in this relationship

Well ladies am beginning to think that I'm the drama in this relationship. I want some honest answers to these questions, please don't hold back your true thoughts, just try not to be mean.

1. Decrease in communication now that he is home. I have been in the LDR over a year. We both travel overseas for work. When he was overseas, I got calls everyday, and e-mails everyday. He got home about two weeks ago and the calls and e-mail have stopped. I do all the initial connections. I stopped initiating the communication and it has been almost 6 days since I talked to him or even had an e-mail. I'm still overseas, sometimes I think I'm to high maintenance requiring so much time. I'm I asking for to much because I want regular conversation?

2. Again we have been in this relationship over one year. We initially did not meet the families. Now as plan it is time for us to meet the families. He has met most of the people in my family except my son. Who leaves out of town. But my son knows about him. I asked him when am I going to meet his children. He said he didn't even tell them he was dating, so what he will do for this year is to tell them he will start dating. Again here I am with the drama. I am very upset about this. (Mad as hell). Because he was suppose to tell his children he was dating long time ago. And we were suppose to meet now. But now he says maybe in about another 6-9 months we can meet. (He is a widower, their mother died 5 years ago). The children are married and now have children of their own. What you view on this situation.

3. To much intellectual help. Ok I'm what they call book smart.
And when asked, I can pretty much figure out most problems when it comes to the business aspect of my life and his. I re-did his resume, now he gets more jobs. But now I think the only time we really get in to a lengthy conversation, it is about him or his current or potential employment. I have always had this problem of helping to much. I meet two kinds of men. One who wants me for my brain, and other who want..... I need someone that can combine the two, but that's another subject. How can you tell if they want you are what you can do for them.

Ok that's it.

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Lisagant,

He hasn't told anyone in his family after a year about not only you but that he's even dating...that's a red flag to me. You had every right to get upset with him.

I don't think you're being the drama queen here, but rather him. Are you positive he's a widower or is that something he just told you?

 
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It is only his children, I'm always at his house. I've also seen pictures of his wife. I'm positive he is a widower. I've seen official documents that listed his marital status as widower. But I think he just doesn't want his kids to know he has moved on. I'm not the first relationship he has had since his wife sudden death. But he never told his kids about them either. I think if he doesn't want his kids to know about our relationship, it almost like hiding me. I don't think we can go further with our relationship, it would be at a stand still. Almost like friends with benefits, which is something I don;t intend to do. He was married for over 20 years, and there is no daught in my mind that if she was still alive I would not be in his life.

The question is should I give him more time, or should I just pull back. It seems like he is pulling back right now, as far as the communication is concern. But I would normally call him and everything would be back to normal.

He just called me on Skype, and I just look at the name and didn't pick-up. I think I'm pulling away. He's a good man, I need help.

 
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If you want to continue this relationship, unfortunately you are going to have to bring up him telling the kids thing...this is something that would bother most women, so I don't believe it's you...

I would see if there's a time when you can talk on the phone or in person and bring this up with him. He needs to tell his kids about you if he is serious about you...otherwise you need to move on and it sounds to me like you are aware of this and are mentally prepared to do so if it has to happen.

 
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hey lisagant...what is skype and how do one sign up?

 
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Itspossible, Skype is a telephone line on the internet. I pay about 3 dollars a month and get unlimited calls to the US (landline or mobile). If you do a search for Skype, you can download it on to your computer, and sign up for what every plan that works for you.

 
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Skype also allows you to make voice calls over the Internet. If both of you use Skype it is completely free! If both have cameras, you can do a video thing, very useful in LDR.

Go to http://www.skype.com/

 
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cool...thanks ladies!

 
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YEP
I hope u DON'T mind my list: BETTER OR WORSE ON PAPER... it shows... I will bee real nice to you I promise... I am not perfect by far..know that feeling at one time.. Yep not a year.. 5 months...sorry next

1st- red flag

 
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WOW!!! NOT ARE WE LINKED CYBERLY!!!!
I am a helper,
I am too patience,
yes!!! had that too...
I am doing the numbers dating (without giving out the cookies) sort of speak... Sorry.. 12 down no cookies from here..3 to go.. I will tell you when I tell me no no no cookies from me... LOL wow SEEMS like high school again ...it wears me out writting it..... I need a break from man want bes, not a man, now luke to warm on part on my part
Time FOR ME A DATING BRAKE!!! Sorry
You sound like you have it figrued out.. You can have one of my men.LOL
1..too good to be true man.... well I ammm the drama in this one 4 sure or I crazeier then I though... for sure...he wants someone he can talk 2, be with.... probly 4 the rest of their lifes type 4 sure..
The physican kiss is not there for me...Oh I am shame on me not there 4 him.. and believe I am a Not a picky person..I am nooow!!!. I am having a blonda monent or sometimers maybe too..You are stronger than me.. but take of yourself first.. Really YOU will resovle this head racking issue... or lose.... YOU!!!YOU!!

LB45 X

 
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LB45X??????

Ok, I will be home in a few days, I talk to him and he said that his daughter is bringing his grandson to his house, on the week-end that I'm coming home. He said he will get away and come to see me. I told him not to inconvenience himself. I will find something to get into, this weekend and I will be going to visit family the next week. So maybe I will see him next weekend I'll let him know. He got real quite on the phone and then said ok.

This is my thinking, if he will not include me in all of his life, I will be the one to say which part of his life I will be in.

So what do you think.