he's just a boyfriend..

Submitted by Belinda (Australia), Aug 30, 2008 at 02:46

I am the age of 20 years old, i am a non muslim in which tho my father is a muslim but my mother is catholic. Now, i do not follow either but know a fair bit about both worlds. When i first started dating, i knew i wasnt the long term relationship type. It would be very hard for me to fall in "love". I never believed in such a thing. ive had my fair share of boyfriends and break ups until last august 2007 when i started dating a Lebanese guy, he is now 22 years old. In the begininning i thought it was just a random fling, like nothing was going to go from here.

Then as few months went buy we saw more and more of each other, He had met my friends and i had met his. Then i actually started liking the guy, so introduced him to my mother and some of the rest of the family at a cousins birthday. Now everyones first impression was he has so much respect, he is a really sweet guy. But to be honest when i first met him, i thought he was an asshole. Mainly because all he cared about was his friends and his cars and it was like when he was bored he'd come to me.

Until of course about 5 or 6 months later, he started changing his act a little bit. And now it has been a little over a year. And things have had a major change. His been in Lebanon with his family for the past 2 months and comes back next month. We keep in touch via internet or phone. Even before he left he kept telling me he loved me and he wouldnt pick anyone over me etc..

Just a few weeks ago he tells me that his been doing alot of thinking and that when he comes back he wants to have my baby, and maybe lead things a little more further. I said to him, ur acting like we're married, his response was, whats wrong with that? He also said its time to get serious and that his over the whole boyfriend and girlfriend thing, and he wants so much more and to be with me. Now my point is, his the first guy that i can actually say i fell "in love " with. I miss him when his around and even when his gone, all i do is wonder what his doing and how we are going to end up. Pretty much i dont know what to do, or who to believe or who to trust.... ?

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