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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
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Good stuff :-)

Yeah, I know. I was really stupid in letting him in... although I apparently didn't 'let him in' at all?? Seriously, what a doofus!
I didn't want him around the kids, and for that I was to blame for the whole thing going tits up!
He's a 'RUN A MILE' material. Only total plebheads think they can walk into children's lives. A decent man would understand a relationship has to be established before you even consider introducing them to the children.

How are things with you? :-)
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Ummm, you're totally right. I think I just got caught up in the situation (as usual, huh!) and let my guard down.

I'm alright thanks mate. Not sure I'm gonna be able to do the whole 'year off Facebook' new years resolution... so you may see me soon! lol
Year off facebook???!! What?

I tried to send you a message today and noticed you'd deactivated, or blocked me :-D
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Lol - definitely not blocked you matey :))

Decided to have a whole year off, as a new years resolution.

Unfortunately, I gave up one addiction (Facebook) for another (Answerbank!)
I barely gave AB or FB a second thought while I was away :-)))))))) lol
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Lucky you!!

Where have you been???
Just back in Ireland, nothing too exciting. Hopefully going back in a few months when the weather is better :-)
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Ah, that sounds lush!
I've never been there, but have family in Cork and Derry.

Lovely to get away from it all! :))
Cork is beautiful. Go if you get the chance. The one thing Irish people are is welcoming. They'll all put you up...tea and sammiches and biscuits and listen to the deaths on the radio...rock 'n' roll :-)
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Hahaha! That's what my family do!! They love listening to the deaths on the radio!

Lol... weird! :D
I can't believe what I'm reading, he comes round at 4am to get in your bed and dosent want to know you any other time, to take you out, or have a meal, or sit and watch TV. you are being used, you must know that.

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