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Got Dumped by the Woman I Love: Moving On Advice :(

Started by CMD042414, September 02, 2015, 02:26:41 PM

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CMD042414

Hi all. I'll try to make this brief: my very first attempt at dating post transition was around February. I use online dating and I do not disclose that I am trans. I "pass" 100% of the time. I met a girl on a site and we hit off via phone. By the end of March we reconvened and went on a first date. IT WAS GREAT. She was beautiful and it was love at first sight for me. The chemistry was instant. I told her I am a trans man towards the end and she didn't miss a beat. She'd worked with and been with trans men before, etc. Even more reason for me to think this could be something right? Anyway we go on one more date and end up hot and heavy moving really fast into a relationship. And I mean it was pure heaven. She was gaga over me and I was too. In fact I suspected she may be more into it than I was at times. She wanted me at her house every weekend and she texted me everyday. All day. She talked of kids and marriage and for the first time I felt like I had a shot at a family. May 28th she dumps me out of the blue. Totally blindsided no warning at all. Said she didn't have that giddy feeling anymore.

Over the next two months I received plenty of possible reasons but she maintained that she really liked me and did not know why it just disappeared. She did say we moved too fast which I agree. Mid August I ask if we can talk about this in person. First time we'd seen each other since May. We had sex and both thought we could manage to just be friends with benefits until we start dating again. She said her feelings were coming back and she really wants me there. I suggested she come back from visiting her mom down south for the next 2 weeks and  lets see how we feel then. A week and a half later she tells me from home that she is seeing her ex, may move to be closer to him, has moved on, no longer has feelings for me and does not want to speak to me anymore.

I have been in my own personal hell since the day she broke up with me and then this just happened so I'm really depressed. For anyone that has been dumped and hurt how did you survive it? Because it feels like a slow painful death to me. I love her and she is now suddenly with this ex that she never even mentioned before! Women are so hard to understand.

Has anyone ever been over the moon for someone and have there feelings just disappear and you couldn't pinpoint why? I'm so lost and hurt right now.
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BirlPower

Hi honey, I've been there. Hurts in a way you're sure will never end. It does get easier. Eventualy. You've got to take it a day at a time. What really helped me was spending time with friends. Being around people who care for you helps keep the feelings of desolation at bay. I hope you have people near you like that. Keep yourself as busy as possible. Work, Study, Play. It will get easier. I really feel for you. Hugs.
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CMD042414

Quote from: BirlPower on September 02, 2015, 03:04:29 PM
Hi honey, I've been there. Hurts in a way you're sure will never end. It does get easier. Eventualy. You've got to take it a day at a time. What really helped me was spending time with friends. Being around people who care for you helps keep the feelings of desolation at bay. I hope you have people near you like that. Keep yourself as busy as possible. Work, Study, Play. It will get easier. I really feel for you. Hugs.

Thank you for the kind words. I do have a good support network. Time goes so slow when you are down.
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Ms Grace

Quote from: CMD042414 on September 02, 2015, 02:26:41 PM
Has anyone ever been over the moon for someone and have there feelings just disappear and you couldn't pinpoint why? I'm so lost and hurt right now.

Very sorry to hear you've been treated this way. Sadly it is not uncommon for one side of a relationship to just decide they want out. Often there is more to it than they let on and the ex boyfriend excuse is an "oldie but a goodie" when it comes to convenient reasons.
Grace
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HoneyStrums

My Ex

Whilst reading your story, Ther was so many times I wondered if your ex was mine :P No, not the case, just that very similar narative of, moving to fast and suddenly of.

When my ex left me it was, new years, we had been together for about six mounths, and we were noticing that between us on, a relationship perspective we were both exsperiencing a lot of "firsts".

So this was the first new years eve, either of us, had ever spent with a partener, their is this tradition that my dad liked to hold, being that before the stroke of midnight, one member of the house hold would, go outside with a copper coin and a lump of coal. That pwrson would wait untill after midnight and then come back into the house. (letting the new year in)

This tradition had been my burden for many years, and this year it was the same. So its the run up to this burden I always did, and Im getting ready to go out into the freezing cold. I notice my ex get up to come with me. We go out into the snow, and were standing their on my doorstep and it didnt feel so cold. that was when she pointed out that she had never doen this kind of thing, and that come to think of it hadnt in anyway step new years with a partener. We keep talking and fire works, So it was midnight, were looking out at all the fireworks and i heard her say somthing, I looked at her, and she came in closer with a huge smile and said, this is going to be our year. We kissed for a few minuets and then went inside.

That night, we went to bed and cuddled talking for hours. the next day, the very next day she went home and stopped texting, replying. Stopped answering her phone. She left me.

The only information I got was from her parents saying she was ok. 2 months later. She said, Its ok please dont worry about me, Im ok Im got back with my Ex, (an ex i didnt know about).

So yeah, the very next day she decided to leave me. I know what it fels like to be "abandoned" by sombody your deeply in love with.

ADVISE:

Allow yourself time to griev, your feeling loss at the moment and its ok to feel bad about it. Dont beat yourself up over it, dont treat yourself like you should be able to just move on. We cant just do that by choice. I would sugest setting yourself a certian amout of time to well..... feel sorry for yourself, your ARE allowed to do that :P

And you might find that come the end of that time you realise that your a complete mess over sombody that doesnt deserve it. You might not think like that now but give it time :)
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cindianna_jones

#5
My ex was mad over heels for me, even after telling him I was trans the first time he touched me. I initially thought he was a loser and didn't want anything to do with him. We rented a house lived together ostensibly as room mates and all the while he asked me to marry him. After two years, I grew to love him and finally said yes.

He dumped me on our 22nd anniversary citing he needed a "real woman" as the reason. He told me a couple weeks ago that he regretted our relationship from the very beginning, even before we were married. Go figure.

Right now, I'm thinking of just planning to live alone for the rest of my life. I am not open to any relationships. I have great friends and family. I can't think of having a "new" older smelly man in my life.

Cindi
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CMD042414

I know in my heart of hearts that I am better off. She said I am not the one for her and it should be the other way around. I think if things hadn't been so great and she hadn't seemed so happy this would be easier to take. I think of her with this ex and it kills me. She seems like she wants to end up marrying him! But the week before she was with me! I don't understand how some people can cut a person off that they claim to care about. And jump on the next moving train. I question whether or not she ever even wanted me now. I feel used. And she gets to go be happy and in love. Stilli miss her and love her. *sigh*

My friends keep saying dude she left you in May and showed who she really is. But she claimed to still have feelings for me just before she went home for 2 weeks. She sat in my arms and made love to me and kissed me. How does that just go away? She now says that was just friends? Who kisses their friends like that?!
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HoneyStrums

With my ex, when we first started dating, but was not officially together, she slep with an ex, why?

To see if her feelings for me made her feel bad about that, she told me before we became official.

This could of been happened with you two weeks ago, with you being the ex. I'm not in anyway saying this is what happened.

Just try not to project any feelings onto her she might not of had, this will make it harder for you to let go.

Look at it this way,
She left you in may, and then came back for one last hump as a free woman before commiting to her next relationship.

I think I am able to say that regardless of feelings envolved this IS what happened. And if she can do that to you, knowing how you feel about her, then she doesnt deserve those feelings, and you deserve better then having someone do that to you.


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sparrow

I've seen that happen in people with a fear of commitment.  They get all lovey and excited and form deep emotional bonds... but then they start to get afraid of the future, get cold feet, and run away.  My guess is that this has nothing to do with your gender whatsoever.

Advice?  Consider seeing her in a few years.  She might grow up.  But don't hold your breath.
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HoneyStrums

Yeah, I think this too.


NOTE: what happened to me, was an exsperience of how a cis girl tret a cis guy,
(was beffore I knew what I was,and before I was out.)
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suzifrommd

Quote from: CMD042414 on September 02, 2015, 02:26:41 PM

Has anyone ever been over the moon for someone and have there feelings just disappear and you couldn't pinpoint why? I'm so lost and hurt right now.

No, but I can tell you exactly why it happened this time.

It's because she's fickle and unreliable.

I should congratulate you. You found out what kind of person she was before your life got enmeshed with hers. You're better off alone than with someone you can't count on.

Besides, if she doesn't realize how wonderful you are, she is the one that is missing out.

But it really, really hurts. I know. Hugs.
Have you read my short story The Eve of Triumph?
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CMD042414

Quote from: suzifrommd on September 02, 2015, 04:58:23 PM
No, but I can tell you exactly why it happened this time.

It's because she's fickle and unreliable.

I should congratulate you. You found out what kind of person she was before your life got enmeshed with hers. You're better off alone than with someone you can't count on.

Besides, if she doesn't realize how wonderful you are, she is the one that is missing out.

But it really, really hurts. I know. Hugs.

Thank you for the hugs I actually felt that lol. Fickle and unreliable are spot on. At least with me. Watch her get it together for this guy. Labor Day weekend I will be a mess. I just know she's going to drive home and be with him. Or vice versa. I have to move on because Lord knows she's not putting this much thought into me. Especially while she's busy in love land with her ex.
Started T: April 2014
Top Surgery: June 2014
Hysterectomy: August 2015
Phalloplasty: Stage 1-August 2018
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MugwortPsychonaut

I've been there, too. And it just hurts and hurts, so I totally know the pain. It's almost unbearable, right? It happened to me too, and wrecked me for a whole ten years.

I wish I had some sage advice to help you heal, but I don't. "Just move on" is caca. Here's one thing that I can say: don't self-harm. You'll always regret it immediately. Join a band. Scream into a microphone. Be loud. Do it with passion. Don't know how to sing? Do it anyway. Draw pictures. Throw chairs and punch walls if you must, but never harm yourself.

(I need to take my own advice...)
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CMD042414

Quote from: MugwortPsychonaut on September 04, 2015, 11:15:30 AM
I've been there, too. And it just hurts and hurts, so I totally know the pain. It's almost unbearable, right? It happened to me too, and wrecked me for a whole ten years.

I wish I had some sage advice to help you heal, but I don't. "Just move on" is caca. Here's one thing that I can say: don't self-harm. You'll always regret it immediately. Join a band. Scream into a microphone. Be loud. Do it with passion. Don't know how to sing? Do it anyway. Draw pictures. Throw chairs and punch walls if you must, but never harm yourself.

(I need to take my own advice...)

Hang in there! I would love to start a support group for trans people who are struggling with a breakup. I feel like there is such an extra layer of ish that we have to deal with.

I draw. I write. Video games are my main outlet. I am going to look into guitar lessons.

Either way I need to realize that she is not the kind of woman I should want. Cold, detached, uncaring, selfish. Those are not good traits yet I still love her. To think that she is somewhere saying and doing all of the things she did with me not 3 months ago with him is gut wrenching. And she seems so convinced this is it for her. Willing to move 10 hours away to be closer to him. Deleted her online dating profile. How does that happen in a matter of a week and a half?! She was in my arms 2 weeks before she told me about him! Crazy, man.
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Hysterectomy: August 2015
Phalloplasty: Stage 1-August 2018
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cindianna_jones

Quote from: CMD042414 on September 02, 2015, 05:09:43 PM
Thank you for the hugs I actually felt that lol. Fickle and unreliable are spot on. At least with me. Watch her get it together for this guy. Labor Day weekend I will be a mess. I just know she's going to drive home and be with him. Or vice versa. I have to move on because Lord knows she's not putting this much thought into me. Especially while she's busy in love land with her ex.

FWIW, this happens to all sorts of people, not just "us." I second the opinion that you are far better off to find out now rather than invest your future with someone who will ultimately run out on you anyway. I fully understand how much it hurts and you just want to wallow in sorrow. I do get it. And if you truly love her, those feelings will remain with you for the rest of your life. Love is not something that you can just push aside and forget. But you can move on, no matter how painful it is. You may find another who will love you for who you are. I wish you the best and please accept my warmest hopes in all you face.

Cindi
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Lebedinaja

oh yes, got a girl some time ago.
Found out she was doing porn at 13 years and dating a much older guy besides....
kind of a shock, very depressed, but time passes and you will realize soon, its a person, one of Millions, my life goes one, just because there is a stupid **** doesnt mean you are guilty something to yourself or to her, thinking about her or loving her. Just let her go, let the time pass and it will be alright
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CMD042414

Quote from: Cindi Jones on September 04, 2015, 02:21:17 PM
FWIW, this happens to all sorts of people, not just "us." I second the opinion that you are far better off to find out now rather than invest your future with someone who will ultimately run out on you anyway. I fully understand how much it hurts and you just want to wallow in sorrow. I do get it. And if you truly love her, those feelings will remain with you for the rest of your life. Love is not something that you can just push aside and forget. But you can move on, no matter how painful it is. You may find another who will love you for who you are. I wish you the best and please accept my warmest hopes in all you face.

Cindi

Thank you Cindi!
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CMD042414

Quote from: Lebedinaja on September 04, 2015, 02:35:12 PM
oh yes, got a girl some time ago.
Found out she was doing porn at 13 years and dating a much older guy besides....
kind of a shock, very depressed, but time passes and you will realize soon, its a person, one of Millions, my life goes one, just because there is a stupid **** doesnt mean you are guilty something to yourself or to her, thinking about her or loving her. Just let her go, let the time pass and it will be alright

Ahh yes time. It moves. So slow.
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RaptorChops

Hey buddy, Sorry you are dealing with that. I think the best thing to do is maybe occupy your time with something else like a hobby and do your best to get her out of your mind. I know it hurts a lot and it will take time but it will be worth it when she's not in the picture any more. Maybe hit the gym and work out, that usually clears my head a little when I'm feeling really depressed. You could also get yourself into a TV series and melt into that. I've been friends with this girl for over 7-8 years now and I started developing strong feelings for her. Unfortunately I'm only seen in the friend zone and nothing more. So I work out, watch American Dad,Family Guy, just really anything funny so I'm not upset.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I dunno.
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FTMax

First, I'm sorry you're going through this. It is tough, and everyone deserves an honest explanation at the end of a relationship to help them get over it.

I've been the person who was over the moon and then feelings disappeared. So perhaps I can shed some light on the whys. It absolutely does have a lot to do with the speed and intensity of a relationship. The only time I've ever gotten like this has been when I've jumped into a relationship too quickly. I'll share an example from recent history.

Last fall I started dating another trans guy. We met online, went on two dates, made it official within two weeks, and within a month were talking about super serious stuff like moving in together, moving to a new city together, getting a house, etc. We were spending all of our spare time together. We would text each other all day, I'd go over for dinner one weeknight, and he'd come over and stay on the weekends. It was intense. Now, I know everybody brings both good and bad qualities to the table in a relationship. But when you get as close as we did as quickly as we did, seeing things about him that I disliked seemed to pile up very quickly. It didn't leave me with time to adjust to them and decide whether or not to accept them.

I won't go into detail about what exactly those qualities were, but as they started to accumulate, I realized that not only were they things that he readily acknowledged and refused to change, but they were also things that were incompatible with me as a person. It was like flipping a switch - my feelings just immediately changed, I no longer saw a future in the relationship. Had we taken it a little slower, dated longer instead of jumping into a relationship right away, I may have been able to tease out those traits before I got so invested in the relationship.

I think one of the things we're guilty of as a community is jumping into whatever relationships we can get, because we think being trans makes it less likely to find a partner. It's an utterly toxic way of thinking, and it was absolutely why I got into that relationship and why I let it drag on longer than I should have.
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