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Monday, January 12, 2009 12:00 AM

The two-boyfriend problem

I miss the one I left, but I don't want the one I left him for!

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  • Monday, January 12, 2009 09:05 AM

    The surprise is that the LW got dumped

    I think what's thrown her for a loop is that inspite of all her thinking she didn't want this man, he went and dumped her first. That's what's confused her. It happened before she was entirely ready, so the rejection hurts and that's even more confusing. Why would it bother her to lose this guy she didn't much like anyhow? Not because she lost him. But because he rejected her. So LW, I don't think you want this man. You're just bruised. Leave him alone. Trust that you didn't get to the point of wanting to dump him yourself by accident. If you try to hook up with him again, you'll just find yourself frustrated all over. Don't put him through that again.

    There's no 'we' here...there's just the LW confused because she thought all the choices were hers to make.

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