Ha! I was thinking, man $2800 for an apartment is more than our mortgage. Thank god my husband isn't rich enough for a mistress ![]() |
One of my weekly volunteer gigs involves kids. |
OP, would you counsel a younger women to do what you are doing? I know you said you do not want kids so not a daughter, but any of the kids whom you tutor? |
I was pretty sick yesterday. I walked the dog in the morning, then was home all day resting until I went out around 6 to walk the dog again and then run some errands and was home around 9. |
Yep. That's about the size of it. Will Op listen? Nah, I doubt it. |
I was looking for a new apartment because my lease was going to be up and didn't want to stay where I was. I was late for a dinner because of it so we talked about it. That time I moved and it was with two girlfriends and he just gave me a Visa giftcard as a housewarming gift. Then when I graduated he got me the apartment I'm in now as a graduation gift. |
No, because I think most people are dating with the goal of marriage/kids and this won't lead there. I'm fine with that but know most wouldn't be. |
No not a deep, dark fear. Few men would finance an incredibly foolish, elaborate and complicated setup like this one even if they could afford to do so. If this is for real, there is a whole lot more going on here than meets the eye... |
What if they were not either? |
OP, I do think you are detached from your own feelings, probably b/c of something when you were younger. I once was that way b/c I had been dumped by a guy who I really thought was "the one" and I was like, "Well, two can play at this game," and proceeded to have a few years where I numbed myself and had a bunch of crazy relationships and did crazy things. When I came out of it I learned it was ok for me to have an opinion too, even if others don't have the same wants or desires, and it was ok to look for what *I* wanted, not just to be available, numbed, for someone else to fulfill their desires upon me. IE be a subject -- not just an object. I hope that somehow you can get to this place, whether you do it by starting to meditate, pray, go to therapy, pursue other interests YOU like, find friends who support YOU for real, etc. |
I wasn't looking to get married and have kids when I was 24. Heck no. I was out dating lots of single/available men, working, hanging with friends, establishing my own life. You don't have to be either desperate to get married OR a kept woman. There is a lot in between. |
+1 I picked up on this too in her earlier post. |
+2 I think, in her family of origin, it sounds like all of their relationships were sort of shallow and on-the-surface. No one relates to what is really going on in their lives. They only talk about stuff on the surface. "Is there enough $? Are you still alive?" That's about it. . . |
Seriously. Me too. I wasn't looking to get married. I was just finding myself, getting a career going, enjoying sharing an apt. with other girls who were in the same boat, meeting new people. I think that being a "kept woman" is stunting and preventing OP from doing all of the above. The longer she stays in the relationship, the more stuck and stunted she will be, as others around her grow and mature. |
If he was already getting what he wanted out of the relationship (sex) PRIOR to buying this ho a car and paying her rent, why would any fool pay $2400 to keep this trash in her own place? I would tell her her welcome to the real world honey, get a job like the rest of the world. $2400 a month is more than my freakin mortgage. I know right down to the dollar amount how much my husband makes too so his wife is probably turning a blind eye. This guy could and very likely does also pay high priced escorts in addition to the ho on the side. |