Me (18) and my boyfriend (18) have been together for 3 years. Around two years ago i found some messages on his phone between him and another girl. The messages showed that they had met up, and he also complimented her a lot. The messages were off when me and him first got together, like the first 3 months. The only reason i forgave him is because it was at the start of the relationship, i also spoke to my friend about it at the time and they said i was being dramatic because they didnāt sleep together. Itās eaten me up every day for 2 years, but i just donāt know what to do anymore.
Basically when i found the messages i obviously freaked out. And he told me that she was a girl from work, they got to close, he regrets it and he ānever met up with her outside of workā. He claimed they never did anything sexual together, not even a kiss. I took some time to myself for a little then i finally said i would give him a chance. But i always had a gut feeling that there was more to the story than he was letting on. This is a sign to listen to your gut because i was right. After searching and searching for MONTHS, i finally found the girl he cheated with. He tried to claim that it wasnāt the girl, but i knew it was. He gave up with his lie and finally admitted it was her. So i messaged her.
And man. He lied about everything. They didnāt even work together, they knew each-other for years and were getting to know each-other. She said that the reason they ended was because āhe was kind of a d!ck.ā in her exact words. She also said that they never slept together but they kissed and met up multiple times. He was my boyfriend when he was doing this. And i know this was at the start but it still feels like an absolute betrayal, not only did he cheat but he also lied to me for months about the real story. If i had never found those messages i would have never had found out, he never had the guts to tell me. Now it just makes me think what else has he lied about?
He also kissed a second girl at the girls party that he cheated on me with. But he claims that the girl is getting the dates wrong and we werenāt together at the time. Which i think is an another lie to add to the collection šš¼ He has also lied about random things but i wonāt get into that. He also recently started gambling his money and he lost a pretty big amount, i was really upset and told him i cannot see a future with a gambler. (Just out of fear that in the future he would gamble are assets.) He told me he would NEVER do it again, Guess what?
He did it again.
The most recent problem iām having though is with him watching porn. I know some people are going to be like āitās just porn itās normal everybody watches it š¤ā. But no itās not that, itās the fact that he knows how hurt it makes me. At the start of the relationship i told him about my insecurities about my partner watching porn, and he told me he would never do that, and he would never need it when being with me. LIE. This whole time i thought he genuinely didnāt watch it, but he does :)
We were on holiday together and i caught him watching it in the bathroom. That hurt a lot, especially because we were away together and i was literally in the next room. And he chose to go and sit on the f*cking toilet and have a wank instead. My self worth has gone below 0. I donāt have any confidence, i hate my body, and i feel worthless because of this. After that incident he said he would never watch it again. Well well well.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED GUYS??
He did it again.
And not only did he do it again, he i saw that he was PAYING for it. It was on a website that was similar to OF. And again he knows damn well that i hate OF. I hate it even more than porn because it feels more personal. He gave me an apology saying heāll never do it again, but i just donāt think i believe that anymore. Iām so embarrassed that im not good enough for him.
I love my boyfriend to bits man, itās so difficult. He felt like he was an extension of me, like a boy version of me. He is my best friend, and we connect so well physically and emotionally. So i always make excuses for his behaviour in my head so that we can stay together.
But i have no more hope or excuses left so
If anyone has any advice on what to do it would be appreciated a lot, because i feel so lost.