Impy and I had talked about how my other lovers would react if they learned that I was about to be partnered. He said that if I continued to see them for the same amount of time as I usually did, they didn't have reason to be jealous. But I knew it was more than that. Because *I* would change.
[2012/06/26 18:37:12]
Impy#2: better with Wolfgang?
Alt#24: Yes, we had a very long conversation last night.
Alt#24: I'll tell you about it tomorrow.
Alt#24: I think my relationship with him is changing.
Alt#24: Maybe affected by you.
Impy#2: ok, i'm very very glad to hear it, (to hear you are ok with him)
Impy#2: yes? by me????
Alt#24: Long story.
Alt#24: And you have to sleep!
Alt#24: tomorrow
Impy#2: :D damm!!!!
Alt#24: LOL
Alt#24: Okay, quick answer....
Alt#24: You raised the bar.
Impy#2: :)
Alt#24: Because of you, I expect more from lovers now.
Last night, I asked Wolfgang for a timeout. We've been arguing again. Two days in a row. And that's only because we didn't meet on Wednesday; otherwise, it would have been more days in a row. He says I take what he says the wrong way and that's why we have all these arguments. He admits he also needs to choose to interpret my words the right way.
[2012/07/13 06:20:38]We've kinda started using those phrases - "as you wish" to mean we don't like it but we are agreeing anyway, "if you say so" to mean we don't think the same way but we are avoiding an argument. I started using them and he followed suit. And those phrases have been appearing more and more in our conversations. From both sides.
Alt#27: Something else is wrong, I think.... That's just a symptom.
Wolfgang#3: aha
Wolfgang#3: tell me
Alt#27: I would if I knew what it was.
Wolfgang#3: ok
Wolfgang#3: so what do we do?
Alt#27: How do you feel about being apart for two weeks?
Wolfgang#3: as you wish
I asked him how he felt about the timeout. He said he'd better not say. He felt that his opinion didn't matter in this case, because "you have some need. i can't argue with a need."
But in the end, he admitted that he is angry. It may seem like a strange reaction, but he once said that anger is all he knows. He tucks away all other emotions into "boxes" and stores them away. I said, all those emotions he was tucking away into boxes were actually seeping out as anger. So they're not as "secure" in boxes as he claims they are.
I asked if it would be better if we shortened the time to one week. He said that if I needed three weeks, it would be three weeks.
I had been thinking of doing this a long time ago. But I was worried that, if we did take time away from each other, we would not get back together again. He said, "I don't know," which usually meant he doesn't want to speculate about the subject. But it also meant that he thinks there's a chance we would still get back together.
I had to ask him to hide his status from me so my heart doesn't skip a beat every time I see him log in. He said I would have to defriend him, because he refuses to hide. And that almost started another argument.
I know I hurt him by asking for those two weeks. I am very aware that he tries hard to make "us" work. And it is hard work. He and I are not as easily compatible as Impy and I are. But I love him dearly regardless. And I'm realizing that he probably loves me too, even if he refuses to say it.
I don't know if I can stay away for two weeks. But we have to figure out why the arguments start. It's probably my fault. I find insults where there are none. I find disagreements where it's just a difference in how we express things. But if these things happen, that means there's something going on in my subconscious. And I need time away to examine whatever that is.
I'm almost sure it has something to do with the bar that Impy raised. But, really, there shouldn't be a bar at all....
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