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Need Advice on Ex-GF

Day 10
by Arib
91 upvotes

Hello Yall. 10 days fully clean here. My gf and I broke up 3 days before my birthday because she found me “gooning” on Reddit and posting some sexually charged comments like “with your body type, I feel like you’re secretly a freak in the sheets, but I agree with the others, you should join Pilates.” Never did I say “Please DM me” or “I sent you a DM.” Now I know those comments were wrong and hurtful, and she considered them as emotional cheating. I was 12 days clean, sleep deprived, drunk, and traumatized by an experience where I nearly lost my uncle, and all of this lead to my poor decision making and I consider this a relapse. Through this app, I’ve been reflecting a lot on it and realized I made lustful comments such as suggesting swinging on a resort vacation and threesomes during the latter half of our relationship. (for context, we’ve used every bedroom toy possible, made sex tapes, role-played etc.) I’ve come to the realization that this lustful behavior is direct result of my porn addiction though at the time, I didn’t think it was. I hurt her without being aware of it. Now, she told me to never contact her again, and I’m being painted as an asshole cheater to her parents and friends. I’m seeking advice on how to share my reflections with her but have no intentions of getting back together at the moment. My goal is to be 21 days sober, send her a screenshot, and ask her permission to meet somewhere publicly/neutral to apologize, reflect, and recognize that all my lustful comments were not intended to hurt her or were a reflection of her character, but a sign of my addiction that I didn’t realized was one. I didn’t recognize any physical symptoms. So do you think this is a good idea as outlined by step 8 in the 12-step recovery program “Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.” Or Should I just leave it be and live with this on my conscious forever?

Comments (9)
Arib59d ago

I also don’t expect her to take me back because of other conversations about my family and converting

Arib59d ago

I see Jared’s point that too early may make it seem like it’s artificial and I’m only doing it for her. This addiction is something I’ve been wanting to quit since 2023 but this time around I created an actual plan. It just happen to coincide with her breaking up with me

G59d ago

You got the right idea. Think about it like this, you go 21 days without it and you have that conversation. Go into it knowing nothing is guaranteed. You have to really humble yourself and be ready to respect her decision either way. But if she says no and nothing changes, you at least have still gone 21 days without it which is a huge deal. Dont underestimate the significance of that, with or without a girlfriend. Another thing I would suggest if youre patient enough is actually wait the whole 90 like Jared said. 21 is good but 90 will really stand out. Good luck

Jared59d ago

Just leave it. If you still feel like you need to say something after 90 days, do it. But 3 weeks is far too soon. She likely won’t believe you about your progress at this point either after she feels like she’s been betrayed. She’ll see it as a cheap attempt to get back with her. Keep grinding and focusing on you.

Arib59d ago

Any advice on how to initiate the conversation?

Arib59d ago

I’ve going to a mosque every night for the last week to avoid being alone, and have been praying there/reading. I cried my heart out to a stranger about how I feel like I want a do-over for all my wrongdoings and he told me “no need to share any more, I know you still have good in your heart because despite all sins and wrongs you’ve made, you still remember god and came here.”

Joshua59d ago

Repent to the Lord first and pray that the Holy Spirit guide you on when a good time to reconcile I would most definitely not do it too early and I would wait for the Holy Spirit to guide you and speak to you

Joshua59d ago

Repent to the Lord first and pray that the Holy Spirit guide you on when a good time to reconcile I would most definitely not do it too early and I would wait for the Holy Spirit to guide you and speak to you

Paisley59d ago

I think there’s still a chance to make up for it as long as you’re serious about healing!

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