When my girlfriend and I first started dating, we weren’t exclusive just going on fun dates, texting a lot, and getting to know each other. I was new to dating and still a virgin, so I was taking things slow.
We hadn’t done anything physical besides hugging, but I was already emotionally invested. I thought she was too since we’d been on about 5 or 6 dates. But during that time, she slept with someone back in her hometown.
This only came up recently when we talked. She didn’t hide it and was open about it. She said she wasn’t sure if I liked her back then. It bothers me because if I had known, I probably wouldn’t have kept seeing her.
Am I overreacting? This is all new to me, and I know I could’ve been clearer and asked to be exclusive sooner. But I thought that would just happen naturally. For more context, she wasn’t going on dates with anyone else she just slept with a friend with benefits back home.
TL;DR: I (24M) was dating my now girlfriend (24F) and thought we were getting serious. Found out she slept with someone before we were exclusive, still bothers me.