Help...... Moved and now being ignored..... :mad:

Blopez5293

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So my hubby and I finally did it.... we moved. We relocated to her state and followed through with our promises. House big enough for all of us, check. Great job, check. Room for her, check. And yet she is not here..... I don't know what to do. Since we got here it's like we have gone backwards 5 years. She says she loves us and wants a triad and yet here we are..... alone. Do we walk away? How do we tell her how we feel when we are being ignored? How long do we dial with this before we say enough? I love her, have for 18 years, but I just don't know how long I can handle being strung along. Because that's how this feels. And we moved 1200 miles to make this work..... so what now? :-(
 
Hi Blopez5293,

It sounds like you are in a somewhat complex situation ... this woman you have known for at least 18 years, is she not communicating with you or just not moving in with you? Before you moved 1200 miles to make it work, did she promise that she would move in with you after your arrival? Is she breaking her word, or did you just assume she'd want to move in with you after you arrived?

Considering how long you've known her, surely you have some idea of possible reasons why she's giving you the cold shoulder? What do you think is going on with her? Have you always had an LDR with her in the past? Is it possible that's what she was comfortable with, and now she's not so sure what she wants?

I'm just taking random shots at why she might be stringing you along. If you can tell me more of your story, I might be able to be of better help.

Sincerely,
Kevin T.
 
Just curious - is she not allowed time to herself, privacy, to process the changes in your dynamic at her own pace, and space to pursue her own interests and socialize without you? Or did you think that moving in together meant that you and your husband are now supposed to be the sole or central focus of her life? I'm not being facetious - some people really do think this way. So... what were your fantasies/ideals about what would happen? And what about the situation does or does not meet those fantasies? Specifics would enable us to help you better.
 
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What's the emergency here? You have stability in the town you've moved to. You have a great job and are settled into a house that will accommodate her when she is ready to be there. Presumably she is not the only good thing about this place for you.

Whatever she's going through, do you not have the time to gently communicate and process with her at the slower pace she seems to need right now?

You ask "Do we walk away?" and "How long do we deal with this before we say 'enough'?" -- but have you asked her how she's doing, and what she's thinking these days about those plans to move in together (assuming you all had articulated such plans before you moved)? You've loved her for 18 years. Do you not feel comfortable after all that time saying something like, "I was hoping you'd be moved in by now. I miss some of the intimacy we'd built over the past few years. What are you thinking these days about where we are and where we're going?"

Are you only willing to continue the relationship with her if it is exactly what you expected it would be? Do you feel the need to be "free" of her if she's not going to move in and "be a triad" with you (whatever that means to all of you)?

It sounds like you are feeling a lot of pressure for her to fit a specific slot. Maybe that's translating to her feeling a lot of pressure to very specifically fill that role. Even if she agreed to that, it might feel pretty intimidating to face the test of it, especially if she's having second thoughts about certain aspects of it, or just generally feeling that it wouldn't allow her or your relationships room to change.

It sounds like some loving communication is in order. And not the kind that sounds like "we might just walk away" or " how long are we supposed to take this?" Maybe more the kind that sounds like "What do you need right now?" and "What aspects of our lives do we (each and all) want to share, now that we're in the same town?"

Demands that she fulfill promises are probably not the kind of loving support she needs (no matter how righteous you feel from the position of having fulfilled all of yours). Openness to her feelings, concerns, and ideas would serve you all well.
 
I see that you are disappointed/frustrated.

Did you promise her to move closer to her so over time she could consider moving in? Or did you only promise your spouse but not her hoping closing distance would encourage her to bring living together up? Something else? I am not clear on who the promise was made to or what exactly what promised for what outcome.

I get that you are disappointed that she isn't just moving in, but really it is healthier for you too. Continue to date as a triad locally first. Can always move in later. Take it slow. Have long sleepovers -- stay for a week, a month. Then back to her home. When ready to take the plunge? If she owns her home, could rent it out. Because if it doesn't work out cohabitation wise, she can wait out the lease, not renew, and move back.

Not everyone is compatible as roomies.

http://www.kathylabriola.com/articles/poly-living-styles-should-we-all-live-together

Galagirl
 
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