It is hard to accept it.
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Hello everyone, I don't vent usually but I need to share my feelings. I have been in a relationship for 8 years. Lets call him A, we have been on and off, because we fell out for a few years but this is a new story. He reached out to me to reconnect and start dating after a long period of no contact. We were going strong happy we would work it out if we had conflicts. I believed that love can be worked out and he did too we both agreed on most things but we did have a conversation about having kids. I didn't mind if they're adopted, ivf surrogate or even biological. I am a trans man so at first I had to think about it but I wanted kids with him I wanted our future together. He knows I'm trans but I wanted to let him know what if I couldn't have them? I don't think I couldn't but I just wanted to see his reaction well he just went to you don't want kids then. That wasn't true but we seemed to figure it out ever since then I felt like he didn't feel the same way before but he assured me everything is fine I'm just over thinking. Fast forward to now, were long distance we live 8000 plus miles apart we both are focused on visiting each other, he was going to see me but he said something happened where his work won't let him get PTO. I've met him multiple times younger so I made the choice to visit him in his country although its not the most supportive of trans people anyways I tell him hey I'm going to come then he buys a house. A house there lol to visit me. In return that made him tell me to wait I got really upset because it felt like he made plans to stay there for now even though I've been trying to work for a future with him. He hits me with, do you really want kids? I said yeah I do and then he says even to breast feed? I'm like wait no what I'm trying to get top surgery. Its my body and I feel like bottle feeding is better. Anyway that was so shocking to him he almost crashed his car. This made him feel like he lost the fire and it was so important that he said its not going to work. I told him I'm okay I'll compromise but he said he will never see a future with me and he's afraid of me being in the future “my kid my choice” to him a kid is a final thing and he's scared of what I might do. I feel offended but sad I wanted to reconcile he said he loves me so much, but I changed the whole core of our relationship. He says I pushed him to making it forever cause I said well if you see no future that means we can't be in each others life and he said that's fine but he loves me anyway. He wishes that I'd be forever there but no future :(.
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damn, relationships can be a real rollercoaster ride, huh?
totally get where you're coming from. dude sounds like he's got some commitment issues, but hey, who doesn't? if you really love someone, you figure it out. classic case of "actions speak louder than words." sounds like he's doing a lot of talking, not much showing. maybe he's not as ready for the long haul as you are?
it's tough, but remember, there's always someone who’ll get you. props for being upfront about wanting kids and all—important stuff. anyway, keep your head up! nothing wrong with dreaming big and if he's not up for the ride, someone else will be 🚀
I appreciate your thoughts tysm 🫡
wow sounds like a complex situation you're in...
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11d agonah I think it's not sooooo complex... maybe both just need a good chat and clear things up??! 🤔 probs just overthinking... sometimes you just got to go with the flow... not everything needs to be overanalyzed!! just keep it simple and see what happens 😊
Thank you! I definitely agree. Between us we have tried to talk it out. I've been willing to compromise I don't want to lose him but for him he said there no future with me and him. I can't force it anymore cause it would just be worse. With me and him I've been through type of fight it took me 2.5 years to talk to him the last time he got mad at me :)
mh, gotta say, it seems like you're kinda overthinking this; it's like you're making a mountain outta a molehill. maybe take a step back? sounds like you both have strong feelings, but communication's key. don't let the kid thing get in the way of everything else. keep positive vibes, keep talking, it'll work out. remember, love can find a way if you both want it. just stay hopeful and stay chill 😊
Thank you for the perspective. I know communication is key but I have tried multiple times since then to work it out but I pushed it to making it no future. I mean since then its been a week for me and he won't reconsider to try 🥲