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Relationship He Got Rid Of My Pictures

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Well my guy D has said he's just not in the Christmas spirit this year and he has been sicker this winter. He tested positive for the flu last Wednesday and I didn't hear from him again until today. Understandable, he was sick, felt bad thus adding more stress on him. He is quite sweet and affectionate today yet I sent him a Christmas photo of me today and he said " thank you I deleted your others". He said the flu did it. It made me feel bad to know he was trying to erase my memory. It made me uneasy when he said that to me but I'm trying not to let it get to me. From my standing point it is scary as heck to think BOOM he just wanted to erase me from his life.Whew, just venting a little!
 
I'm sorry. From the point of view of the person who has PTSD I can say that I get why he may have done it. My partner has told me a few times that it makes him uneasy how easily I can turn cold. If it helps I don't think he wanted to 'erase your memory' he probably got it into his head that you didn't care if he lived or died so he was just going to preempt the pain of loosing you by shunting down emotionally. It was probably a short lived feeling, but long enough to give him time to click delete on his phone (something that can't be undone even if he felt bad right after doing it). The fact that he told you he deleted all of them and that it was due to the flu is a good sign that he knows it was him and his triggers and not you. Again I am sorry for the pain this has caused you.
 
Hugs @Thunderstorm. I suspect that my guy did this as well during a pretty rocky period at the start of our relationship. He didn't say as much, but once we were on a more solid footing, and we were doing some (slight racy) texting, he asked for a pic. I said "oh, you don't still have the one I sent you?" and he said "No :-(" so I read between the lines on that one. I never asked why so I can't give much of an insight. However, there was a point in time where I didn't speak to him at all for a week because he had cancelled on me yet again. So he may well have gotten the impression that I was through with him and deleted the photo then (Admittedly I was pretty mad - cos it had been about 6 weeks since we'd spent time alone together).

It's not a nice feeling, is it? But as @Momofthree says, it only takes a moment to delete the photo, and then it's done and you can't get it back. For all you know, he might have regretted it straightaway after doing it.

Feeling a bit crappy today myself. Had plans to see my guy tonight, but I got a message from him just now saying he'd prefer tomorrow night cos he's got too much on, gotta get up early tomorrow cos he's going to do something with his dad, blah blah. *sigh*. He doesn't cancel on me that often any more, but every time he does I wonder if he's about to start withdrawing on me again. We spend every weekend together and then catch up once during the week as well. I have been trying to make it twice a week, but I guess he's not ready for that yet. This is typical behaviour from him - he always takes a hundred years to commit to each next step in our relationship. I'll be pretty pissed if he cancels on me tomorrow as well though. Now I have to try to write a message back that doesn't sound peevish :grumpy:
 
D had been all lovable today! ALL kinds of lovable! I didn't question the pic thing, I just said "okay". I know he cares. He said "just be patient and kisses"....sighs...one day at a time! Good luck with that message!
 
That's great, so glad that he's responding to you again!

Patience is the name of the game, isn't it? I'm going to give myself a bit of time to stop feeling annoyed before I write back to my guy. I know from previous experience that there's no point getting shitty or pushing him because it only makes him more stressed out. He does things in his own time, and he only takes on as much as he thinks he can handle each day. Just makes me nervous when he cancels, is all. *sigh*
 
@Wastinglight I think waiting till you cool down is an excellent idea as well! I am learning this as well. Never good to speak when your angry! You aren't always thinking logically at that moment.
 
and telling you that he did
Had to laugh about this one, because he actually told her:
He said the flu did it.
That must be a dangerous kind of a flu! I think it's called the "I-don't-want-to-take-responsibility-for-my-actions-superflu". And to be clear, your guy is meant, not you @Thunderstorm.

I'm a sufferer and sometimes I'm really astounded what supporters (mostly women) will take for the "truth", or maybe rather just desperately want to believe, it to be the truth?.. When in fact there are more red flags half-thruths and lies than anything else... I wonder, what kind of man this might be, who isn't even willing or able to stand for his actions? Instead he blames the flu. And if it's not the flu, then it might be the PTSD or even you in the end?

Well, I read some of your former posts and threads and already saw, that members tried to make you more aware of, let's say, the difference between "half-truth" versus reality respectively, wishful thinking... So I'm not going to waste my breath. - Maybe just one more thing: Lots of sufferers here do have very serious illnesses, and / or severe chronic health problems. But they all work on it day by day and take full responsibility for their actions instead of just blaming their bad mood or whatever to their illnesses. Good luck to you!
 
I dunno, getting rid of your pictures, and telling you that he did... something is fishy.

Sure, that could be true. I have to admit that some of my guy's behaviour has been borderline fishy at times. The counsel that my friends and family have given me is to keep my eyes open and give it some more time. If he is a dodgy character, then that will become obvious before too long.

The thing is, if you don't enter a relationship without a certain degree of trust, then it will never have any hope of working out. Over time, you can then choose to increase or withdraw that trust, based on the patterns of behaviour that you see emerging over time. PTSD is a particularly tricky beast, because it can be hard to work out whether they ARE a dodgy character, or just need some time to adapt to a new and scary situation. It's so hard, and we all just do the best we can. I think the very best thing we can do is be honest with ourselves at all times. If we do that, then it should become obvious what we need to do - sooner or later. Though admittedly perhaps you're right that too many of us give our guys a few too many chances. Just my two cents.
 
Well...he said it jokingly. I don't "desperately" take anything! In fact I understand the man was stressed to his max already and the flu just stressed him more...but yes I agree, dont waste your breath! TY!
 
In fact "I" know my guy...so I'm good with what just happened and how I handled it!
 
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