What does she have that I don't?

By cellie - 18/10/2025 15:00

Today, my ex is doing with his new girl all the things I begged him to do during our relationship. She gets Just Because flowers (he only got me flowers once and complained how expensive they were), trips (he told me he hated traveling), and apparently an engagement ring (he said he didn’t believe in marriage). FML
I agree, your life sucks 378
You deserved it 160

Same thing different taste

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He just didn’t want to do any of those things with you. Find someone who will

On a social media app somewhere I saw this post that said “A man would leave a 5-10 уеar relationship and then marry another woman he’s known for 6 months. And does all the things his ex begged him to do. Stop preaching to these men, they hear you. He’s not going to ever be the man you want him to be because you’re not the woman he wants to be with. Men change for who they want.” And also I know men are not complicated. They KNOW whether he wants to marry a woman within the first year of a relationship. If it’s been a hot minute and he doesn’t talk about it or hint at it, he’s keeping you as a placeholder until a woman he wants comes along. And from where I’m standing he saved you a lifetime of pain. Imagine if he would have stayed with you and in the back of his mind he wishes he should’ve left and treats your relationship as a chore. The right man will choose you without a second throught and willingly do things with you out of his heart. He saved you from being in a loveless prison. Find someone better.

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He just didn’t want to do any of those things with you. Find someone who will

On a social media app somewhere I saw this post that said “A man would leave a 5-10 уеar relationship and then marry another woman he’s known for 6 months. And does all the things his ex begged him to do. Stop preaching to these men, they hear you. He’s not going to ever be the man you want him to be because you’re not the woman he wants to be with. Men change for who they want.” And also I know men are not complicated. They KNOW whether he wants to marry a woman within the first year of a relationship. If it’s been a hot minute and he doesn’t talk about it or hint at it, he’s keeping you as a placeholder until a woman he wants comes along. And from where I’m standing he saved you a lifetime of pain. Imagine if he would have stayed with you and in the back of his mind he wishes he should’ve left and treats your relationship as a chore. The right man will choose you without a second throught and willingly do things with you out of his heart. He saved you from being in a loveless prison. Find someone better.

Sorry he was just stringing you along. You're not the only one, dear. Men and women both do this all the time. They don't want to be alone, but know their current squeeze is not "The One." (a mythical idea, but I digress). Please feel confident that a good person WILL be totally into you.

it's not was she has, it's what she doesn't have, and that's a gag reflex