Great chemistry but he kept bragging about other women — was I right to walk away?
I was seeing a guy for about a week and we had really strong chemistry. A few days ago we slept together, and afterwards I felt like it made us closer. The physical experience was honestly really good for me, but the second time he couldn’t stay hard and he seemed a bit embarrassed about it. After that, though, he started talking about his past experiences with other women — like he had a fwb in another country when he was studying abroad, how many girls had been into him, and how they would initiate things with him. Hearing all that made me really uncomfortable. It felt like he was bragging or trying to boost his own value. I also have some past trauma around this — in previous relationships, guys would compare me to other women, so now whenever a guy brings up other women in that way, it triggers me. It makes me feel like they’re trying to create competition or manipulate me, which feels unsafe. So when I got home, I felt really bad and decided to bring it up and told him I didn’t want to see him anymore. He apologized and said if he had known it would make me uncomfortable, he wouldn’t have said those things. But now that I’ve ended things, I feel really sad and kind of regret it — almost like a mini breakup. We had strong chemistry and were really compatible physically, so part of me is wondering if I was too impulsive. At the same time, I’m worried that if I go back, it will undermine my boundaries and make me look like I don’t stand by what I said, and that he might end up respecting me less.
TL;DR: Met a guy, had great chemistry and slept together, but he kept bragging about other women which triggered me due to past experiences. I ended things because it made me uncomfortable, but now I regret it and feel conflicted about whether I was too impulsive or just protecting my boundaries.