Hey guys. Short version of the story.
Got married to high school girlfriend for 17 years. The type of woman who wouldn't get a second date today
Went on solo vacation and discovered I was better off without her. Met a mind-blowing amazing woman from Chile. Got separated, and promptly blew it with Chile girl
Spend the next year getting smooth with women. Solid fundamentals and a quick learner. Had great results and was loving life
After a year, I meet a girl who's the best match for me that I've ever discovered. Become exclusive even though I'm not quite ready. Chile-girl comes probing back. I flirt with her over email to keep an iron in the fire to soften the blow in case my girlfriend leaves me. After 7 months or so, she discoveres this and sees it as an emotional affair.
I stop flirting with Chile girl (but foolishly stay in occasional platonic contact)
A year later she gradually goes cold. I start a popular thread here called Girlfriend gradually becoming uncomfortable with sex: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10531&
Several months later, I lose my job. Decide to take a break and travel a bit as I have a ton saved up. I think she lost respect. She's diagnosed with Hashimotos, where her immune system attacks her thyroid. This makes her hormonal and thyroid. No prob- I'll take a few months while I wait out the few months for her to get treatment! Happy times.
She encourages me to travel (when I got out of the Air Force, I traveled the world for a year; now I'll do out-and-backs to spend time with my GF). Says "Go for it! Jealous, but I'd do it if I were you!". As soon as I buy my ticket, she flips. "Does this mean we're broken up!?"
Patch it up but on my trip she goes totally cold
A couple weeks in, she says she can't trust me. Says me flirtation 19 months before was an "emotional affair" (I can see why she thought so, but it was totally out of context; I was just being manipulative to keep Chile girl on the hook). She never let it go, but never mentioned it
I was devastated. I cried when I saw her. Couldn't keep it together. This is someone I was head-over-heals for, the happiest relationship of my life, I was totally misjudged, and her hormones were just about to get treated!
Fell into a deep depression for a couple of months. Went on vacation again and managed to hook up with another amazing woman (who's just not available). Climbed out of my depression a bit. Dated around a bit when I got home, but not like I did when I was first single
Now, 7 months later, I'm more or less exclusively dating a girl who's drop dead gorgeous, smart, easy to get along with, and dynamite in bed. It's not the same level of deep chemistry and connection though. I still find myself dreaming of my ex at night. I know we'd be together if she understood, and with her hormones sorted out, but she's never interested in starting a conversation. She's dating her own rebound guy at the moment. I weathered the storm, and someone else gets to enjoy her with her hormones sorted out.
I need to have some positive interactions to break her conditioning of convincing herself this was a great choice, and shutting down any interaction. I need some positive (or at least neutral) interactions with her. I need her to understand I was keeping someone on the hook- not having an emotional affair. And, I need to do this emotionally- rational explanation won't work on a woman under these circumstances.
Any ideas? I'm fresh out. Dan Bacon has some YouTube videos with some thought provoking info. He says you have to get her to see you've changed and legitimately forgive you to move forward. Of course, his suggestions for HOW to do this are $300. My BS detector is ringing, but I'm out of ideas. Does this guy just prey on the lovesick like me? Any other suggestions on how to get some positive interactions going?
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Got married to high school girlfriend for 17 years. The type of woman who wouldn't get a second date today
Went on solo vacation and discovered I was better off without her. Met a mind-blowing amazing woman from Chile. Got separated, and promptly blew it with Chile girl
Spend the next year getting smooth with women. Solid fundamentals and a quick learner. Had great results and was loving life
After a year, I meet a girl who's the best match for me that I've ever discovered. Become exclusive even though I'm not quite ready. Chile-girl comes probing back. I flirt with her over email to keep an iron in the fire to soften the blow in case my girlfriend leaves me. After 7 months or so, she discoveres this and sees it as an emotional affair.
I stop flirting with Chile girl (but foolishly stay in occasional platonic contact)
A year later she gradually goes cold. I start a popular thread here called Girlfriend gradually becoming uncomfortable with sex: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10531&
Several months later, I lose my job. Decide to take a break and travel a bit as I have a ton saved up. I think she lost respect. She's diagnosed with Hashimotos, where her immune system attacks her thyroid. This makes her hormonal and thyroid. No prob- I'll take a few months while I wait out the few months for her to get treatment! Happy times.
She encourages me to travel (when I got out of the Air Force, I traveled the world for a year; now I'll do out-and-backs to spend time with my GF). Says "Go for it! Jealous, but I'd do it if I were you!". As soon as I buy my ticket, she flips. "Does this mean we're broken up!?"
Patch it up but on my trip she goes totally cold
A couple weeks in, she says she can't trust me. Says me flirtation 19 months before was an "emotional affair" (I can see why she thought so, but it was totally out of context; I was just being manipulative to keep Chile girl on the hook). She never let it go, but never mentioned it
I was devastated. I cried when I saw her. Couldn't keep it together. This is someone I was head-over-heals for, the happiest relationship of my life, I was totally misjudged, and her hormones were just about to get treated!
Fell into a deep depression for a couple of months. Went on vacation again and managed to hook up with another amazing woman (who's just not available). Climbed out of my depression a bit. Dated around a bit when I got home, but not like I did when I was first single
Now, 7 months later, I'm more or less exclusively dating a girl who's drop dead gorgeous, smart, easy to get along with, and dynamite in bed. It's not the same level of deep chemistry and connection though. I still find myself dreaming of my ex at night. I know we'd be together if she understood, and with her hormones sorted out, but she's never interested in starting a conversation. She's dating her own rebound guy at the moment. I weathered the storm, and someone else gets to enjoy her with her hormones sorted out.
I need to have some positive interactions to break her conditioning of convincing herself this was a great choice, and shutting down any interaction. I need some positive (or at least neutral) interactions with her. I need her to understand I was keeping someone on the hook- not having an emotional affair. And, I need to do this emotionally- rational explanation won't work on a woman under these circumstances.
Any ideas? I'm fresh out. Dan Bacon has some YouTube videos with some thought provoking info. He says you have to get her to see you've changed and legitimately forgive you to move forward. Of course, his suggestions for HOW to do this are $300. My BS detector is ringing, but I'm out of ideas. Does this guy just prey on the lovesick like me? Any other suggestions on how to get some positive interactions going?
http://store.themodernman.com/get_your_ ... ystem.html