Sunday, 19 July 2009

  • I Saw Him Checking Out Other Girls

    I recently went to the club this past weekend in Austin, TX. There are beautiful girls everywhere. Well, my boyfriend was with me. I got dressed up.  And I saw him checking out other girls while I'm right next to him. He even looked at them when they were walking off 

    The result: I feel like utter crap. We've been together for nearly a year. He buys me things all the time. We go to the movies a lot. We can have long meaningful conversations. I think we're perfect for each other. Except for the girls.

    I don't want to be a psycho jealous girlfriend. I want him to be happy in our relationship. I have found emails and text messages from other girls early on in the relationship. And he still is in communication with his ex-girlfriend, but he says that doesn't matter because she's married.

    Well, I just don't understand that if he loves me then why does he want to hurt me? He says I'm overreacting and it's okay for him to look at girls as long as he's not going home with them. Everyone tells him that I'm really pretty. Why would he want to jeopardize our relationship?

    Do you think it's okay for your guy to look at another girl if he's not going home with her? Do you think it's okay for your guy to be talking to his ex-girlfriend because she's married?

Comments (148)

  • ELIZerson@xanga

    I'm sure he thinks you are beautiful, but that doesn't mean that he will completely stop noticing pretty girls who walk by.  He probably could be more discreet if he knows it bothers you, but I don't think it's going to really stop.  The answers to your questions depend on the depth of the relationship and how much you two really are connected and committed to one another. 

  • Maackenzie

    He Can Look, as long as he doesnt touch. Thats one my one rule for my boyfriend lols. And the whole talking with the ex gf, thats ok to just talk. But hanging out and going on little dates and stuff isnt right.

    Its ok to be jelous, but dont over analyze things. :3

  • ViciousGrin63@xanga

    I don't really even know how to respond to this.


    This post is all over the place with weird shit.


    I guess just...do something...I don't know...This post is fucked.

  • SurveysThatTakeupUrBOREDUM@xanga

    Your situation seemed like he was staring.


    which is not okay. well that sounded kinda psycho, but yeah...


    not cool..


    Idk how some women let there men stare..its just not right..


    save that shit for when your with guy friends or whatever.


    I mean come on..you where right there to and he's doing that.


    but yeah idk about the ex-girlfriend thing cuz this i've only been in one relationship.

  • Heatherwhoelse@xanga

    no and no.

    my bf and i got into a really huge fight just recently cause he was still in communication with his ex. and me personally, think guys who are in a relationship should not talk to their ex's at all. they're ex's for a reason. but thankfully he realized he was hurting me on the inside and officially stopped talking to her.
    i also personally wouldn't really worry about the "psych jealous girlfriend" thing. you're his girlfriend, and although you should trust him lots, you still have the unwritten right as a gf to sometimes worry and wanna keep things right in a relationship.
    and also also, i don't think its very nice of him to be checking out other girls while you're RIGHT there next to him. that kinda makes him look obnoxious and sorta like a player. although its nature for guys to look at other girls, he should relize that he doesn't need to look at any other girls cause he's got an amazingly beautiful girl right there with him, and thats all he needs.
     
  • JessxMaxine@xanga

    i dislike ex girlfriends / whatever. i don't trust them and i don't like them talking to my boyfriend if they can't respect the fact that he has a girlfriend. from the almost three years with my boyfriend, i've yet to come across an ex girlfriend / ex whatever who has not tried to make their friendship into something more. and he stopped talking to them, because of it. he didn't see the sense in us fighting over stupid girls that don't matter.

    do you trust your boyfriend? if he can be friends with his ex and not be all flirty with her, then, it's okay. as long as she respects that he is in a relationship. i don't see a problem with it.

    there is nothing wrong with looking at other girls, but he can be more respectful and more sneaky about checking out the girls, he shouldn't be so mouth open and drool coming down his face. he should be more respectful of you.

    we all check out other guys/girls when we are in relationships. my boyfriend does it. and i normally say something about a girl before him, so i've made him more comfortable with sharing his likes and dislikes about random girls we see.

    xo

  • pillowpixies@xanga

    If the guy looks at a woman, that's alright. It doesn't mean that the girlfriend has to like it (she most likely won't) but it's okay; he's just looking. If he's staring and formulating sexual thoughts, it's time to hit him with a purse. |:

    I'm not going to tell my boyfriend not to look at other girls. If he were to blatantly ogle them, however, I'd be bothered. I'm the type of person who prefers the boyfriend to not associate with ex's. I've learned that things are MUCH simpler when neither person hangs around ex boyfriends or girlfriends. I don't associate with mine, so I'd prefer he not associate with his.

    Marriage doesn't mean it's okay; does he not know the cheating rates in marriages?

  • CyborgSociety@xanga

    I thought the same thing listening to "save the last  dance" haha. I don't think it's ok IF you don't like it because some people may feel different(with both checking out girls and talking with married ex). Personally, i've been where you are and felt the same way as you. Itried to be "cool girlfriend"(bad idea) and honestly if it makes you uncomfortable make sure he knows it or else he'll take advantage of you(who knows, it could get worse)! If he really cares about you he'll do his best to show his love through respecting you and how you feel :) Nip it in the bud as soon as possible <- saying from experience

  • xkthily@xanga

    He can look at other girls (because he's a guy.. lol), just as long as he doesn't do anything... but advise him to be more discreet about it.

    How about you obnoxiously check out other guys when he's right there next to you and see how he reacts? =P

  • MICHELECANNON29@xanga

    Well, I think its human nature for guys to look at girls and vice versa. As long as he doesn't touch. lol. I know my husband looks, you can't expect them not to, thats not realistic. I know Iam gulity of looking at a good looking guy, but I don't ever act on it. neither does my husband. He tells me everyday how much he loves and cares for me and how beautiful Iam. He is my true soulmate in life. I trust him and he trust me, so If he looks I'm not offended because I know who he loves and how he truely feels.I find celebrities attractive (even though they are out of reach) its still looking. If he is totally treating you well and you think you guys are perfect for each other, and he lets you know that you are good looking, and that he really loves you,don't fret if you check him gazing as another female walks by, I know its hard to do, I use to think that way too, but you have to think, we look too and we don't expect them to get upset. Good post, I think alot of women feel this way, I know i use too. I hope my advice helps out :)

  • oOBuBBLes711Oo@xanga

    Hell no.
    If he wants to look at other chicks....let him be alone and single to look as much as he pleases. Youre not second hand and dirt to be accepting that.

  • prettyboy78@xanga

    Guys look at pretty girls, my mom taught me a saying, "When a man stops looking, check his pulse."
    I love this. I feel as long as a man isn't consistently checking out other girls, isn't going home with them, and isn't flirting or otherwise trying to cheat on you there really is no harm in looking a bit. Most girls look too, I know I notice cute men when out.
    As far as talking to the ex, I personally don't think it matters at all that she is married. As long as he is with YOU, and faithful to you, not trying to get back with her, and she is not trying to get him back and respectful of you and your relationship then there is NOTHING wrong with them talking and being friends. 
    I get so tired of girls not wanting their man to have any contact with any other female. Unless she is willing to cut herself off from all other men, then she needs to calm down. Girls who are actively after your man are completely different.

  • BoStOnIaNMoMmY@xanga

    Girl let me tell u this right now, LET IT GOOOOOOOO


    Ive been with my husband for 6 years an we have been married for 4years and as many times as i have threating my husband with "if u look at another women its OVER" it works for a couple of days and i continue catching him, for the past couple of years i just let it go. no matter what every man looks at females and there is nothing u can do about it NOTHING! even if they dont look while your there GREAT! but best believe they going to look 10times harder and longer when your not around. You know something to make it better when he is looking at a female look where he is looking and say she is pretty (if she is pretty) or make a comment or something. but honestly just LET IT GO!!! and you will regret breaking it off with him over this, i been thru this with my husband and i think it was really imature for me to break up with him over it. its not worth it. Its ok for men and women to window shop as long as they dont touch.

  • Whiskers

    I asked my friend about a similar situation a couple of weeks ago and he said that it is "natural human instincts". Honestly, i think everyone checks out "other" people, regardless of their relationship status. When i was in a relationship, i did look at other guys, because they were around me everywhere i go and i am sure my bf checks out girls aswell. Sometimes i would think "he looks cute" or something like that, but since i am in a relationship, i do remain commited to my partner and don't go sneaking around and playing guys. 

  • psychopathetic@xanga

    I personally do not want my boyfriend (if i have) to be checking out other girls when i am with him. however, boys cannot help it really. it's in the nature of men to look at other girls. nevertheless, this doesn't mean that he loves you less and he thinks you are less pretty. if he truly knows that it is just you whom he loves, then there is nothing to worry about. beyond "checking out" or mere looking, that is a different scenario. 


    about his talking with his ex-girlfriend. i do not want that either. i easily get jealous and paranoid. the fact that she's married should alleviate your anxiety. maybe they're just catching up. as long as it's not an everyday conversation between your boyfriend and his ex, then it's healthy. 
    you have to have confidence in your man. :) 
  • Sake_Tatsuyo@xanga

    You have the right to be upset and suspicious, but once you've talked with him about it the ball is really in his court. If he continues to do that in your presence after knowing it upsets you then he doesn't respect your emotions and insecurities. As for the ex issue, if their conversation is purely platonic it should be ok, some ex's CAN be friends.


    Sake.

  • psychopathetic@xanga

    @xkthily@xanga - agreed. =D i used to always do that. i used to always tell my ex-boyfriend how handsome his friends are and some other men i see at the mall. it pissed the hell out of him. haha. it's a two-way street is it not? if men check on girls, we should definitely check on men too -- even with our partners around. 

  • Iluvgillian@xanga

    First of all you are VERY pretty.  That being said does it mean your bf will never look at other women?  No dear.  Men are....well we're men.  It doesn't matter if our gfs are super models but we'll always look at other pretty women coz that's just our nature to do so.  I honestly don't think it's harmful to look at others as long as he's not sleeping with them.  Ask yourself HONESTLY, are you NEVER going to check out another guy because you're with your bf?  Let's be realistic here okay, we're all human and men are no different.  We like to look at different women once in a while.  

    As for communicating with the ex, well I know there are tons of movies/books/shows that show ppl get back together with their ex but some of them truly just remain friends.  His ex is also married so seriously what could come of it?  I don't think it's a big deal I honestly don't care if my gfs talk to their ex that's fine.  However it becomes a problem if he comes home late after 'hanging out' with his ex.  If he hasn't then you ain't got nothing to worry about ^.^

  • xkthily@xanga

    @psychopathetic@xanga - Haha yes. I believe in two way streets. xD

  • aurastar@xanga

    I like to have a "look, but don't touch" policy.  My boyfriend can look all he wants.  In fact, I look with him sometimes.  Sometimes I'll joke around that I'm jealous, but I'm fine with it, really.  And my boyfriend still talks to most of his exes....... more like they stalk him.... but it's fine, because he keeps them on a short leash.  I trust him completely.

  • nodnarbassoon@xanga

    What's wrong with ex girlfriends?  I feel lucky to still be friends with mine.  I mean, we were close enough to date, however we weren't right enough to stay dating.  The result?  We're friends, but will never be anything more again.  period.  There's nothing for any future girlfriends to be jealous of or worry about.  However, I do wish any future girlfriend of mine would slap me across the face if I start oggling anyone else.  But that's just me.  Once I'm into someone, they're everything.  If I'm distracted, I'm not that into them.  Again, this is just me.  Even so, some "men will be men".  Some people can't stop staring.  Not everyone's like me.


    I guess this is one of those things where it depends on the people, their opinions/values, and the circumstances...

  • MakeMePrettyx3@xanga

    I agree with xkthily@xanga and prettyboy78@xanga


    Personally, i didn't feel comfortable when i was with my boyfriend and he was checking out other girls while i was standing right there. But it's natural. And as long as he doesn't just sit there an continuously stare at her, or try flirting with her, its not a big deal.

  • freeeker@xanga

    looking < staring < flirting

    preferably none of the above though.

  • MOOOOOOF@xanga

    my bf always checks out girls when they walk past too. at first it hurt, so i didnt say anything. thennn, i pulled him up on it, asking why he does it. at least be discreet! lol i mean, sure, he's looking but he's not touching, right? still it hurt to see him looking elsewhere. anyway, long story short, he reckons he didn't even know he was doing it. lol he doesn't do it as often anymore. haha

  • mewithoutu77@xanga

    i don't mind if my guy looks at another girl, i know he's always gonna go home with me.  to me, guys looking at other girls is basically like a reflex, so it doesn't bother me at all.  plus, i don't really care either because i know that he's lucky to be with me and if he's checking other girls out, there are other guys checking me out too.  the last time i was at the club with my ex, he was always looking around, until this other guy walked up to me and asked me what i was drinking.  i told him and then he ordered me a drink, and we just talked for a while, obviously flirting back and forth and my ex was hella pissed by what he saw, so he came by and interrupted us and told me that it's time to leave.  it only takes them one time to see it happen to them and then they learn their lesson.  

    now, i would be upset if my bf was still talking to his ex who's married.  i mean, i still talk to one of my exes but he's not married and i'm not in a relationship.  but in a situation like this, i'm not down for it.  i'm currently seeing this one guy that's also still in touch with his ex that is engaged to be married too and i'm feeling uncomfortable about that.  
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