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    Nina

    I’ve been dating a guy for a while. Things are good, but there are some things that has made me apprehensive.

    He has talked a lot about his ex’s from the very beginning. Details I’m not really interested in. Holidays they did together. How they met. Even humble bragging about his stamina in bed and how satisfied they were. How devastated they’ve been when he ended it with them, saying they would never meet a man as awesome as him ever again. It’s just so unnecessary.

    I’m also surprised by some things on display in his apartment. Firstly, he has a lot of things pinned on the walls, from concert tickets and drawings from his children, to travel memorabilia and art posters. All well so far. But then there’s so many postcards, letters and notes on display. Not just from friends and family, but from former girlfriends as well!

    In his kitchen and living room there’s quite a lot of love notes from his ex’s and at least two long letters from a close female friend of his who’s obviously quite smitten with him. I asked him about it and he confirmed that she is indeed in love with him, but that she knows it can never be more than a friendship between them.

    In his guest room and home office there’s a photo calendar on the shelf of him and his ex from a few years back, which she made for him. On the wall I saw at least four quite intimate love letters from former girlfriends. Everything on display for everyone to see! He told me recently that he loves me, which I thought was quite early. He claims he hasn’t said it to anyone before me. But on one of the letters on display, an ex writes how she appreciates the way he tells her that he loves her!

    The only room free of ex related memorabilia is the bedroom. In there he’s keeping a couple of cards that I’ve given him and a gift from me, and he’s even printed and framed a photo of me and him on his night stand. He says he keeps the things most precious to him in the bedroom.

    He seems to be serious with me and has moved the relationship quite fast. I’ve even had to put on the brakes a few times. I just don’t understand the need to decorate his walls with things from previous ex’s?

    Today we had our first argument, because he thinks I don’t make him enough of a priority. I was staying the night and thought we had resolved things before we went to sleep, but then he woke me up at the break of dawn because he was still agitated about it. After we’d talked for a while he got out of the bed, and placed a cup with an inscription in my hand. Turned out it was a gift from a female friend whom he used to work with. He hadn’t seen her in years but visited her a couple of weeks ago when he was in her home town for work. From the inscription, it’s clear that she has romantic feelings for him. He said he didn’t knew about her feelings for him. I asked him why he showed me the gift, and he said that some women really appreciated him and would love to be with him. It made me beyond frustrated.

    Of course, now I’ve only mentioned the things I don’t like about him, but I think it’s quite concerning. We’re supposed to have a dinner date tomorrow, but I feel uneasy about it because of the things mentioned. What should I do?

    #785472 Reply
    Raven

    Cancel your date.

    He is manipulative & controlling & it will only get worse…

    #785473 Reply
    Jo

    Agree with Raven and would add insecure.

    #785474 Reply
    Newbie

    He clearly is a collector and once youre an ex he moves your stuff to another part of the house. I do find it creepy, like he needs a lot of assurance he is wanted and liked. And likes to brag about it. The convo where he feels he is not a priority to you, shows the same sentiment. He sounds like the guy from another posts that demands time from her.

    #785478 Reply
    Peggy

    As the others said-break it off. Tell him that since, as he says,” he gets and keeps all these women in
    love with him”,that he certainly he doesn’t need you too and you are moving on. Don’t let him argue the point-because he will-just be done. Oh and take any momentos you have given him-don’t be another trophy on his wall. You deserve better.

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    Peggy

    Also if he is so great that he gets all this outpouring of love and appreciation….then why is he not with any of these women still. Nothing is ever satisfying or they break it off because they get wise to his games.

    #785482 Reply
    Ss

    Nope nope nope!

    How pathetic and narcissistic…like a trophy wall … creepy.

    Dump and run … take your momentous!

    #785484 Reply
    Honeypie

    Oh my goodness OP. This guy keeps these things around him to massage and feed his ego, and ensure whoever he is with- and that’s you right now- is under the impression of how loved he is so you don’t forget how lucky you are to be with him, and how grateful you should be.

    Telling you how much they adored him and how they will never find anyone as good as him. What you have here is likely a narcissist. This is so awful. And his actions that morning? Waking you up early to indulge in his insecurities and denting of his ego? Thrusting a gift given by some woman who adores him as an example of how you should behave towards him ? Please please listen to your gut. This is a scary situation for you emotionally and psychologically showing itself here. This is not ok or normal

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    Kathy

    This man has serious issues, insecurity at the top of the list.. And an extreme braggart!

    Dump and run.. You don’t want to be pat of this horror show.

    He is all about himself and no one else really. He would be a miserable partner to be with long term…

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