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Old 12-07-2018, 11:24 AM
 
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Frankly, I'd be incredibly traumatized if I had sex with a guy and he never tried to contact me again. God.

My guess is, that's what the OP is feeling.

That would be very very difficult to recover from.
I often wonder, when people say stuff like this, what would happen if something actually traumatic happened.
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Old 12-07-2018, 03:01 PM
 
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He may be sincere, but he also closed with: "I need to focus on me and my cat".

That is, point blank, a way of saying that he does not wish to continue this relationship. This is not ambiguous. Nobody ever ends a message with "I need to focus on XYZ" without it meaning "There is no future to this relationship".

But you already decided he's too flaky to have a relationship with, right? So this should be no problem. Now at least you know for sure. You have closure, and that's great. Wish him the best if you want to, but leave it at that, and move on.
Yes, I think that’s the most important message above all. There’s no argument about that.
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Old 12-07-2018, 03:08 PM
 
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He may be sincere, but he also closed with: "I need to focus on me and my cat".

That is, point blank, a way of saying that he does not wish to continue this relationship. This is not ambiguous. Nobody ever ends a message with "I need to focus on XYZ" without it meaning "There is no future to this relationship".
I assumed he meant "I need to focus on me and my cat [right now]".
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Old 12-09-2018, 10:11 AM
 
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I often wonder, when people say stuff like this, what would happen if something actually traumatic happened.
Thissssssssss.

Like where does cancer or sudden death rank if "I made a dumb decision" is traumatizing.
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Old 12-09-2018, 12:36 PM
 
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Thissssssssss.

Like where does cancer or sudden death rank if "I made a dumb decision" is traumatizing.
Really??? Although English is not my first language, I can think of at least 10 words to describe devastating events like you mentioned. :roll eyes

Is “ traumatizing” the only word you know that can describe an unfortunate event?

It’s just a post about relationships. it’s not an English literature essay. Besides, I don’t think” traumatizing” was inappropriately used per its definition.
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Old 12-09-2018, 12:54 PM
 
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Really??? Although English is not my first language, I can think of at least 10 words to describe devastating events like you mentioned. :roll eyes

Is “ traumatizing” the only word you know that can describe an unfortunate event?

It’s just a post about relationships. it’s not an English literature essay. Besides, I don’t think” traumatizing” was inappropriately used per its definition.
Really.

You CHOSE to sleep with someone who didn't respond as you'd like...hardly traumatizing. Hurtful? Maybe.
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Old 12-09-2018, 01:07 PM
 
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Really.

You CHOSE to sleep with someone who didn't respond as you'd like...hardly traumatizing. Hurtful? Maybe.
Or maybe different people handle things differently.

I do admit that I probably wouldn't use the word "traumatic" to describe something like someone not contacting me and dropping me like nothing (ignoring me when I reach out to her), but it does at least sting. And it could change a person for a while.

Now, let's not get "traumatized" over the use of the word "traumatic", okay?

It's actually how it feels to the person that uses it.
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Old 12-09-2018, 01:08 PM
 
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Really.

You CHOSE to sleep with someone who didn't respond as you'd like...hardly traumatizing. Hurtful? Maybe.
To me it was... I can only speak for myself... just like how you can only speak for yourself. Cause feelings are very personal thing, no one could really symphathize with another person's feelings, so I wouldn’t pass judgement on how others may feel.

End of discussion on an adj. I used.. thanks
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Old 01-13-2019, 12:40 AM
 
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Haven’t been back on here for a while.. hope everyone is doing great..

I can’t believe I still think about this ghosted guy... after a wonderful vacation to some tropical islands and after meeting an attractive guy who would like to go out again...

I’m trying to move on.. it doesn’t hurt anymore when thinking about him.. but just the feeling unexpressed, things unsaid, and questions unanswered haunted me...

Jdone venting and keep moving on..
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Old 01-13-2019, 05:08 AM
 
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You sure don’t know me.
I’m dont but I think I’m gunna guess it’s about the sex.

You have questions about what you did wrong during sex that made you now feel rejected.

This all stems to what you did wrong during sex.
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