I am curious. You confided in him and disclosed details about your personal situation. What stopped you from taking the liberty of asking him if he was single, attached or married? Why did you assume he was single? On the other hand, he knew you were interested in him and also vulnerable at the time. He should have done the right thing and disclosed he had a fiance. You made a mistake, it wasn't a big one. Chalk it up to experience.
Best wishes to you...
Okay, maybe he is not a complete jerk, but he did go out of his way doing things and planting himself where and when he knew I would be, and on his side or the opposite side of the building, etc, instead of what his normal routine was. He did say some flirty things to me. I am not in the complete wrong here. I never started any type of friendship, etc, with this guy. I did not even start to be friendly back to him for quite some time because of my situation and then he still kept doing more things, talking to me 1st and going out of his way like he really cared for me. Others there too noticed this too and he did fish for information through another friend of mine trying not to be obvious about it but was.
Yes, he is a police officer and that is what they do for a living, understandable. But this is not normal behavior for a man who is just friendly. This wasn't cool for somebody who is in an exclusive relationship, that's all. And he did have ample opportunity to slip something in at one point about it instead of continuing to show he liked me as more than a friend.
Granted, he never asked for my phone number, but I was married up until early September when he asked if the divorce was final and he started to say something more about this then chickened out.
He shouldn't have let it go on this far if he is taken and others there have thought he was single all along too and had no clue. If you dont want people to know your involved when you are, there is something wrong this picture. Other men I am friendly with there do not act this way. We just say hi, how are you, and is it really casual. They don't act this way, married or single..
I am fine with being divorced. Long story short, both my x husband and I realized we made a mistake getting married and are happy being friends and taking care our son. I am over that. I will be okay...
Shame on me and lesson learned, I probably should have asked him if he was, but this is not normal behavior for a man who is just friendly. Especially for the last 18 months! It is like he is now saying, I wanted you for so long and now that you're available, I am not. This wasn't cool for somebody who is an exclusive relationship. And he did have ample opportunity to slip something in at one point about it instead of continuing to show he liked me as more than a friend.
Granted, he never asked for my phone number, but I was married up until early September when he asked if the divorce was final and he started to say something more about this then chickened out.
He shouldn't have let it go on this far if he is taken and others have thought he was single all along too and had no clue. Five months ago, I was standing next to my officer friend and another guy on the security team came up to him and asked if 'w' was trading places with him so he can see me. My officer buddy said, I plead the 5th. I did not say anything as I was still married. If you dont want people to know your involved when you are, there is something wrong this picture. Other men I am friendly with there do not act this way. We just say hi, how are you, and is it really casual.
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Well, I do hope that next time you won't just assume someone is single. I don't see anything definitive in your post that shows he really led you on, but maybe it got to the point where he realized he might seem like he was leading you on and at that point he decided it was best to tell you about his girlfriend.If you want to get angry at him for being unfair then that's your choice but in all honesty I can't see why it warrants starting a messageboard thread. That situation is over now and you can look for someone else...
Not shame on you, it was not a major fallout. It was a fantasy. You never got to first base. You say he had ample opportunity to disclose. True. But you had ample opportunity to ask.
Drop it, learn from it and chalk it up to experience...
I really think you're making too much of this situation. Yes, he was a bit flirty and overly-friendly, but he never asked you out or for your phone number. He probably finds you attractive, but it never went to an inappropriate place for a guy who is in a relationship (thru Match.com) or not because he never took it further than some mild flirting. People in people oriented jobs like this (security, retail, etc.) are overally friendly, flirty people and I think that's just the way he is..
And there is no "shame on you" but I agree, take this as a lesson learned in that you need to find out more about a person. If you could go for a year and a half with such superficial conversations that you never asked/found out he had a girlfriend or fiancee then this wasn't much to make such a deal of. Maybe he WAS more friendly with you than with others, but I bet he probably flirts with some other women at church too and you just didn't realize it. It's a big place and I'm sure you're not alone..
I'm sorry this hurt you so much, but IMO, he really didn't do anything so horrible. AND I don't think you should let this non-relationship get to you so much. Brush it off and move on knowing better next time..
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