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[halfmoonsmile]

14 hours ago, rosierosie said:

only for ladies answering only 

if a guy is perfect in all your imagination, but he's stingy, would you still date or marry him?

Stingy with what, money? Yes, I would still date or marry him. My perfect guy is hard to find.

[thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv]

On 1/20/2016 at 4:53 AM, CamelKnight said:

Keep doing what you've been doing. She craves your attention and your companionship so keep going to her as much as you can. Don't tell her, but show her you're putting off all other things for her since she's the one you want to be with. Right now, she should be your number one priority. Sleeping and eating come second.

She will remain confused for a while. Just keep talking to her, remind her of all the fun stuff you did ("Remember when we went... ? We had so much fun there! We should go again soon!") and try to relive that as much as possible. Sent text messages (or Whatsapp/Kakao talk/whatever), e-mail her, call her. Let her now she's always on your mind. Take her out, treat her well. Let her remember why she chose you 4 years ago.
If you do that well enough, she wont look at him anymore, wont be reminded about you when she looks at him. She'll just think "he's just a poor excuse for someone I truly love".

It's going to take time, a lot of dedication and some serious effort, but you two can come out of this a lot better than you were before. Do realize that when she's back in your team, you will need to keep paying close attention to her. She missed something. Make sure she never get's that feeling again.

 

We broken today, she couldnt handle her confused/depression feelings anymore. She wanted to break up but couldnt say it so i made easier for her and said it. Now i regret it even more but i couldnt keep seeing her hurt and depress over our relationship. I am in such a mess right now i still love her very much. Do you think there is still a chance for us? i still want to be with her but then i dont know what i can do now. what should i do?

[MissAria]

On 19/1/2016 at 2:44 AM, emptnguyen said:

 

1- He cheated on you, he didn't tell you, you learned from someone else. You forgave him once already.

2-  He was drunk , then he was sober and still wanted the same thing. You still learned that through someone else and he came up with other excuses. 

I find this is too much, and I will not continue this relationship. Yeah, maybe he loves you really, but he is not the type of guy to be faithful to one woman. Is that what you what? I can't see this relationship go further, you are just going to hurt yourself again. Can you see yourself marry this man ? What are your values ? Do both of you have the same values ? He fails in being faithful. 

I totally agree with @omochi. 

This is my advice, make the decision that will make you happy. 

 

 

[CamelKnight]

On 24-1-2016 at 4:24 PM, thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv said:

Do you think there is still a chance for us? i still want to be with her but then i dont know what i can do now. what should i do?

There might still be a chance for the two of you. But right now she needs to figure out her feelings. She needs to know what and who she wants.

//EDIT//

Yeah, I'm going to go with what @frenchtutor said. His post has way better advice than mine had so I removed mine to not foncusse you 

//EDIT//

Good luck.

[GiaGia]

6 hours ago, thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv said:

 

We broken today, she couldnt handle her confused/depression feelings anymore. She wanted to break up but couldnt say it so i made easier for her and said it. Now i regret it even more but i couldnt keep seeing her hurt and depress over our relationship. I am in such a mess right now i still love her very much. Do you think there is still a chance for us? i still want to be with her but then i dont know what i can do now. what should i do?

 

sorry to hear that. for now just go on your life without her. maybe you guys are better off as friends. it's hard but you can get through this. 

[frenchtutor]

@thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv

hey im sorry to hear about your situation. i can see that it is a very complicated situation and you must feel devastated. hang in there. i believe it's not too late and it wouldn't hurt to try to get her back (better then completely breaking up right?)

 

the first thing i advise you to do is to contact her immediately. the longer you wait it'll be harder to get back together with her because she has someone she can lean on right now besides you. if there is any ounce of pride in you i would like you to swallow it. tell her you would like to talk to her in person. if she asks why tell her you believe there were some misunderstandings and you would like to clear things up. if she says no and wants to just talk over the phone, don't feel rejected and gladly accept. whether you meet her in person or you talk over the phone be honest with her and apologize; "I didn't want to break up with you and im sorry for saying it. i was very confused and i hope you understand that. i want to make this relationship work and i want to do it together with you."

*if she hesitates even after you try convincing her tell her this:

"i believe the best thing for us right now is to think about our relationship. i would like to contact you within a week and see where we are (negotiate up to 2 weeks max if she wants a longer duration)."

if she hesitated and wasn't sure even after convincing her you're making this from a break up to taking a "break" (without saying the word "break"). this way you both have a chance at this relationship again. be firm with your statements and do your best to sound calm, confident, and apologetic

if she does not want to talk in person or over the phone, tell her you respect her decision that she doesn't want to talk right now but you would like to talk to her again in a week and that she can hear you out

but whether you guys get back together right away or take a break i want you to keep these things in mind my friend. i believe you will find this information helpful on winning her back completely

1) you cannot win her over with LOGIC

this is an emotional battle, you cannot win with logical arsenal. let me explain. you and i both don't know what she is going through or how she is exactly feeling. you have a mix of her having certain feelings for you and the co-worker, her family issues, and work-related stress as well. she is especially going to have a lot of up and downs with her emotions. this is the absolute worst time to provide solutions, give advice or be logical. why? because she is seeking relief by expressing herself and wanting to be understood. by laying out all her possible problems without focusing on actual problem solving, it will help her explore her true feelings. THIS is what she needs from you and will ultimately sustain positive emotions from her afterwards. when you told her "its a normal phrase in a relationship to have little attraction or secret crush here and there as long as she leaves it and forget it and avoid them as much as possible and dont let it ruin our relationship", it is not helping her when she just wants to talk. refrain from giving advice and being logical when she is expressing feelings and not information. she will likely resist your advice and make you want to give up or feel hopeless. just remember she is rejecting your TIMING, not your solutions or compassion. so the next action is..

2) you must LISTEN more and be empathetic/understanding

of course you guys are sitting down to have a "talk" but you will have to do more actual listening than actual talking. when she is letting out her feelings and talks to you, give her your 100% undivided attention and truly understand what she is going through. relate to her frustration and confusion. the more you understand her and listen, the more she will accept you. the more she talks the more she will understand her emotions. you may at times want to jump in and saying something. refrain yourself unless it is truly necessary. the only times you should actually talk when shes actively talking and speaking her emotions is

a. if she asks you a question (better to give a brief answer so she can continue talking, depends case by case)

b. to agree with her, saying things like "I understand" "okay" "i see"

c. repeating what she said to to assure you understood correctly and you are listening (dont worry too much about this though, just LISTEN)

now to the next step..

 

3) guide her up and down emotions

after you listen to her with empathy and without any judgements. her emotions will gradually change from negative to positive. one concept you need to understand is that her emotions are constantly up and down everyday. she can be having a bad day for no reason one day and another day she can be the happiest girl in the world for no reason. when she is talking to you and you are actively listening to her, you are helping her guide her emotions either up so that she feels happy again or down so that she can hit rock bottom quicker so that she can bounce back up again. do you see the other day she just hugged you and said she loved you after 3 days of talking? she was feeling happy and affectionate. her emotions are literally a one big roller coaster ride at this point. guide her so she may have positive emotions again by listening, understanding, and not giving any solutions/advice. if her emotions and mood are going down, be there with her and go together (im not saying be sad with her haha). she needs you the most while going down so give her the most attention, support, patience, understanding and of course love. once she hits the bottom, she will clear up her emotions and rise back up.once her emotions are at the most positive level, strike her back with affection, love and care (the day she hugged you is when she was in an extremely positive mood). at this positive, happy stage give nothing but love; no drama. for the last step..

 

4) keep repeating this process/reassure her constantly

this is going to be a long, constant cycle. you really need to be extremely patient. keep repeating these steps because there is a lot of emotional cleansing needing to be done for both of you. at this time and especially when she is in a positive mood (upwards mood) you need to be loving, understanding, caring, and respectful of her actions constantly to reassure her that you are there for her. don't be confused when she is in a bad mood or feeling negative again (an emotional roller coaster ride remember that), it is completely normal. no matter how many times you make her mood positive or happy she will eventually go towards the downward path so don't make the mistake of giving up. keep repeating the steps so that she is constantly feeling positive and loved.

keep all these things in mind when you speak with her again. i will provide more advice after you speak with her and we'll come up with a plan to win her back

you can do it my friend! please update us so we can help right away

[thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv]

7 hours ago, frenchtutor said:

7 hours ago, frenchtutor said:

@thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv

hey im sorry to hear about your situation. i can see that it is a very complicated situation and you must feel devastated. hang in there. i believe it's not too late and it wouldn't hurt to try to get her back (better then completely breaking up right?)

 

the first thing i advise you to do is to contact her immediately. the longer you wait it'll be harder to get back together with her because she has someone she can lean on right now besides you. if there is any ounce of pride in you i would like you to swallow it. tell her you would like to talk to her in person. if she asks why tell her you believe there were some misunderstandings and you would like to clear things up. if she says no and wants to just talk over the phone, don't feel rejected and gladly accept. whether you meet her in person or you talk over the phone be honest with her and apologize; "I didn't want to break up with you and im sorry for saying it. i was very confused and i hope you understand that. i want to make this relationship work and i want to do it together with you."

*if she hesitates even after you try convincing her tell her this:

"i believe the best thing for us right now is to think about our relationship. i would like to contact you within a week and see where we are (negotiate up to 2 weeks max if she wants a longer duration)."

if she hesitated and wasn't sure even after convincing her you're making this from a break up to taking a "break" (without saying the word "break"). this way you both have a chance at this relationship again. be firm with your statements and do your best to sound calm, confident, and apologetic

if she does not want to talk in person or over the phone, tell her you respect her decision that she doesn't want to talk right now but you would like to talk to her again in a week and that she can hear you out

but whether you guys get back together right away or take a break i want you to keep these things in mind my friend. i believe you will find this information helpful on winning her back completely

1) you cannot win her over with LOGIC

this is an emotional battle, you cannot win with logical arsenal. let me explain. you and i both don't know what she is going through or how she is exactly feeling. you have a mix of her having certain feelings for you and the co-worker, her family issues, and work-related stress as well. she is especially going to have a lot of up and downs with her emotions. this is the absolute worst time to provide solutions, give advice or be logical. why? because she is seeking relief by expressing herself and wanting to be understood. by laying out all her possible problems without focusing on actual problem solving, it will help her explore her true feelings. THIS is what she needs from you and will ultimately sustain positive emotions from her afterwards. when you told her "its a normal phrase in a relationship to have little attraction or secret crush here and there as long as she leaves it and forget it and avoid them as much as possible and dont let it ruin our relationship", it is not helping her when she just wants to talk. refrain from giving advice and being logical when she is expressing feelings and not information. she will likely resist your advice and make you want to give up or feel hopeless. just remember she is rejecting your TIMING, not your solutions or compassion. so the next action is..

2) you must LISTEN more and be empathetic/understanding

of course you guys are sitting down to have a "talk" but you will have to do more actual listening than actual talking. when she is letting out her feelings and talks to you, give her your 100% undivided attention and truly understand what she is going through. relate to her frustration and confusion. the more you understand her and listen, the more she will accept you. the more she talks the more she will understand her emotions. you may at times want to jump in and saying something. refrain yourself unless it is truly necessary. the only times you should actually talk when shes actively talking and speaking her emotions is

a. if she asks you a question (better to give a brief answer so she can continue talking, depends case by case)

b. to agree with her, saying things like "I understand" "okay" "i see"

c. repeating what she said to to assure you understood correctly and you are listening (dont worry too much about this though, just LISTEN)

now to the next step..

 

3) guide her up and down emotions

after you listen to her with empathy and without any judgements. her emotions will gradually change from negative to positive. one concept you need to understand is that her emotions are constantly up and down everyday. she can be having a bad day for no reason one day and another day she can be the happiest girl in the world for no reason. when she is talking to you and you are actively listening to her, you are helping her guide her emotions either up so that she feels happy again or down so that she can hit rock bottom quicker so that she can bounce back up again. do you see the other day she just hugged you and said she loved you after 3 days of talking? she was feeling happy and affectionate. her emotions are literally a one big roller coaster ride at this point. guide her so she may have positive emotions again by listening, understanding, and not giving any solutions/advice. if her emotions and mood are going down, be there with her and go together (im not saying be sad with her haha). she needs you the most while going down so give her the most attention, support, patience, understanding and of course love. once she hits the bottom, she will clear up her emotions and rise back up.once her emotions are at the most positive level, strike her back with affection, love and care (the day she hugged you is when she was in an extremely positive mood). at this positive, happy stage give nothing but love; no drama. for the last step..

 

4) keep repeating this process/reassure her constantly

this is going to be a long, constant cycle. you really need to be extremely patient. keep repeating these steps because there is a lot of emotional cleansing needing to be done for both of you. at this time and especially when she is in a positive mood (upwards mood) you need to be loving, understanding, caring, and respectful of her actions constantly to reassure her that you are there for her. don't be confused when she is in a bad mood or feeling negative again (an emotional roller coaster ride remember that), it is completely normal. no matter how many times you make her mood positive or happy she will eventually go towards the downward path so don't make the mistake of giving up. keep repeating the steps so that she is constantly feeling positive and loved.

keep all these things in mind when you speak with her again. i will provide more advice after you speak with her and we'll come up with a plan to win her back

you can do it my friend! please update us so we can help right away

 

 

Hey thanks alot for the help. So i just got back in touch with her. She agreed and said lets go with the flow with the break thing but then 

1. she said " We'll see " about the break time period which is btw 2 weeks -2months. Because she also said she doesn't want to drag it out any longer

2. she said " my feelings are a mess, i want this, but i want that, i don't know where my head is right now" So bascially she wants to be alone but at the same time she doesn't. She's not sure what she wants

3. she said " the longer i stay with someone, i'll just hurt them and drain myself more"  she feels bad for hurting. but im fine now. But she stills feels guilty and i don't know how to get it through to her that its okay

We only talk for 2 hours then stop cause she was back to her confused stage again and i just gave her space and told her ill give her time and will check up on her again some other time but if she needs me for anything just call me im here for her.

So what do you think i can do now? im not sure what she's thinking

[ayahuasca]

2 hours ago, thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv said:

 

 

Hey thanks alot for the help. So i just got back in touch with her. She agreed and said lets go with the flow with the break thing but then 

1. she said " We'll see " about the break time period which is btw 2 weeks -2months. Because she also said she doesn't want to drag it out any longer

2. she said " my feelings are a mess, i want this, but i want that, i don't know where my head is right now" So bascially she wants to be alone but at the same time she doesn't. She's not sure what she wants

3. she said " the longer i stay with someone, i'll just hurt them and drain myself more"  she feels bad for hurting. but im fine now. But she stills feels guilty and i don't know how to get it through to her that its okay

We only talk for 2 hours then stop cause she was back to her confused stage again and i just gave her space and told her ill give her time and will check up on her again some other time but if she needs me for anything just call me im here for her.

So what do you think i can do now? im not sure what she's thinking

 

There's not much more you can do. The ball is in her court now. She has to sort the mess in her head out else she can't move forward and if you keep wanting to do something / anything for her, you'll also be stuck in the quagmire and won't be able to move forward. Just do your own thing until she sorts it out.

[xstarBURST]

On 1/24/2016 at 7:37 PM, rosierosie said:

only for ladies answering only 

if a guy is perfect in all your imagination, but he's stingy, would you still date or marry him?

Hell no, Im not paying for our wedding.

[GiaGia]

On 1/26/2016 at 5:59 PM, xstarBURST said:

Hell no, Im not paying for our wedding.

lol i think he can be stingy to others but not on me lol

[Guest severus]

On January 24, 2016 at 8:37 PM, rosierosie said:

only for ladies answering only 

if a guy is perfect in all your imagination, but he's stingy, would you still date or marry him?

 

Stingy, like doesn't tip at restaurants/ doesn't even like to pay for his own share/ barely travels and doesn't spend a dime on new experiences when he does/ has 120 thread count sheets/ buys 1-ply toilet paper? 

Likely not. Because that's someone who doesnt have standards for quality of living. Why are you even working so hard, if not to improve living standards? 

Or is your idea of "stingy" just someone who doesn't shower you with gifts, and foots your bill all the time just because you're female? Whole other story. 

[GiaGia]

^good point. i was thinking of stingy in the sense he cares all about himself, like not help paying for meals, gas, and other small stuffs. 

[thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv]

i am quite confused today, so bascially we cut down the break time till end of this week whether to stay together or not cause she doesnt know if she still love me anymore and doesn't want to drag it out longer.

After 4 days of not seeing each other, we texted and in the morning and she told me a part of her feels like we're near the ending of our line and she's stressed out with things in life thats piling up on her.So i decided to come over to check on her at night.

We made out alot, lots of kissing and hugging, she still couldnt say " i love you " to me though ,then after all that she said " i think i know what i want now" but she won't tell me and said she'll wait till sunday see how our date goes then tell me, afterward she walk me out to the door we hug andd kiss again hen said bye. When i got home we texted each other for less than 20minutes cause she went sleep and she told me at first she was stressed out when her mum told her i was over but then when we hanged she told me it felt normal. what does that mean? but yeah So during the text, her replies still seem off cause she still couldnt call me baby or say i love you etc on the phone, it felt like we were just chatting like normal people not like a couple way thing? i can't really tell how she feels. We do all the couple thing at her house but when it comes down to saying the loving words she can't say it anymore and texting its just bleh...

Any ideas on what she means or thinking?

[CamelKnight]

2 hours ago, thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv said:

Any ideas on what she means or thinking?

There's no telling what she means exactly. I wouldn't stick too long with why she doesn't say she loves you or calls you baby though. She's still in a difficult place and has to sort out her emotions. She's not sure what to call you at the moment. It doesn't mean your relationship is already over (though I must admit I think it's a really shitty move to tell you she knows already and still wants to wait till Sunday).

The reason why she says it feels normal is because it was. You've known each other for a long time so she knows what she can expect from you. In a way, you bring balance to her Force

You have a date on Sunday. Congratulations  I guess this is a good time to show her sides of you she hasn't seen before. I'm not saying dark sides where you ritually slaughter a pig to demons for a longer life, but the sides where you surprise her. She knows you, knows what to expect from you. Show her you have other sides to you too and that you're still interesting.

Perhaps @frenchtutor has some other (bright) idea's?  

[frenchtutor]

@thi_mnguyen_at_hotmail.com_stv

 

we all know this is a confusing time for both of you. shes having her own personal issues and sending you mixed signals. however, i believe this is the period in your relationship that you both need renewal and rest. its a good time to look at yourselves than your partner right now. she may have already made her decision already and making this longer than it should and it is not fair for you. however, the amount of time you spend thinking about what shes thinking or what she means by her words will only confuse you and discourage you. take this time to love and heal yourself before sunday comes. i promise after you do so either you will get closure from her or you both will be very happy after this dark triad period.

along with @CamelKnight's suggestion of showing different sides of you, I believe you have one more powerful weapon you may use: a handwritten love letter. dont make it about too much about yourself. write about how you understand what shes going through and that you wish for her to find peace. tell her about some past events you have done together where your love felt fresh. at the end you want to write that you would like to continue the relationship with her (if that is how you truly feel) and also write that you respect her decision if she decides not to (we don't want her to get back with you because of a well written letter right?) writing a letter will help you understand your feelings and relationship better.

if things do turn out well make sure you keep tending to her and keep doing things for her. keep writing letters for her and show her that you care. remember the small things are just as effective as bigger actions of love. if things don't turn out well, you will have to move on. looks like she will be firm with her decision. you seem like a strong person so i know you can get through this whichever path you both may take.

i really wish things turn out well for the both of you. good luck my friend.

[GiaGia]

On 1/29/2016 at 6:45 AM, angelangie said:

 

....not paying for meals? even a 3 dollar noodles? hell no....

gas for like 10 dollar also on your bill? no.....

small stuff? movies tickets? parking fees? or? .....

why want to go out with someone who wont at least share parts of the bills with you? there is no diff of being single 

 I agree! why bother to be with someone if you are doing it yourself

[halfmoonsmile]

On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 2:42 AM, rosierosie said:

^good point. i was thinking of stingy in the sense he cares all about himself, like not help paying for meals, gas, and other small stuffs. 

I rather he pay for his own stuff and I pay for mine. 

[Guest severus]

On January 31, 2016 at 8:48 PM, rosierosie said:

 I agree! why bother to be with someone if you are doing it yourself

 

Now I'm even more confused with your definition of stingy. What's wrong with carrying your own weight/ doing it yourself?

[TRaNz]

mmmmm, guess this would be an easy one for you guys.

 

At the start of January i went to dinner with an old friend whom i havent seen for like everrrrr. Dinner was awesome, we talked heaps and connected well, both surprised we hadnt hung out sooner.

Anyway, spoke to her about a week and a half after that, mentioned that we should go for dinner again soon, probably end of Feb.

Now, am i rushing things by asking too soon or going to slow or did i shoot myself in the foot by setting some time frame (ie: end of Feb)?

OR am i best just sitting in the carpark at McDonalds destroying a 20 McNuggets while watching the Taylor Swift 1989 concert?

 

[Guest severus]

53 minutes ago, TRaNz said:

mmmmm, guess this would be an easy one for you guys.

 

At the start of January i went to dinner with an old friend whom i havent seen for like everrrrr. Dinner was awesome, we talked heaps and connected well, both surprised we hadnt hung out sooner.

Anyway, spoke to her about a week and a half after that, mentioned that we should go for dinner again soon, probably end of Feb.

Now, am i rushing things by asking too soon or going to slow or did i shoot myself in the foot by setting some time frame (ie: end of Feb)?

OR am i best just sitting in the carpark at McDonalds destroying a 20 McNuggets while watching the Taylor Swift 1989 concert?

 

 

I feel like you should have aimed for mid January instead...