Posted 27 January 2006 - 6:10 AM
Bwaaaahahaaa! iggy and stash... the banter between you two keeps me warm at night. Really, it does.
Jeanie, I'm not sure I have any useful pearls of wisdom for you. Perhaps your ex boyfriend is distancing himself from you... and it's likely his new girlfriend behind this but maybe he's trying start anew. I don't think this has much to do with insecurity on either your boyfriend's or his new girlfriend's part - just a thing about moving on.
You are lucky to still be friends with your ex boyfriend but the fact remains you both have an intense history together both emotional and physical. History will always affect the present and the future and this is true when it comes to love. Even after-the-fact when you are maintaining a friendship, that history can hold you back and keep you from moving on if you let it... I hate to assume here, but I think your ex is moving on by the sound of it and slowly, although I'm sure he doesn't want to hurt you in any way, he's distancing himself from you because of this. Men fall just as hard as women do when it comes to matters of love, but I also think men have the ability to pick up the pieces and move on a little quicker than girls sometimes. Plus there is his new girlfriend to consider - the less you are out of his life, then she is spared the intimate details of your relationship with him, even the friendly details. No girl wants to hear about the good times they had and continue to have with their ex girlfriends. And I think it works both ways. I love stash with all my heart and I am secure in my marriage and love for him, but in the beginning I used to cringe when he'd talk about his ex's and he was the same way when it came to my ex's (and I remained friends with one of mine for a couple of years even after stash and I got married - it was hard on him, and looking back I might not have done the right thing by keeping my ex in my life as a casual acquaintance - but you live and learn) Imagine dating a man who was still very chummy with his ex, although it might not bother you at first, if the friendship is ever-so-chummy it *will* grate on you eventually.
Goddamn it. Get a fricken land line so I can call you, OK??? X-D
be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle