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« Reply #30 on: February 28, 2013, 08:25:45 PM »

You don't consider being lied to, cheated on, and semi-accused as being abusive or devalued? Just consider that.

I'm not ready to risk being devalued, yet.  ... .  

I've been really thinking deeply about my relationship since finding his sext messages, and searching to find what it is, that keeps me from walking away from a boundary I thought I had.  I just keep coming back to the same conclusion, I've never been given this much love and affection in my life, and I craved this so much when I was little, maybe he is fulfilling something inside me.

Completely aside from what you decide you want in this relationship, you really need to consider where you're coming from as well. Being in a r/s with a pwBPD isn't easy and you'll need a strong sense of self as well as good emotional self-regulation. You've stated that you're using your BPDbf to fulfill a void - that's not very validating for you and it isn't a long term solution to your emotional needs. If this is truly the case, I'm concerned that you aren't 'in love' so much as you are 'in love with being loved' (which makes sense, and I don't blame you, but they are very different things). If/when his cheating goes further are you at risk of being even more hurt because of this dynamic? Please be careful with yourself.
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« Reply #31 on: March 01, 2013, 02:12:36 AM »

stolemysoul,

You really struck a cord when you mentioned it seemed ok with you that he abuses you, but not your daughter.  I'm exactly the same, actually my therapist said to me a while back, "why are you so good at setting boundaries when it comes to your daughter, but not when it comes to you?, why aren't you as important?" It has made me think, but I still have problems setting them, for me.

arabella,

I've wondered that myself.  I don't really know how to tell the difference between being in love, v's being in love with being loved.  I think its both.  I do love him, but I need what he is giving me at the moment.  He makes me feel good, and I've really never had someone love me this way, almost feels unconditional in a strange sense, although I don't like the roller coaster, I just crave his love.  I grew up with a BPD mother (classic witch, now waif) and my father was absent and unemotional, so I would guess that plays a role in the dynamics of my relationship with him.  Thanks so much for your thoughts, they really help me think and see a little outside the square.

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