Hello, I'm about to make a decision whether to drop my engagement or not. Well, I'm still devasted, but I found an email from my fiance's email account (He gave me the password) sent to his long-time female friend and said, "I love you 'X' - Do you love me too?" Of course his alibi is, "Polish men say I love you all the time to their female friends." Actually, I'm so 'lost', I don't even know what to ask anyone about this . . .
That would be disheartening, to find an email like that. You have to decide what you will put up with. It's about what you are comfortable with. If you don't mind having an "open" relationship, then it's okay to wink and turn the head. If this really bothers you, you must forbid the dude having any kind of correspondences like this in the future and if he does, dump him.
"Polish men say I love you all the time to their female friends."
First of all there's no "Polish men say", some men do say that most don't and Poles are not different. Most Polish people that I know would never say that, they could speak like that to a family member not to a friend. I can imagine there are people whose friendship is so deep they could use the "L" word.
It's strange to me how can somebody be so stupid - give password to the email account that has proofs of adultery on it.
This is a man I am about to marry 5 months down the road. There wasn't any hint of 'cheating' from emails, etc., although some 'flirting to strangers', until the other day . . . He insisted it's in the Polish culture to express love for friends, doesn't matter male or female. But would one say "I love you, do you love me too?" to his male friends? Deep down, I feel it's very wrong because I've always ignored any man's rendition of interest towards me. I have never met the 'girlfriend' who lives in Poland, but having emailed me once stating to me that my fiance is "fond" of me, I felt that there was a hint of some sort of competition with me. I am very intuitive btw..
I have never met the 'girlfriend' who lives in Poland, but having emailed me once stating to me that my fiance is "fond" of me, I felt that there was a hint of some sort of competition with me. I am very intuitive btw..
It also depends on where you live. If it's not in Poland and this third party is, then what does it matter?
Last Q. Unlike American men, in general, where their fiance or wife can request their man to stop friendship with some female friend, would I sound 'demanding' if I ask him to stop friendship with this friend? I mean, he's got her email add in every email account he has. He said they became friends with him helping her out from a heroine addiction. She's ok now, with 2 kids but unhappily married.
Well, if they are both in Poland and you are in another country, it could mean they are seeing each other in person behind your back. If you move to Poland after you marry, he could continue the affair, but, if the both of you are in a different country, not much chance of him carrying on the affair in person (he can still carry on in emails unless you confiscate the computer). He could always find someone else when he's with you. Sounds like the dude is a philanderer, so if you mind that, it would be a continuous strain on your relationship and source of stress for you.
Of course you would, but I think you have the right to be demanding here, considering his "I love you, do you love me too?". I wouldn't feel entirely happy about it, if my wife would write such words in e-mails to a mail friend.
Thank you so much everyone. It's going to be tough but I have decided to break our engagement. I was thinking of sending him a copy of an email I could very well send to some fictitious email professing the same thing before the axe . . .
Yes, you would sound very demanding. Plus in his eyes you'd question the trust and that would be a no-no. Nobody question Polish man behaviour :)
But seriously, if she's a a former user and he helped her she may have feelings for him. He'd be the ideal guy for her she can't have.
The question is - does he have feelings for her? If there's no chance for you to ever meet, I would be honest and tell him how you feel. IF, and that's a big IF, she'd started to use again, would he leave you and be on the next plane to Poland? Somehow can't see it.
He's probably very flattered by her affection, but that's men for you - vain and subconsciously in constant demand of female attention.
I am sorry. I have been afraid to even have this translated because I would be more hurt. Can someone please translate this, literally and figuratively, please for me? Thank you.
"kochana moja kasiu" means "my lovely Kasia" but that's kind of expression which can be also used at the beginning of a letter to a close friend like "moja droga kasiu" which means "my dear Kasia".
Is this the question "do you love me" you mentioned earlier?
Because this sound like rather like the question if he can use "dear/lovely Kasia" in the letter or if this is to much (for her)...this IS NOT a declaration of love.
couldn't it also be used as "my dear Katie?" I've seen it being written in multiple letters non of them in an affecionate way... Although of course "I love you" leaves no place to guessing..
couldn't it also be used as "my dear Katie?" I've seen it being written in multiple letters non of them in an affecionate way... Although of course "I love you" leaves no place to guessing..
Yes, it could be as you suggest, but in Polish the "my" in "my dear" gives it a bit stronger meaning.
"Kochana Kasiu" is quite different than "kochana moja Kasiu", and as you noticed the "I love you part" is pretty clear.
