Dear polished mature gentlemen,
Background:
I am 27 years old and have a history of social anxiety and depression. I missed out on a lot in high school and college. Nowadays I'm doing my best to change for the better as a person, figure out what I really want to do with my life(since I have a degree in a field I'm not interested in) and improve my social skills.
2 years ago I went to a club with some friends, and met a cute chubby girl, HB6, I'm probably about an 8.5 on a good day. We danced, got to know each other, and after a few months she became my girlfriend. I didn't pursue her, she pursued me for the most part, I just went along with it. I didn't find her unattractive, she was allright, but not that she could turn my head on the street. It has been about 6 years since I had a girlfriend at that point, so it felt great to experience the dating scene again with someone.
Situation:
Fast forward, we have been together "officially" for about 1.5 years. She turned out to be a great girl, with morals, and I trust her completely. However, I've been getting a wandering eye for some time now. I see a lot of attractive women, and frankly it's been making me pretty depressed eventhough I have a girlfriend.
Part of me thinks that I'm settling because I got way too comfortable. She takes good care of me, she's probably in love with me. I love her, not sure that I'm IN love with her. This girl does everything for me. When I graduated from college and was unemployed for some time, she even helped me with jobhunting, texting me vacancies and ****. When I go to her place, she asks me if I've already eaten. When I'm sick, she takes care of me. Pretty much in her perfect-wifey role. The problem is deep down I'm getting bored.
The sex is allright, she wants it more often than I do. Sometimes I try to avoid it because I'm not feeling it, like 70% of the time. Except when I'm drunk, or high and haven't done it for some time.
We have compatible personalities, I can genuinely be myself when we are together and I suspect this will be incredibly difficult to find with another girl, because I'm an introvert. My girlfriend put up with a lot of **** and she is still here. I suspect another girl would have dumped me by now.
As I already stated, everytime I see hot women on the street I get an overwhelming feeling of depression. I guess I just want to 'sow my oats' and experience life in a way I haven't done up untill now, you know. Emo chicks, black women, rocker chicks, asian, latina, I want to fvck em all basically. One night stands, summer flings, I just want to do some crazy **** before "settling down", if ever.
This is a sticky situation that has been consuming me for the last couple of months. I told her that she is a great girl, but I'm not sure that I want a commited relationship right now. I've been honest with her about how I feel, except for the fvcking other women part, but she isn't stupid, so she probably knows what I mean. But I haven't gotten the courage to break up, so we are still together.
When I imagine some other dude fvcking her after breaking up, I get sad. But then again, it's hypocrisy because I want that exact same thing. If I could control how I feel, I would, but I can't. I suspect that girls with her personality and interest level are incredibly hard to come by. Or maybe not, I don't have much experience in the field so who knows.
Anyone been through a similar situation? Just looking for some words of wisdom.
Background:
I am 27 years old and have a history of social anxiety and depression. I missed out on a lot in high school and college. Nowadays I'm doing my best to change for the better as a person, figure out what I really want to do with my life(since I have a degree in a field I'm not interested in) and improve my social skills.
2 years ago I went to a club with some friends, and met a cute chubby girl, HB6, I'm probably about an 8.5 on a good day. We danced, got to know each other, and after a few months she became my girlfriend. I didn't pursue her, she pursued me for the most part, I just went along with it. I didn't find her unattractive, she was allright, but not that she could turn my head on the street. It has been about 6 years since I had a girlfriend at that point, so it felt great to experience the dating scene again with someone.
Situation:
Fast forward, we have been together "officially" for about 1.5 years. She turned out to be a great girl, with morals, and I trust her completely. However, I've been getting a wandering eye for some time now. I see a lot of attractive women, and frankly it's been making me pretty depressed eventhough I have a girlfriend.
Part of me thinks that I'm settling because I got way too comfortable. She takes good care of me, she's probably in love with me. I love her, not sure that I'm IN love with her. This girl does everything for me. When I graduated from college and was unemployed for some time, she even helped me with jobhunting, texting me vacancies and ****. When I go to her place, she asks me if I've already eaten. When I'm sick, she takes care of me. Pretty much in her perfect-wifey role. The problem is deep down I'm getting bored.
The sex is allright, she wants it more often than I do. Sometimes I try to avoid it because I'm not feeling it, like 70% of the time. Except when I'm drunk, or high and haven't done it for some time.
We have compatible personalities, I can genuinely be myself when we are together and I suspect this will be incredibly difficult to find with another girl, because I'm an introvert. My girlfriend put up with a lot of **** and she is still here. I suspect another girl would have dumped me by now.
As I already stated, everytime I see hot women on the street I get an overwhelming feeling of depression. I guess I just want to 'sow my oats' and experience life in a way I haven't done up untill now, you know. Emo chicks, black women, rocker chicks, asian, latina, I want to fvck em all basically. One night stands, summer flings, I just want to do some crazy **** before "settling down", if ever.
This is a sticky situation that has been consuming me for the last couple of months. I told her that she is a great girl, but I'm not sure that I want a commited relationship right now. I've been honest with her about how I feel, except for the fvcking other women part, but she isn't stupid, so she probably knows what I mean. But I haven't gotten the courage to break up, so we are still together.
When I imagine some other dude fvcking her after breaking up, I get sad. But then again, it's hypocrisy because I want that exact same thing. If I could control how I feel, I would, but I can't. I suspect that girls with her personality and interest level are incredibly hard to come by. Or maybe not, I don't have much experience in the field so who knows.
Anyone been through a similar situation? Just looking for some words of wisdom.