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Did I cheat on my girlfriend?
For context I’m a 19 year old bisexual and have been with my girlfriend since January and absolutely adore her. I struggle a lot with my mental health (OCD) and anxiety (as well as suspected autism) which my girlfriend is fully aware of but wanted to come on here as not to burden her if I’m just over thinking- which I suspect I am. A few days ago I messaged someone I had previously been talking to romantically before meeting my girlfriend but had since blocked on Insta in order to get some drugs (bad idea Ik and I didn’t end up getting any). He expressed that he still found me attractive but I made it explicitly clear that I wasn’t interested in him and would only see him to pick them up. I didn’t end up seeing him in the end but even if I did I wouldn’t have done anything. I told my girlfriend about how I was stressed and that’s why I wanted to pick up the drugs but she doesn’t know that I was supposed to be picking them up from a guy I had previously been talking to. I think I have such a fear of losing her and being a good girlfriend that I want to be perfect for her so now I feel like I’ve done something wrong even tho I haven’t said anything to him that I wouldn’t say in front of her- it was strictly “can you hook me up with this substance and I’m still with my girlfriend and completely uninterested in you” to which he understood. I can’t shake the feeling that I’ve done something wrong in me and my girlfriend’s relationship even though I know logically I haven’t. I don’t want to tell her and cause any unnecessary worry but a part of me also wants to just to be transparent but I feel like that would be seeking validation which I know is wrong to do for OCD. My girlfriend also knows I’ve been feeling down for the last week so ordered a bouquet of flowers to my house (she’s so sweet)- which has for some reason made me feel worse and like I have definitely cheated and don’t deserve her. Any comments are welcome. Thank you if you made it to the end of my rant❤️