the big brushoff is coming

Submitted by iskra (United States), Jan 12, 2008 at 22:41

I've never known any Turks up close, so I can't say if these statements are part of male Turkish character, but I'm going to guess not. I was married to a Muslim for quite some time, and they don't sound like anything based on Islam.

My guess: he sounds like a man of any nationality who's getting bored with his girl -- or has met someone he likes better -- and is giving her the brushoff. What he basically said was, "I don't love you; let's just be friends, but also it would be nice if I could still bang you sometimes when no other girls are available. Don't blame me for hurting you! You thought our "love" was real, but sorry! you were wrong. It's not my fault! Expect no commitment or emotions out of me. But still, let's have sex, okay?"

Sorry he didn't work out for you. If I were you, I'd dump him now and pretend it was your idea, rather than hanging around until he shows up with another woman and says, "Why are you jealous? I told you, you and I are just friends who have sex!"

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