Single!

LadySFI

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He called himself single! Tonight, my bf and I went out for the first time with a group of his friends. We were both invited to an event in July (which I had to decline for professional purposes). However, I encouraged him to attend because it will be a HUGE group of females, and maybe him and another male. I thought he could really enjoy his time (if he stays safe). Anyway, so he is flirting with this one girl we are bowling with and she mentions this trip. He calls himself single and says "what single guy would turn down this opportunity?". I agree, he totally should go. I would go except there will be minors there that I cannot be around with alcohol.

However, he could have an amazing time. My concern. He called himself single! He has not 1, but 2 girlfriends. I confronted him on it, and he said, "I guess in my mind, I always have that single mind mentality. I didn't meant to hurt your feelings or be offensive". I asked him what we were. He said I was his GF and so was another. I reminded him that I wanted him to have pleasure and that he need not run around shouting about me, but that maybe he avoid the context all together. He agreed, but his comment still resonates with me.

I am not sure how to handle this. I don't want to get in the way of our open relationship, but claiming single is dishonest. He said he didn't know how else to handle it and was being honest and didn't mean to hurt me (I am inclined to believe this, as I was there for the whole event.) I don't know how to discuss this with him.
 
Different strokes for different folks and all of that-
But for me, that would be a dead-end.
Deny i exist AS your partner and I will stop BEING your partner. Period.
I don't abide by being in a committed romantic relationship (open or not) and retaining a claim to being single.
Available, sure. Single-absolutely not.
 
I am not sure how to handle this. I don't want to get in the way of our open relationship, but claiming single is dishonest. He said he didn't know how else to handle it and was being honest and didn't mean to hurt me (I am inclined to believe this, as I was there for the whole event.) I don't know how to discuss this with him.

Considering what people are implying when they usually say single; I would definitely qualify. 'In a relationship' comes with a whole host of assumptions and I don't embody most of them.

Telling people I'm single is setting myself up for a drama-bomb though, so I don't do it.
 
I believe that this is quite new for all of us, and I am not going to let confused terminology cause an argument. He seemed upset that something he had said had hurt my feelings and I know never tried to. I told him it really stung more than I think he thought when I expressed it to him last night. I also said it is silly that it does because it is really just a terminology difference in the end. I told him available may be a better future term vs. single since he certainly is not. He said he likes that much better anyway and thanked me for telling him I was upset instead of just stewing in it or starting an argument. It actually turned out to be a good communication lesson for both of us.
 
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