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Boyfriend Vs. Facebook?

In a nut shell: I have a boyfriend of three years. Our trust was damaged in the past due to a text message he found in my cell phone asking a male friend to meet myself and other friends for a drink (note: boyfriend was not official at that time but was exclusive dating). Since, then, the trust has never been 100%...on both sides. We are still together, but my boyfriend has always had a problem with social networks(my space, FB, etc). Not sure if its always been a problem with his other relationships or only with me. He had asked me to delete a particular male from my facebook because he simply does not like him (gives him a bad vibe). After much explaining and tears...(tears were mine mainly out of frustration and anger) that he had nothing to worry about- which he doesnt, I decided to delete this person. I care about my boyfriend, I love him, and so i did it. However, I feel like I betrayed myself in a way. I wasnt doing anything wrong and I would never do anything to jeopordize our relationship. So why would I have to do something like that for him to believe me? All I hoped is that my boyfriend would trust me without me having to delete a friends profile. But he coudlnt. He needed that proof. So I did it. I feel now like I did something I didnt want to do, and the only reason I did it was for him to be happy. But Im not sure that it has made myself so happy. I feel like I was not true to myself , to what I stand for. Being who I am no matter what. If I know that I have nothing to hide, then I have nothing to prove - this is my philosophy in life. But I have contradicted myself and now I feel worse. What to do?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Okay well first and foremost, sometimes once trust in broken in the relationship there is no way to repair that. I have a few different views and vibes off of your situation.

    1. If you really love him, and if you really believe that he is the one for you, then you will need to compromise for him! I did it for my guy, and I am extremely happy with that decision because my boyfriend means way more than a friend.

    2. If you can't convince him to trust you... you need to realize that this may not ever change that may always be faced with the need to prove your faithfulness to him.

    I think that extra selfish view of I did nothing wrong so I will not help you feel better is just plain wrong. You have agreed to be in a relationship with this man. You have committed your life to him. I think that you can delete some old friends from face book to compromise with him that you are faithful, honest and that his happiness is important to you. By everything that you have said, you never once made it sound like this friend was very close or important to you. You also never said that he was just a friend. You must pick your battles in relationships. Maybe this is one that you should just give him.

    I also think that you should reverse the roles. Has this guy done something that would legitimately make your guy feel he is not just a friend? If you saw a gal doing it to your guy how would you feel?

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