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Agaperic
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A girl and I have fallen for each other (at least, I think it's mutual), and we went on our first official date to San Francisco yesterday. We took a cute picture together and I put it on Facebook and tagged her in it. She removed the picture from her profile because she didn't want to make her ex-boyfriend feel hurt.

She has a big heart, so I understand where she's coming from, but if she were completely moved on from him, shouldn't she not care about his thoughts of her dating new people? Do I have the right to feel offended? What should I do?

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19-May-2015 21:15:15

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Talk with her about it, don't get offended, maybe her ex bothers her regularly and she doesn't want it to get worse or is really sensitive and she doesn't want to scare him away from wanting to remain friends because he hasn't fully moved on.

Not really possible to know for sure without talking with her about it.
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19-May-2015 21:26:07

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As above you need to talk to her about it - just have a gentle conversation with her about the situation with her Ex partner.

How long has it been since they split up? Did she, or her ex partner end it? If it was her who ended the previous relationship then in my opinion she is less likely to be over him.

If it has only been a month for example, out of respect for the other person it would be nice not to essentially 'gloat' on Facebook by uploading pictures of the new partner; however either party does have the option of removing each other on Facebook if their presence there is causing upset.
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19-May-2015 21:36:01

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Don't get offended that she took it off her facebook, but definitely watch out for signs when you guys are together. From personal experience...this means that she's not comfortable introducing you to her friends yet, so I would give it some time still. She likes you...but not that much yet.

19-May-2015 23:14:07

Arena

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Being completely honest when I say that this has been my own experience. I can't speak for everyone else, but it may be worth considering in any case.

I know of multiple women who went through the "I'm afraid of hurting my ex" phase while we were teenagers and in many cases those women had a habit of causing more harm than good both to those exes and to the people in their new relationships. As far as the exes go, it gives them the sense of "maybe she still has feelings for me" even though it's usually not the case, which makes it harder for the exes to move on themselves and can result in them basically fitting the "damaged goods" criteria for a good while. As far as the new relationships go, it puts a strain on them because they're sometimes too afraid of getting serious for fear of hurting the exes that they still view as friends. In at least three different cases, I've even known of these types of women doing stuff like continuing to send provocative pictures to these types of exes (I don't know if it has something to do with them thinking it will help as a substitute for no longer actually being in a relationship or what, but it's a really odd trend that I've seen repeated).

None of us can tell you what's going through this girl's mind, but just going by what I've seen personally the relationship may be more trouble than its worth. I prefer to be in a relationship with someone who's concerned about the relationship they're in, not with someone whose attention is divided between their current relationship and an ex.

20-May-2015 00:46:49 - Last edited on 20-May-2015 00:48:38 by Arena

Nead
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There are chances that she still has feelings for him :P . Though, there is still a chance that she can move on with you. Talk to her about it and see if new love is right for her.

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20-May-2015 01:48:58

Agaperic
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Arena said :
Being completely honest when I say that this has been my own experience. I can't speak for everyone else, but it may be worth considering in any case.

I know of multiple women who went through the "I'm afraid of hurting my ex" phase while we were teenagers and in many cases those women had a habit of causing more harm than good both to those exes and to the people in their new relationships. As far as the exes go, it gives them the sense of "maybe she still has feelings for me" even though it's usually not the case, which makes it harder for the exes to move on themselves and can result in them basically fitting the "damaged goods" criteria for a good while. As far as the new relationships go, it puts a strain on them because they're sometimes too afraid of getting serious for fear of hurting the exes that they still view as friends. In at least three different cases, I've even known of these types of women doing stuff like continuing to send provocative pictures to these types of exes (I don't know if it has something to do with them thinking it will help as a substitute for no longer actually being in a relationship or what, but it's a really odd trend that I've seen repeated).

None of us can tell you what's going through this girl's mind, but just going by what I've seen personally the relationship may be more trouble than its worth. I prefer to be in a relationship with someone who's concerned about the relationship they're in, not with someone whose attention is divided between their current relationship and an ex.

Everyone's help was great, and I'd say this one takes the cake. I actually copied your middle paragraph to send to her, and she also said that she didn't see it that way and that it was extremely well put. U da real MVP. ;)
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20-May-2015 02:27:57

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