I think at first it wasn't intentional, but after a while it was. When he started working out to lose some weight, he called it "Trying to look good for the ladies." when I confronted him about it, he was like "Well, why wouldn't I want other women to find me attractive? Don't you want other guys to think you are?" When I told him that the only opinon that should matter to me is his, he just scoffed at me. That 'getting in shape for the ladies' attitude went on for a year and a half.

That's not all of the things he said, but he did admit that he had done all of that in hopes that I'd leave him because he felt he wasn't good enough. It wasn't until I actually left that he wanted to think things through and make things work.

But thank you. I'm coping slowly but surely but I am very happy with my boyfriend and I love him lots. He's a Goddess-send.