Is it normal for my fiancé to act like this?

So the thing is that I've been in a long-distance relationship with this guy that I've known over 3 years. Our relationship has lasted over 2 years and we're actually engaged because we wanted to have a substantial way to entwine our lives together even though we aren't together physically for most of the time (only a couple times in a year). We both believe that we have found our soulmate and our relationship works so well when we are together but when we are apart and have to talk on the computer it doesn't work, the communication seems to have got worse during the years.
Anyway, there is this thing that keeps bothering me and I would like to get new aspects to it. My fiancé is the most loving person in real life but on the computer he isn't. (Which I actually understand because I can't be much either, it feels so cold and distant somehow). But basically what I've been thinking is that if it's normal for him to "neglect" me. And by neglecting I mean not telling about me to his friends and family. To them I am a good friend of his. Only a few of them know and he says he wants to share that information only with his closest ones. To new random people he always introduces me as his friend. On one hand I understand because it could be a cultural thing (he lives in Spain) but on the other hand I'm thinking "So what? all my friends and family know it too and they might think I'm weird but I don't care." He comes from a small town and he's afraid of being looked down on for having a long-distance GF.
And I wish it was just this but it isn't. And now don't get me wrong, I definitely don't think that facebook defines one's life and means everything but now thinking about that he doesn't seem to be ok with making people know who I am it makes me wonder why, if he says he doesn't think facebook is important or anything, his relationship status hasn't been open for people to read for a while and he uses facebook to like other girls' pictures and comment on them (he's even had a conversation in this girl's picture where she is at a beach wearing bikinis and my boyfriend's trying to assure her that she's damn hot.. we were together already by then but I didn't have facebook at that time and found it later), wishing them a happy birthday etc and to me, well, not so much. I mean, he did call me on my bday and I was very happy for that but I was still wondering why didn't he want to show OTHER people that he did so. I know this might sound silly but I don't mean to focus on little details here, more like the overall image. He knows I feel insecure about my position (will tell you soon why) and yet he makes no effort to make me feel better about it. When I asked him about this on my birthday he got mad at me and started playing a game with a friend of his so we couldn't talk even though I would have loved to.
And now more (seriously sorry for the long post!): the reason why I feel so insecure is because he is surrounded by girls (and I know it's silly and I know it's not good to be jealous so I try to keep that side of me as hidden as possible but sometimes I do have to say something); his whole university is full of girls, he shares an apartment with girls, there have been girls having a crush on him, begging him for sex (one that he is actually living with now), he's had sleepovers with girls... He once overlooked my worrying about this girl that he met on the internet. I did not like this girl as she by weird coincidence was from my city and seemed like a bitch and I begged him not to meet this girl (haha ok ok jealous me but anyhow) and he said "I won't" and well, later that year that girl moved to his city for a while and they did meet and to me he said "Well I didn't actually promise you anything." The girl also gave me a lecture about how I should behave myself and how she can actually be with boys without being a huge slut (but I actually know that she's cheated on her boyfriend). We had a huge fight over that and he said he wouldn't meet her anymore but later I found out that he did and he had lied to me about it. And as if that hadn't been enough, he continued being on the internet and searching for girls from my country (it's the country of his dreams and he'd like to move here someday) or at least being on the computer and very randomly finding girls from here that he says are "very very nice" (as if he was that lucky all the time). He actually met a girl on a train that was staring at him all the time and he decided to go talk to her and ask for her facebook and then he started talking about that to me and he said it was the best feeling he had ever got and how it was such an ego booster. When I got mad he got mad at ME for being mad for making friends.
I am so sorry for the long post but I need opinions! One more thing: I actually don't believe my boyfriend would cheat on me but this position that I'm in gives me a hard time and no matter how much I've tried to make him understand I just get him mad when I talk. Am I crazy? Is this normal? Is it ok for him to do that, am I just overly jealous or are you guys thinking too that it's not normal for him to do that? Even though the post is quite long these weren't the only things that have happened but I can't make it all fit here.
Please, help me a little :S

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  • robbieforgotpw

    Publish that novel

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  • Maggie2000

    If I were you, I would seriously consider finding someone else. There are too many unknowns between you two.
    Sorry to sound harsh, but this long distance relationship is giving you too much anxiety.
    You said that he wants to move to your country so it seems as though he is testing the water with many women.
    I would not trust him if I were you.
    You say that communication has got worse over the years. How many other 'soulmates' might he have?
    How many 'real life' experiences have you shared with him? Not enough, in my honest opinion.
    He has lied to you. You can't trust what he says, especially at this long distance.
    If I were you, I would break off this 'engagement', leave him to find what he really wants and find what you really want yourself. Surely you deserve better than all this anguish.
    You don't mention your ages but if you two are mature enough to know that you want to be together, then it should happen naturally, lovingly with trust and as soon as possible, otherwise.....forget about him and in time, you will meet somebody who really deserves your love.
    All the best and keep us posted! x

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    • Confusedgirlfriend

      First of all thank you all who even read this hahaha and thank YOU for answering in such comprehensive way!
      We both have talked about ending this if he's not able to come here or I'm not able to go there (due to our studies) and I'm sure that if we move together and things for some reason don't work it's time to call it quits.
      A thing I forgot to mention here is that we're also best friends and we were friends long before we started even being together and I know this guy so well that I have no reason to doubt him for the most part (or then I've been super fooled by him but I doubt it..)
      It was very interesting to hear your point of view, I hope people comment more so I'll get more things to consider and not get stuck in my own thoughts!

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  • londonbridge

    I get why you wouldn't want to get rid of him but my friend dated a guy long-distance once and he wouldn't tell anyone about them either. He told a few people, his best friend, parents, etc. but always commented on other girls stuff and hung out with a lot of other girls and she found out he had another girlfriend in another state and one at home. I'm not saying this is your fiancee but I think you deserve better. You should marry someone who wants to show you off to the world because he loves you so much and if he doesn't then he's not worth your time.

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    • Confusedgirlfriend

      Thanks for your answer! You have a good point there :)

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  • Listen

    It would be nice to know ages and locations of both of you, but anyway.
    I'm an 18 year old male in a long distance relationship, and it's normal to not want to share the long-distance relationship thing, maybe he thinks his friends and family are immature and prejudice towards the situation. But anyway that's just one small point.

    I actually think your jealousy is absolutely normal, as you really like him and aren't with him psychically as much as you'd want to be, so you have a good reason to be jealous about these girls - you're not there!

    Also, not telling you about the meet-up with that girl because "it would've made you mad" is not a valid excuse. What is the great purpose for meeting up with an individual female even though he knows that IF you did know, you'd hate it? That's not respectful, and I think that's stupid. He shouldn't meet up with other individual girls, even if they are apparently "just friends".

    It sounds like it's gonna end hurtfully for you. Unless you have some serious conversations and improvements with trust etc soon, then you'd be better off making the harder but correct decision to let it go.

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    • Confusedgirlfriend

      Hey and thanks for your input!
      He's going to turn 20 this year and I'm 18. He lives in Spain and I live in Finland. Can I ask how long have you been in a LDR? No need to answer, I just feel curious about someone who's in the same situation as I am. D:
      And btw I really appreciate your answer, will have to take all that into consideration too!

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      • Listen

        Around 18 months, going strong. And what do you think will be the result of your situation then?

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        • Confusedgirlfriend

          Aww I'm really happy for you!!! How long is the distance between you two?
          And I have no idea about my situation, won't make any hasty decisions until I've met my fiancé again and know if our plans for the future (with studies for example) will match in a way we'll get to be together as soon as possible. Who knows :P

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          • Listen

            Portugal to here Northern Ireland distance.

            And yes, do take it slow and try to talk about all those things as much as you can with him! A solid relationship is one where you can tall about everything and anything with your partner understanding each other :)

            And let me know even if it's a year from now your result, I'll see it one day xD

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            • Confusedgirlfriend

              So here it is: I've just spent 2 weeks with my boyfriend after not seeing him for 8 months. We didn't even talk for one month in summer and before I went there we agreed it'd be the best if we took a break from the relationship but when I went we were still in love and decided to just go with the flow and be normal for the 2 weeks, as we used to be. Now that I'm back to my country we're having that break - hoping that we'd maybe get to the same country someday. And if we do, we'll see if the time or the place is right for us to continue.
              I hope you guys are going strong with your relationship! No idea how long it'll take you to read this but I wish you the best of luck with everything anyways!

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            • Confusedgirlfriend

              Alright, I'll let ya know! Good luck with everything :)

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  • et12356

    You seem to be confusing yourself. Just by looking at what you posted, I can see that he's not worth it. Your future husband should treat you with respect. Is it okay for a husband to go and ask another girl for her Facebook so that he contact her? Hell no. Is it alright for your future partner to lie to you? Hell no.
    Is it alright for him to ignore you and treat you like you're not worth it? Not an effing chance. If you get married to him, you're going to have a horrible time of it. I can guarantee that. Obviously you're blinding yourself. But you deserve someone who won't flirt with other girls and then effing brag to you about it. Things aren't going to automatically change when you're married. And do you even have a date for the wedding?

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    • Confusedgirlfriend

      Thanks for your opinion (and for reading this all!!!), I truly appreciate it! To be honest I do feel very confused with this all :(
      To me he explained the train girl incident as "making friends". And about the other girl that he lied to me about, he said he did it because I would've got even more mad at him ('cuz I was already very mad in the beginning, hmph). Don't know if that's an excuse though...
      We don't have a date for the wedding because we don't even live in the same country yet. That's still work in progress..
      I am starting to think this is not going to end up well, though. It's kind of scary 'cuz he was the only one who really wanted to get to know me more and I'm afraid of ending up being alone, as I was my whole life before him :/

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  • GuessWho

    He's setting up his harem so that he can go anywhere in the world and get free sex!

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  • Shoefish

    If he won't tell people about your relationship, I would assume that there are other girls in your position. How did you mark the engagement? Is it just a spoken thing or do you have a ring? If you only see him a couple of times a year and he's a dick the rest of the time, what are you getting out of it? Just curious.

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    • Confusedgirlfriend

      Haha I guess I said it in a quite confusing way there but yes, he does tell people about our relationship.. Just not to many people so it's not an open subject with every group of his friends, and yes - we do have rings.
      And I'm not sure, is he a dick the rest of the time? I mean I'm not sure if these kind of things happen with other people. Never heard, though. I know that the communication is difficult because everybody talks differently when they're on the computer and that's why I know we both seem like other people and that could be one reason he seems like an asshole every now and then.
      You ask me what I'm getting out of it and my answer is friendship. We're best friends and I know this guy so well, he's very intelligent and sweet and I know he doesn't mean any harm. I guess he's just stupid with some things sometimes...
      Or I actually don't know. Can an intelligent person be so stupid with things that should be quite obvious (at least in my opinion)?

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      • Shoefish

        Okay, I wasn't expecting there to be rings. I apologise.
        I understand communication would be hard but yes, he is a dick. You've obviously invested a lot into this relationship but he continues to disrespect you. He's going out of his way to meet other women and the way he interacts with them is totally inappropriate.
        Sure, intelligent people can be oblivious to your feelings and not realise that they're inconsiderate shits but he knows what he's doing.
        You may believe you have this amazing friendship and he is your soulmate but you can and will find this with someone else if you leave. Someone who treats you properly! Don't let him waste your life.

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        • Confusedgirlfriend

          It's ok. I mean I was first proposing an idea of getting like "pre-engaged" because we were(/are) still quite young and I didn't want to scare him away, but he got very excited and prefered to do it the "official" way meaning silvery rings and it's like more permanent now.
          Thanks for your input, all these comments have given me some perspective and I really needed it. :)

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  • Unluckylady83

    Run girl, find someone you don't have to worry about if they are lying and disrespecting you daily. He's a liar and a flirt. That's a recipe for a cheater!

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  • SillyKitty55

    lose the douche bag loser
    and find someone who will treat you like a queen

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  • tubbs_rules

    Find someone else

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Oof i got bested by a wall of text.

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  • Stairy

    I hope you are not a virgo! If you are, it might be normal...

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