I never thought I'd be in this situation...

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#1 Jun 25 - 7AM
sarah787
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I never thought I'd be in this situation...

So after all those text messages and whatnot he called me later that night, and I picked up. I knew I shouldn't but part of me really wanted to see what he had to say. We talked for about an hour. I told him how much he hurt me, and he kept on apologizing. But at the same he wouldn't take responsibility for some of his behavior. Like the pics he posted of the girl he was dating 2 months after we broke up- he just said "common it was a rebound..I don't even talk to her anymore," but he did admit the sleeping with her when I asked.

We talked about our lives. I was really strong, and tried not to be emotional. He actually asked me if I thought we would ever get back together!? After 5 months of feeling like I got dropped some how the cards got turned around. He told me he loved me and missed me, and felt like the distance was really good. He also told me he is working hard on himself. I made sure I didn't say I missed him or loved him back.

He said something that really got to me "I thought it would be easy to find a girl with the same sense of humor as you, but it isn't. You are one of a kind." An insult dressed up as a compliment. He broke up with me the day after my cousins funeral to go find funny girl. Cool.

Even though I initiated those text messages- I don't regret the phone call. I feel stronger. I finally feel like the ball is in my court. In fact, he texted me again : "I really enjoyed talking with you and I hope we can sit down and get coffee sometime. Let me know when you are ready."

I did not, and will not reply.

Jun 25 - 2PM
Monica
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Mine did the same thing after 11 weeks of NC...

...which I initiated, and tried many times before to get him to stop calling me or texting me. (Can't block him we have business ties.) I have tried finding another job just to get away from him, even though I have a great job now with a great future and retirement. I was in total shock when he contacted me. I mean...clinical shock for three days. Catatonic. I almost checked myself into the hospital it was that bad. Because I thought I was rid of him for good. He should win an Oscar for his recent performance. I mean it is Oscar winning material! Better than professional actors like Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood. He was totally OUT of supply in every area of his life. So he dug me up again and tried to clean me off so he could play with me again. The reason why you should never answer these guys calls, texts, etc in the first place is because they had us brainwashed and just one text, one phone call, one "chance" meeting sets our brain chemistry off all over again. It takes no time at all for them to control us again. And they will throw you under the bus sooner than you can say "what the hell just happened??" Believe me, my xN/P's story was a winner, a real winner. Best one so far. That is why you should block or delete before reading anything or answering a call from them. Trust me. I am living proof. 11 weeks of NC and POOF! It all gets flushed down the toilet, with xN/P pushing down the handle.
Jun 25 - 10AM
lolabelle777
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My text today.....

"You wouldn't like what I've become. The beast has made a full turn. I'm not even pretty anymore. I'm merely a dreamers dream and a transparent enigma of death" WTF???? This is setting me up for whatever bad behavior he has had in the last week that we haven't been together. As if some emotional breakdown is an excuse to womanize/drink every night/act like an ass. It also will preface the "when we aren't together I am nothing. You are the only thing that is good in my life" talk. At least he is aware he's a beast.
Jun 25 - 9AM
Lisa E. Scott
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Sarah787

The ladies are right. Do NOT respond to him. He is short on supply right now. He left you at a time you really needed him. He will do it again if you let him. Scoop is right when she says his comment about thinking he could find someone with as great a sense of humor as you is total objectification! Proof that he is a raging narcissist. It's all about him. He wants someone to make him laugh. He doesn't deserve you! Save yourself for someone who will appreciate and adore you for the wonderful woman you are. He had his chance and he blew it. That's all he needs to know. You owe him nothing.
Jun 25 - 8AM
AnotherPath
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Hoover alert. The only

Hoover alert. The only truth he wrote was "distance was really good" and that distance is for your sanity and good for YOU. He hasn't got any supply right now, could be different tomorrow. Keep away from him he's danger zone.

Ending the dance

Jun 25 - 9AM (Reply to #6)
sarahb
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The Hoover Manuever

Found a post that explains hoovering - sucking in - in depth - http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/narcissist-victims-syndrome-survivors/discussions/messages/9206980 Here is a nice short blurb on it, too: Hoovering is a metaphor used to explain how abusers, such as borderlines, histrionics and narcissists, try to suck their victims back into relationships by temporarily displaying improved or contrite behavior and/or claiming to have “changed.”
Jun 25 - 9AM (Reply to #7)
GIJ
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Great article thanks for sharing

I've watched my narc from a far do this to others so I'm gearing up knowing I will most likely be on the rotation plan. All of this reinforces what I need to keep doing with NC and preparing legally. I realize these people are charmers and I fell for it once good and hard. I don't want to go through it again. Just reading how brave many are on this board is very encouraging.
Jun 25 - 8AM
Scoop
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This is hovering at its

This is hovering at its finest ! its a master class . Here is the clue that you are dealing with someone disordered when he says he thought he could find someone with the same sence as humor as you " ...Is objectification .. its like saying "i think ill trade my car in for a better model ".. car ,tv, bike woman ... thats how they think .. 5 months he has been gone 5 months !.. he turned his back on you when you needed him , let me tell you this is what they do time and time again , the word shallow does not give it justice . Mine hovered me 6 times . Let me tell you right now in a few months you will be d&d again , could you really go through another 5 months like the last ?Could you do all the grieving all over again ?... this makes me so mad as i have been there soooo many times , this could have been mine if i let him ... i dont let him anymore ... NO CONTACT!
Jun 25 - 8AM (Reply to #4)
Scoop
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I have just re read my last

I have just re read my last post and it sounds like im shouting , im not , im sorry . Lord knows i know how you feel .please try and be strong . there is never a happy ending to theses storys .xx
Jun 25 - 8AM
sarahb
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sarah787

I am glad you are saying you will not reply. Please do not reply. Ns can sound normal and reasonable when they want, but you know your experience, you know he is not good for you. I know about getting sucked back in. After we called off the wedding, mine somehow sucked me back into talking to him, then he sucked me into going to couples counseling with him, and then when I finally said in counseling "well I guess maybe we could try dating," he said "oh, no, i am scared of that." So, the whole point of sucking me back in was not even to get me back!!! rather, he was just USING ME to ease his transition back into the world until he found someone new to date/abuse! You are right to not reply. Save yourself further suffering.
Jun 25 - 11AM (Reply to #2)
Janet
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Oh, I so agree with the

Oh, I so agree with the posts above. "They are sicker than we are smart" is important to remember. You have real emotions for this sick individual which he does not have (for you or anyone). The feeling of power and control you have now is because he wants you to feel that way and when he is through getting what he wants he will be brutal. Save yourself the pain and go NC now and forever. Live YOUR life and let it be amazing. Peace. J

Peace. J