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Her lending no explanation for her moving out is creating the anxiety. That not-knowing would cause any person to throw everything into question.
I am assuming you'd already asked her. If she's unwilling to tell you why, it's tough to say the reason. Perhaps she's feeling a lack of safety around you. This is just speculation, however the changing of passwords etc could be a symbol that she's about ready to move on and doesn't want to be forthright about it perhaps due to some reprisal by you.
Just a theory. Yes, you do deserve an explanation as to why she moved out. I would begin moving on with your life, this sounds like somebody who isn't speaking their need(s) to you, and you can't force someone of course to give you reasons.
N2Thevoid...
I will share with you what happened the day she moved out and before. Maybe it will make some sense as what you said above rings closer to what is happening...
20th Feb - I had a minor amount of porn from a while back that I don't watch. She mentioned that the last access on the files were 2014 so at least that is fine but the fact that I had THE FAPPENING and she didn't know what it was and saw photos of what looked like under 18s... led her to under the influence of a little bit of weed smoking call me and say "You're sick.. im reporting you to the police you sick fuck!" She is religious herself and has morals.... I explained later when I got home from work what it was and that it wasn't for me (truth as one of my guys at work doesn't have desktop and he wanted to see Jen Law's photos). I said fine and I never bothered to get rid of stuff as I forgot and it isn't something I do as I like to focus on the woman I am with. I am not Terry Crews.
This date is when the apartment she moved into was advertised so her friend was the one who looked for places and did the viewing. She did not get to prior to moving in.
29th Feb - She moved out and she was crying a lot still... She informed me Weds 27th Feb. She was in tears as she was saying that she didn't know if she made the right decision but it is too late as tenancies were signed and you cant back out then as deposit was paid. So she knows she is stuck.
She continuously says that her staying there wont be for long as her friend doesn't want to stay in the US for much longer and wants to go back home to go to college and study another course. She asks me to stay round her new place but I have said no I don't want to. The other night I didn't even want to go in. Should I be staying when she offers to act like all is normal? I hate her friend with a passion as it feels like my gf was taken advantage of in an emotional moment that she can now no longer back out of and she rushed to make a choice to move out like that.
She made dinner the other evening (best she has so far)...
But my aim is two fold:
1. To be the guy she fell in love with and game her as this is probably the best approach as negativity towards what she has done may enforce her decision as being right where if I let things play out, they will fall apart with her new place anyway. So her situation will not improve no matter what.... Sometimes people are led astray by the wrong people. On Sundays we also both go to mass together sometimes. Don't get me wrong. She may be religious like this and loyalty is very important but she is a freak outside of this when it comes to experimenting etc.
2. I want a full blown explanation of why she left. My ex even sent her a message about me having to pay for half of a loan we took out to buy something and my ex messed up and paid too late and the interest free period had lapsed meaning the entire first year interest front loaded was payable.
Does asking for an explanation make me an AFC or does it make me look like I don't give a shit about her going and why she left? I know that only I know her but what do you think? Your opinions are very much valued.
To me all the aforementioned stuff is extraneous information.
All that's important are FEELINGS and NEEDS, content doesn't really concern me apart from it setting up some sort of a context, but the end result is the same...communication, specifically of feelings and the underlying unmet needs they're emanating from.
(I hope I m speaking English btw as the other day one of my clients approached me in private after a group session stating that the words are used made it difficult for him to follow.)
It sounds to me as though you're so caught-up in worrying about looking weak; you've equated speaking about your needs (wanting Clarity and Understanding among them, so instead you'd sooner go on acting 'alpha' rather than addressing the elephant in the room.
Which approach do you think will yield a healthier result? 1) Acting like nothing's the matter and switching gear into 'good boyfriend' mode, never truly knowing what the issue was, and guessing perhaps down the line when the other shoe will drop and this re-occur without warning?
or 2) Giving her the empathy she needs right now (we don't know what's going on for sure) and once you've done this she will definitely open-up to you and you'll have your reason. After which you two can exam solutions together rather than being in the dark and reacting to her behavior.
How might this look? I'll give an example in your situation.
Ctrl: "I've been thinking how much anxiety you're dealing with lately with this move..." (empathy is given first, before we can have our own needs met, otherwise the person may get defensive . e.g. "its always about what YOU want!")
Her: "Yea you know things right now are so up-in-the air...I know I've committed to this move but you know I m just so unsure if its the right thing to do. I'm struggling with this"
Ctrl: "Sounds like you're feeling caught between a rock and a hard place. It'd feel comforting to feel some certainty in this decision" (notice I am empathizing with her naming the feeling, Uncertainty, without actually naming it, also a need Certainty which is really about Security which isn't being met)
Her: "....It'd just be so much easier to stay but..." <silence> (silence can infer building courage to get deeper, or that there's been a shift and the person feels heard meaning they've received the empathy they needed)
Ctrl: <hold silence>
at this point I'd continue giving the empathy she needs, OR check in with her "is there anything more you'd like me to hear, or can I share with you what's going on for me?"
When you focus on hearing feelings and needs you don't pay attention to what another person thinks about you so you don't become reactive. You get to the heart of the matter quick, and connect to what's alive in them rather than throwing shit back at them and having things escalate.
I'm not sure you'd be able to pull this off now if you're being really triggered by the situation, it may be tough to give her that empathy so you can get to her need. Behind every feeling is a need. When someone's not communicating their need directly they take non direct ways, sometimes they become passive aggressive and/or seemingly manipulative but its all just really a manifestation of a tragic expression of unmet needs.
If you really want to get to the bottom of it and learn how to communicate like this lookup Marshall Rosenberg's, Non-Violent Communication workshop on youtube. There's a 3 hour one that will help you completely reframe what's happening not only in this situation, but also help you become a more compassionate listener and help you communicate needs as well as having them met in a clearer language.