Dear Sugar,
I am 33 and in a relationship with a 27-year-old male. We have been together for two years, but he constantly has doubts about our relationship and has broken up with me several times. He always apologizes and begs me to take him back, and I cave ever time. I love him and am ready to be committed, but just when things seem to be going well, he starts talking about how he's too young to be in such a serious relationship. I know he loves me, so should I just be patient with him or should I end the relationship once and for all before he hurts me anymore? — In Limbo Lana
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Dear In Limbo Lana,
It sounds to me like your boyfriend is just scared of being tied down. I'm not sure if his age has anything to do with it or if you two are simply on different pages, but what I do know is that it's not fair of him to toy with your emotions as he is. Breaking up and making up is a destructive and confusing cycle. My suggestion to you is to sit down and have a very serious talk about the future of your relationship. Make sure you know what his expectations are, make sure he knows what yours are, and if he can't agree to keep the lines of communication open before just throwing up his hands and quitting, you might want to reconsider this relationship. It's important that you both feel secure in the love you share so get to the bottom of this relationship before you waste any more of each other's time. Good luck.









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honestly, you need to break up with him for good unless he is willing to commit once and for all. if hes hesitant there is your clue. he may keep coming back to you because he's afraid of being alone or because hes waiting until he finds someone that he can see himself with in the long run. based on what he's done in the past i don't see how waiting it out will change his mind if he's unsure that he wants to commit to you. someone that loves you and sees a future with you won't constantly break up with you, then tell you he's too young to be in a relationship... thats a big crock of sh*t and you must know it. i think its time to let go.
1It's totally obvious that he doesn't know what he wants. Seems to have self-esteem issues, too. Since you have been together for two years I'm sure you have tried all you can to help him. It failed, as you can see.
Break up so he can figure out what he REALLY wants.
2My experience has always been if you two are not willing to sit down and try to work every hurdle out and if the first reaction is to just give up, then why get back together in the first place? A relationship is about both of you getting something out of it. If he feels confused or trapped but in turn doesn't try to work through the feelings with you, then it's not right. If he's like this now, how will you know that actually settling down/marriage would be any different?
3I'm too young to be in a serious relationship. Sooooooo...wait till 72? It's such a copout line. He needs a long break from you to figure out if you're really what he wants. This roller coaster thing isn't healthy. Really...I'd just move on next time this crap happens.
4I'm sorry, he is stringing you a long. It also speaks levels about him when all he wants to do is run.
5his age has nothing to do with it, its his immaturity. Dump him for good and find a man who has real prospects
6No, he just doesn't want to be in a serious relationship with you.
7Save yourself! Get. Out. Now.
8No.......tell him you've had enough of the 2 year roller coaster ride and you're getting off.
He's 27 it's time to grow up and figure out whatit is he wants. Maybe the break from you will finally wake his immature a$$ up or maybe he'll find some other sucker to play his push and pull game with.
9Sorry but cut your losses.I'm 4 years older than my soon to be ex husband.Even after we got married and had two children he was still bringing up that he was too young.Well he shouldn't thought about that before committing.He was just afraid of responsibility so it didn't work.If he is acting like that it's better to just let go before you get married.He is using age as an excuse.
10He's not as young as he thinks he is. He is as immature as you think he is.
You never stated why he keeps breaking up with you, but isn't that a bit of a clue that it isn't meant to be? Has he changed with each breakup and come to appreciate you and figured out that he wants to be with you? NO. He doesn't care, I'm sorry, but he doesn't.
How many times do you need to repeat this cycle before you get it? He is not going to commit to you now. You have self-esteem issues to keep taking him back over and over again. Break the pattern and get some professional help if you need to.
11Girl, 33 is too old to be fooling around with a guy like this. Find yourself a real man, one for whom "love" is a real, dependable action and not a made-up word.
12I agree with Jazzy. He's NOT as young as all that (many, many people get married up to ten years earlier than him) and he IS being immature.
I would basically do what sugar suggested. Sit down, and have a talk. I would explain that if he breaks up with you again, that is IT. There will be no more chances.
You deserve someone who can be committed to you. It must be damaging both to your relationship with him, as well as to your self esteem to constantly be rejected like this.
There are men out there who won't treat you like this. If he does it again, I would find one of them instead. If he REALLY loved you, he wouldn't be screwing with your head like he is now!
13Just so you know, the minute you do break up, don't think he wont pull the classic a$$hole move that guys do and get into a serious relationship and insta-move in with the next girl. Trust me.
14It will only work if both of you are committed to making it work relationships are hard.
15He's just stringing you along. Sorry. If you keep taking him back, watch as the cycle continues on well into your 40s.
And like RockAndRepublic said, watch as he pulled the instant serious relationship/being committed with the next woman he finds if you dropped him.
16Which just confirms that he's not that into you. In fact, read that book "He's Just Not That Into You."
Hearing this makes me a bit fearful because I am an "older woman" too. The bf expressed some uncertainty a few months into the relationship about being too young to be so serious (I'm 24 and he's 20) but it was a one-time instance... we nearly broke up over it but worked things out. I am still a bit cautious even though I haven't heard a peep about it since that incident.
17Cut your losses and move on. Why settle?
18End it.
19I think you should look at it this way. I am not sure if you have children or not, but if you don't, then your time is running out. Seriously, you don't have a lot of time left to have children. Do really want to have them with a man who can't even commit to you, let alone a family? Do you want to waste your last childbearing years on someone who can't even commit to you? If you already have kids, it doesn't sound like he is able to be a steady, reliable person in their life. You deserve better and you know it.
2027 is too young?? He means he is too immature. I'm sorry but this man needs some serious therapy before he will be able to give you what you need. Years of serious therapy.
Cut your losses now, please.
21this is such a tough one because ive been through it a couple of times with my now-ex and what ive realized is that you have to be diplomatic and asks what he wants bottom line. if it doesnt work with what you want then you have to stand up for your own happiness and move on. for every guy who is "afraid" to be with you, there has got to be one out there who will do anything to commit to you. i am in the process of moving on and ive already met an awesome guy who is very patient and understands that i dont want to jump into a relationship just yet. move on, work on yourself and meet other people. you never know who is going to be around the corner! good luck and i hope you listen to each of us because i think sometimes we all just need to hear it from someone else!
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