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Aita if my bf has been changing his mind about what career he wants it seems like every other week for the past three years and he’s about to graduate from grad school and wants to get married and all and needs to figure it out and (cont)
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Anonymous 12w

Definitely NTA. This is your future too if you’re gonna get married, and if you can’t reliably depend on the other half of your life to stick to a plan and follow it, then there’s reason to be concerned.

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Anonymous 12w

My advice is get out while you still can he needs to figure himself out without you otherwise your just going to be dragged down with him

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Anonymous 12w

Ik it’s been stressful for him but he literally says a different plan as if he’s definitely going to do it like all the time and then doesn’t do it and I feel like I’m being dragged along and getting whiplash imagining which future I’m gonna have with him and I’ve told him that I feel this way when he switches up and can’t decide and he gets really mad and says I’m making him feel the lowest he’s ever felt

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Anonymous 12w

He says he is gonna study for the lsat and tells my whole family that including distant family members and they all think he’s gonna be a lawyer, but now he’s telling me he wants to be a teacher or a cop or something and idek

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Anonymous 12w

I just was raised to have a plan and stick to it and pursue it wholeheartedly

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Anonymous 12w

I think at the end of the day you have to be selfish because nobody is gonna have your back like yourself and you are gonna end up disappointed or feeling like you missed out because you are putting his needs over yours fuck him and get money

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Anonymous 12w

So he literally said he feels like me and my parents are pushing him to go to law school so now he’s not doing it simply for that reason which seems to be giving red flag vibes

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Anonymous 12w

My ex was like this and it really had a strain on our relationship. He kinda resented me for having a plan and knowing what I wanted to do. I would sit down and try to talk to him about this and see why he can’t stick to the plan.

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Anonymous 12w

in my opinion you’re def NTA bc it’s not only his future, it involves you and it def puts a strain on how you feel too. it’s not always easy figuring it out so try to be patient and try to be supportive

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Anonymous 12w

Also he feels like I’ve been pushing him towards law school for years which I kinda have I mean he applied and got rejected and has said he was gonna apply again and changed his mind multiple times and this might make me sound like an asshole fr but think I just was raised with money and security and I always wanted my spouse to have a good job that makes money now that isn’t the only factor but to me that’s something people should consider and my bf disagrees

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Anonymous 12w

So basically I just feel like he’s always saying things and not going through with them in other areas too like one day he said he wants to marry me rn and the next day he said he wants us to break up and it hurt his feelings a lot that I accuse him of being inconsistent and am I am asshole for all of this

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Anonymous 12w

I d get out of there

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Anonymous 12w

Am I wrong for freaking out

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Anonymous 12w

Id tell him how much it stresses you for the future of both of you and kids if that’s something you’re planning for. Ask him if maybe he could talk to an advisor. Tell him you’ll go with him if he doesn’t want to go alone but definitely don’t force him to let you come with if he doesn’t want you too. And I’d talk to a couple close family members for advice.

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Anonymous 12w

Who cares it’s his life let him figure it out

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Anonymous 12w

give the dude time, if you love him for who he is it doesn’t matter which career he chooses. the alternative is keep pestering him making him feel bad, and then yall break up

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Anonymous 12w

So lowkey. Ik he’s your bf, but this doesn’t affect you. If his life crumbles, it doesn’t affect you. If he switches his mind all the time, not your problem. Sometimes people have to do some “risky/crazy” things to end up where they’re supposed to be. Sometimes it’s horse hockey and it fumbles hard. Not your problem at the bf stage. Sometimes worrying too much about someone and parenting them the way you were parented isn’t the answer. I left a long term doing that bc it drained me.

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Anonymous 12w

Definitely nta Do not marry someone or get engaged to someone who is inconsistent constantly in any type of way that matters to you. Let's say yall get married, he still hasn't chosen a path. He doesn't have a job because he can't stick to anything and you are providing for the both of yall. Was this the life you imagined after the honeymoon? And then if yall get the divorced you take some of his debt with you depending on the situation. Figure out what you need and he can't give, then...

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

I’ve tried and he gets too mad and takes it personal and literally gets depressed from me talking about this with him

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

And maybe I go about it wrong honestly because I get really confused by how he’s always changing his mind and it makes me seem like I’m attacking him I feel like an asshole who has ruined our relationship now but I also feel like I’m kinda maybe justified for feeling this way but idk

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

That seems to be a red flag, he’s punishing himself and you for not being able to solidify his future plans. It’s important to know what you wanna do now so you can specialize your courses. Otherwise, you’re just wasting money on tuition towards no goal

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 12w

He’s already graduated from college. He’s literally in grad school for history which doesn’t really lead to anything

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

Does he plan to continue in history as a historian? Archivist? Anything related to the field. Secondary History major here and it can take you places but you need a goal.

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 12w

He doesn’t plan to continue in history

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

Then his plans to continue in law school seem more reasonable, plenty of history majors shift towards political science

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 12w

Yeah but now he isn’t doing that because of my parents trying to “control his life”

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 12w

Now he’s gonna become a state trooper or something apparently as of now

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

If he doesn’t know what he wants to do then the best thing may be to let him find out what happens after grad school w/o a plan afterwards

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Anonymous 12w

Just curious, no judgement, but why is OP the asshole?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

I really think that you should try to convince him to talk to a therapist or something. My ex refused to do this and reacted the same way when we talked.

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Anonymous replying to -> #11 12w

This probably isn’t 100% applicable to your situation bc idk you, but whatever happens, just make sure you’re okay and you have your bearings. Some paths are different than others. Support externally and be there for him but don’t give all your energy worrying about his path. He’ll find it eventually. Maybe wouldn’t hurt if the a school has a career services/academic services program that could talk to him about what he wants in life. Good luck ❤️

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Anonymous replying to -> #11 12w

NTA— that shit is stressful, but don’t drain yourself worrying for circumstances he’s meant to go through to find himself

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

A COP???? GIRL LEAVE HIM GET OUT IF HE HAS COP ASPIRATIONS

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

It spunds like you werent “pushing” him in a rude way, you were ENCOURAGING him to do what he said he wanted to do. It not your fault he switched up

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

I think this relationship should be over. He switches up on you, has cop aspirations, and has mentioned wanting to break up?? Its already over

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Anonymous replying to -> #14 12w

And he gets upset at your encouragement? Gross

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

He IS inconsistent!

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