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::sigh:: 4 men in the world

mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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Dear Prudence, 
A few months ago my boyfriend broke up with his ex-girlfriend and started dating me. He said he was looking for new places, but fast forward a few months and he hasn’t moved out of their apartment. He says he’s really picky about his living situation, and he’s paying his ex’s rent because she’s jobless. He’s over here all the time and has expressed deep feelings for me, but it’s become obvious his girlfriend is not over him. I appreciate his empathy, but am I being stupid? When do you stop being patient and draw the line?

—No Room Live-In Ex

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  • HeffalumpHeffalump member
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    mrs.conn23 said:

    When do you stop being patient and draw the line?

    Um, when you find out your "boyfriend" is living with his "ex" and neither of them have any concrete plans to change that?
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  • thefanciestbecklerthefanciestbeckler member
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    mrs.conn23 said:

    Dear Prudence, 
    A few months ago my boyfriend broke up with his ex-girlfriend and started dating me. He said he was looking for new places, but fast forward a few months and he hasn’t moved out of their apartment. He says he’s really picky about his living situation, and he’s paying his ex’s rent because she’s jobless. He’s over here all the time and has expressed deep feelings for me, but it’s become obvious his girlfriend is not over him. I appreciate his empathy, but am I being stupid? When do you stop being patient and draw the line?

    —No Room Live-In Ex

    Yes. Yes you are absolutely being stupid. And naive.

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  • levioosalevioosa member
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    *crickets*

    "No, babe, we're totally broken up."


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  • monkeysipmonkeysip member
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    You know one day she's going to find out that her "boyfriend" is married to this chick, and she's going to just be SO SHOCKED....

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  • bizzy592bizzy592 member
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    @mrs.conn23, silly question: does '4 men in the world' refer to something in particular? My google searches (not in depth) haven't come up with a clear answer.
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  • mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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    edited February 2016
    bizzy592 said:
    @mrs.conn23, silly question: does '4 men in the world' refer to something in particular? My google searches (not in depth) haven't come up with a clear answer.
    It's a Wedding Woes-ism (started by Kuus or Hmo, I think).  It basically refers to people who are ridiculous relationship situations and don't see how their actions have led them to this shitty ass place where they feel they have no 'options' for a better partner.
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  • HeffalumpHeffalump member
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    mrs.conn23 said:
    bizzy592 said:
    @mrs.conn23, silly question: does '4 men in the world' refer to something in particular? My google searches (not in depth) haven't come up with a clear answer.
    It's a Wedding Woes-ism (started by Kuus or Hmo, I think).  It basically refers to people who are ridiculous relationship situations and don't see how their actions have led them to this shitty ass place where they feel they have no 'options' for a better partner.
    "There are more than four men in the world" = plenty of fish in the sea = DTMFA
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  • mrsconn23mrsconn23 member
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    Heffalump said:
    mrs.conn23 said:
    bizzy592 said:
    @mrs.conn23, silly question: does '4 men in the world' refer to something in particular? My google searches (not in depth) haven't come up with a clear answer.
    It's a Wedding Woes-ism (started by Kuus or Hmo, I think).  It basically refers to people who are ridiculous relationship situations and don't see how their actions have led them to this shitty ass place where they feel they have no 'options' for a better partner.
    "There are more than four men in the world" = plenty of fish in the sea = DTMFA
    And also in the, "Why did you marry that dude?!" sense.  (I'm thinking of that lady from a week or two ago who 'has' to put up with her husband's ex showing up at her house every morning to 'see' the kids off and brag about her designer purchases)
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  • bizzy592bizzy592 member
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    Got it. I thought you might  mean 4 archetypes, but this makes more sense.
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