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DEAR CHRISTINE: Married man won’t let me be

DEAR CHRISTINE: Married man won’t let me be

Mon, May 07, 2012 - 12:00 AM

Dear Christine,

I do not know if this is my just deserts for getting involved with a married man but I feel suffocated and trapped.

I met a man five years ago. At that time he told me he had a woman but I still became intimate with him. I then found out that he was married.

At that point I decided to end the relationship. That same month, however, I found out I was pregnant and so I continued the adulterous affair.

After three years of being with him I asked him if he would leave [his wife]. Somehow I knew he would not.

In response, he asked me if I was foolish and compared me to a goat.

I told him that’s it for me. Simple enough, right? No! For the past year I have been trying to move on with my life but I cannot.

He keeps showing up at the home that my child and I share with my mother. He turns up without calling and stays until all hours of the night. He says he comes to see his child, but that’s a lie! Would a man who comes to see his child search through my phone calls, messages and photos every chance he gets while his phone is locked?

Also, he keeps begging me for sex and tells me that so many women are ready to replace me if I don’t give in. I threatened to tell his wife (thinking I would scare him) but he still won’t leave me alone.

He said I got pregnant and ruined his life (although his wife doesn’t know) and now I want to knock myself about with all kinds of men. Speaking of knocking, although I do admit sometimes I am the aggressor when he keeps showing me sickening photos of women who want him, he is usually the one who hits me.

One time he hit me repeatedly because I am no longer intimate with him. He also threatens to kill me if I become involved with anyone. When I was weaker I would allow his request to check my private parts. He would do this to determine if I had sex. I am always at home with my toddler but on the occasion I go by a friend or for a bite, he calls repeatedly, asking where I am and with whom.

He also sends nasty messages to me. He tells me if he cheats again, it would be because of me. Can you believe him?

My mother is very upset with the whole situation and is stressing me out about him just showing up at her home.

What do I do? I want to be free of him, free to live in peace and free to find love.

– K

Dear K,

Forgive me if I show little sympathy, but when you discovered this man had another woman you should have run fast and hard.

But no, you decided to cheat on his “woman”, who turned out to be his wife. You should also have done all you could to prevent getting pregnant.

What you’re going through now is due to making the wrong decisions – like not moving on, and then deciding to continue in this adulterous relationship for a further three years.

Also, why were you allowing this married man to check your private parts? Is he a gynaecologist? I am really taken aback by women who allow men to rule their lives, and for what? Sex? Money?

It’s not worth it.

This monster who is tracking your every move is doing so because you have failed to truly break off the relationship. Does he have a key to your mother’s house? You do not have to open the door or window to talk to him. This talk about visiting the child is just to have access to you.

If you and your mother are truly serious about him not visiting, then call the police and have them give him a restraining order. He also has no right beating you. That, too, should be reported to the authorities.

Unless you make the police aware of his threats and harassment, he will continue to threaten and harass you.

Don’t become another murder statistic! Take the necessary steps right away. The choice is yours!

– CHRISTINE

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Posted by D. Stoute 1 year ago
Why are some of us so stupid?
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Posted by RICHARD power 1 year ago
Ok so you made a bad decision don't make it worst by going along with this foolishness and reckless behavior by a Man that's acting like an immature brat that wants his cake and eat it too! Going to the police by yourself is a waste of time! Its best to get someone in your corner and let them deal with it! The other thing is this mans only interest in you is of a sexual nature
that is obsessive,manipulative and very dangerous! You have the right to say no! and to get out of this destructive relationship just like when he gets ready to tell you to hit the road! You have the power to control this! You have something that he wants! not the other way around! You have great POWER! USE! IT! Woman you have so much power you have no idea how much!YOU ARE THE BOSS IN THIS SITUATION AND YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT! This is a very serious situation that has the potential to get very ugly! You are not a peace of property that is owned by someone. Deal with this now! Seek an older woman's advice
in this situation one that has your interest at heart! You have a right to be happy and go out with whom you want to with out being harassed! So you made a mistake we all do men and women learn from it and move on. I really feel for you and other woman that are in this type of situation. Don't let this man or any other man make you make you feel like less
than the woman that you were meant to be. Do not entertain this man and his foolish talk. No! means! No! And in every
language that I have checked it means the same thing. Good luck!
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Posted by D. Stoute 1 year ago
All good advice Mr. Power, but don't you feel that this woman has a fundamental self esteem problem where she would allow this man to come to her home (remember, he's not breaking and entering; she and the mother are letting him in); then he proceeds to give her a gynecological exam (you must be joking!) He's checking her phone (in my house)? This is a woman without self esteem. Before she can be strong she needs to deal with that issue; otherwise not just this man, but any man will treat her as he pleases. Yes, she does need some wise women in her corner giving her sound counsel or some good professional advice.
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Posted by Pan Wallie 1 year ago
There has to be a reason why you allow this ignorant man to demean you in this way. No where in your letter does it state whether you are employed, but I believe you are unemployed and depend on him. You have to decide how much more of his humps and grumps you are willing to take. You need to use the correct channels to obtain support for your child and get rid of this scumbag. I feel sure that he knows he has some hold on you. Make a move.
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Posted by RICHARD power 1 year ago
back@Stoute I agree with you 100% Steve Hervey's book !
"Think Like A Man" I recommend that every woman read that
book and then you would get the picture. Another thing before women become extremely intimate with a man they better determine what it is up front in their mind what they are looking for and know what all the answers could be coming back at them. There are certain things that a woman should never tolerate from a man. Obsessive jealousy,
verbal and physical abuse, showing up unannounced if its not a mutual arrangement for both parties concerned, mistrusting of you,rude etc. These are some of the most important red flags! As you these RUN! HARD! RUN! BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET READY TO LEAVE THIS MAN LOOK! OUT! There was a a woman who wrote into
Dear Christine about whether she should marry a certain man just recently. She found the PERFECT MAN AND DIDN'T KNOW IT! WHEN YOU SEE A MAN LIKE THAT SNATCH HIM UP FAST! Most women simply don't have the experience! They need women like you to teach them. And I mean that sincerely. The red flags are always there.
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Posted by Mr Psychotic 1 year ago
Why waste time writing a sermonette for this woman? I can't believe she is asking what to do. It is my opinion that she is the 'if my man does not beat me he doesn't love me' type. Idiocy at its pinnacle.
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Posted by Kay-rani Rosita 1 year ago
Don’t see the woman as stupid. If she does have self esteem issues, it might explain her behaviour. As low self-esteem, has robbed many people – it has caused people not only to be timid, but also to be bullied, to even lose opportunities, and be taken advantage of.

I am not trying to justify the wrong she did initially, but I will not judge her too harshly because I do not know the real reason that lead her to the beginning of such a journey.
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