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Confused At 30 - Premature Midlife Crisis?

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MadMen | 12:02 Sat 09th Mar 2013 | Body & Soul
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Aghhh! I am so annoyed this morning and I think I'm having either some kind of mental breakdown, or a premature midlife crisis. Or both.
As you know, I met a guy not so long ago, and he was a bit of a twit. I started warming to him though, and it appeared the feeling was mutual.
BUT, he just keeps on messing me around and it's really, really frustrating!
He say's he's gonna come round, then he doesn't. He says he's busy with his mates, but then pops round unexpected and always when it's totally not convenient. He never lets me know any of this. A simple text would be nice, but I don't ever hear anything until the next day.
He spends most of his time during the day at the gym, and works until late at night. He seems to have loads of time for his mates, and is always planning to do stuff with them over the weekend, and planning holidays, but when it comes to me it's a bit like 'whenever I've got 5 minutes to spare, or need somewhere to sleep'. He went through a stage of coming round at 4am, when he finished work, but I had to put a stop to that as it was making me really tired the next day and, unlike him, I have stuff to do and can't be laying in bed until midday. We had a bit of a row about it all, and he said I wasn't 'letting him in to my life', and that's why he spent so much time with his mates?! I wasn't being nasty, but I explained to him that I wasn't go to start playing happy families with someone I'd only just met. Anyway, we both came to the conclusion that it wasn't really going anywhere, but we would stay as friends - which suited me fine.
He offered to pick something up for me the other day, as it was on his way home, and popped round to drop it off. The conversation was really forced and he sent me a text after he left to say he felt awkward and wanted more than to be just friends. Aghhhh!
He rang me yesterday and asked if he could pop round and collect his trousers (other thread) to which I said I wouldn't have them until the morning. He said he'd come round anyway as he wanted to chat. I asked him to come round after 9, which he said was fine.
Anyway, I waited and waited and text him at 10 to ask if he was still coming. No reply. Totally fed up and annoyed, I went to bed at about half 11/12, and sent him a text to say so.
4 o'clock this morning my doorbell goes!! Not happy. He says there was trouble at work (what, all night!?) and that he didn't have a signal... which is highly unlikely. He ended up staying here, and then I asked him to leave about an hour ago as I have to go and pick the kids up in a bit and have stuff to do.
Well, that went down like a lead balloon. He said he'd come with me. I said no way blasé. Him and my ex coming face-to-face is not really something I'm ready to deal with just yet. He got dressed, went downstairs and just left without saying a word. I phoned him, no answer, so sent him a text to say I was sorry. Why am I apologising? I feel like I'm dealing with Kevin the teenager !

Quite therapeutic to have a good rant, but just wondering what the general feeling on this is.
Am I being horrible by 'not letting him in', or is he being unfair.

Either way, is it a case of 'flogging a dead horse'?

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Madmen, you disappoint me. I thought you had more sense than to give this bloke the time of day. Get rid of him, and quickly. As my old mother used to say, and now I have taken her place and am saying it, there's plenty more fish in the sea, girl, than ever came out of it.
23:41 Wed 13th Mar 2013
As I've said already:
"Would estimate this thread will run to 60+ posts. All will give same (or similar) advice but doubt if, in the end, MadMen will pay any attention. She has said she just wants a rant, so probably nothing will change and she will go on playing the martyr."
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Madmen, hardly a midlife crisis, more like Men Behaving Badly. Stop being used as a convenience. I wonder how he describes you to his mates?
Jordy that just proves you know zilch about women.
I agree with Barmaid there MM. Bit like saying "Its not you, its me". He's the one with the problem not you. You've got a family and it seems he has shown no respect for that. Tell him how you really feel.
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ermmm...why do you bother answering the door-or returning his text messages? He has not been invited to be there at 4am...he should't expect a welcome. Let him know by actions.You are or may be giving him mixed mmessages if you give in to him at that hour.
MadMen - you are giving him mixed messages 'I want to break up with you because its not fair on you' -what on earth does that mean? Does it make you feel better? do you think he will get the message? Say what you mean -which is what you've been saying on here - I do not want to continue this relationship because I feel I am been used . You come and go as you please and when I complain turn the tables and make me sound unreasonable. now get lost and leave me alone. Why don't people just say what they mean? -or maybe its because you actually do think you are in the wrong?
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Best answer has today been replaced with most idiotic answer...
I'd be well miffed if anybody turned up at my door at 4 am, unless it was an emergency.

He certainly needs to start showing a bit of common sense/consideration, IMO.
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Ok. He's replied. He says he's gutted as he was "really looking forward to seeing me tonight (despite nothing being arranged!) & that "he had a surprise for me".

I've replied, and pretty much copied exactly what magsmay has put.

I feel really bad now.
don;t feel bad, say what you mean and mean what you say!
LOL you know what men are like, that will probably make him more attracted to you!
Said I reckoned we'd get 60+ posts. Only 8 to go!!
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Confused, don't know why I feel bad, clearly he never does! I need to be more
assertive.

Lol prudie :)) I doubt he will. He likes to be in control!

Maggiebee, thanks for your input...
Of course he has a surprise for you. Now do you think that "surprise" would have been on the cards if you hadn't texted him? No, he'd have rocked up at 4am again fancying a ****. He is the master of manipulation and controlling your feelings. A toxic bachelor of the worse kind.

STOP letting him had such an effect on you.
The number of posts is an indication of just how helpful many ABers are.....
Block his number to your phone and take the batteries out of the doorbell. Buy some ear plugs or some wine and have a good sleep. There has got to be more to life than him, and there is YOUR life!!!
Okay, he's a manipulator, you are prey. Walk-no-run away now. Don't rant, don't text, don't be polite, don't be drawn into discussion or argument. I have NO IDEA why you were apologising.
I'll make it 60 then :)

People can only treat you as badly as you allow them to. Are you the only woman he has dangling on a string do you think?

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