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    Mary sheley

    My bf texted me that he felt sad and will go to sleep. I didn’t know how to react cause he left me couple of messages ending with good night. By the time I read them, I assumed he would have slept already so I didn’t know how to react, didn’t want to overwhelm him with questions since he wanted to sleep and don’t talk about it. I told him that I hoped he feels better and to sleep well, and nothing serious happened. He opened my message while after but didn’t reply. When I read what I wrote it seemed like I couldn’t be less bothered which is not the case cause I care about him and want to support him if he’s going through stg. I feel awful because I’m thinking I failed him and he would have expected a more considerate response. I was told before than I’m texting too much and gradually managed to control myself from keeping conversations on going. I talk in general much but when it comes to someone’s feelings I am awkward and not very empathetic although I deeply care, just don’t have the right words to say. Did I mess it up? I could have left him a comforting voice message but now its too late. It’s my first relationship so I’m still unsure on how to communicate certain things.

    #862427 Reply
    Raven

    So call him & tell him what you just told us…

    #863871 Reply
    Mary sheley

    I did and he was passive aggressive with me, left me on read for a day or so then texted me back to say he’s sorry. He has money issues and doesn’t want me to help, thinks I am privileged and make more than him so he’s acting mean sometimes.

    #863885 Reply
    Raven

    So why do you want to stay with a (mean) passive aggressive, guy who has a big chip on his shoulder?

    #863893 Reply
    Emily

    He sounds like a child.

    #863938 Reply
    Maddie

    Do you really think you’re an inconsiderate gf, or is that something he’s told you too, along with you text too much and that you’re privileged?

    It’s your first relationship, but don’t let a man define you, assign you value, or put you down to make himself feel better. Men should always respect you (not speak to you this way), and you trust in yourself and assign your own value. Don’t let him pick away at your self-esteem to prop him up. You shouldn’t be changing and doubting yourself over his confusing and sometimes mean behavior… you deserve better than second-guessing yourself and putting up with this.

    #864366 Reply
    Mary sheley

    Thank you all for the input! Yes he told me I wasn’t paying attention to him, I’m always out with my friends or work too much and sometimes I send him pics when I’m having a wine outside or at a park and he’s replying with one word text, cause he thinks I do it on purpose to make him feel bad for staying inside cause of money shortage. He is also not careful with money, doesn’t make enough he says but wanted us to pay tons of money to visit a festival abroad that would cost a lot. I tried to explain that I might make more but not a lot and I need to pay my expenses first so I wouldn’t make it and he tried to make me feel guilty for not putting his needs first. He says sometimes I don’t understand him or act snobby but he loves me and I make him a better person. He recently asked me to help him find a job, I offered to review his cv and still to this day hasn’t drafted it, then complains. I love him tbh

    #864395 Reply
    mama

    You aren’t being inconsiderate, you are dealing with a manchild.

    Just because you love someone doesn’t mean they are right for you. You sound like you have your ducks in a row when it comes to finances and work and priorities, but he acts like a manchild and takes his frustration and resentment out on you. He doesn’t own his own sh**.

    You’re not his mother so you don’t have to fix his life — that’s his responsibility. But that seems to be the dynamic you two have.

    You also deserve to be treated with respect. Decide for yourself how much you’re willing to take.

    #864403 Reply
    Gaia

    Why do you even like this guy?
    You say you love him but the way you are writing about him it screams that you are not compatible. It also seems like he is a negative nelly. Anything positive, he turns negative. You can do much better for yourself instead of a man who makes you question the things you do.

    #864423 Reply
    Raven

    He’s unemployed?

    #864438 Reply
    Maddie

    No no no. I once also loved someone who said I made him want to be a better person. I thought that was nice at the time, that it meant I was special to him and could reach him in a way others didn’t, but that was a fantasy. These words were really a screaming red flag!! It meant HE did not take responsibility or motivate himself to be a better person and wanted to dump that emotional labor onto anyone else that would do it for him. A man like this is not a complete person on his own looking for a good, equal partner, these types of insecure men want someone only available to give while they take, and it’s never enough because you can’t fix their insecurities. It gets very toxic. My ex had good traits, sure. But as time went on, he was very nitpicky and said mean things, everything I did was wrong later in the relationship so he could prop up his own insecurities and blame me to feel better about himself, it really did a very bad number on my self-esteem to stay and took a couple years to fully recover. But I stayed a long time because my self-esteem was way too low to begin with so I didn’t believe I’d find a man who would treat me better (this wasn’t true at all!).

    This man you write about is MANIPULATIVE, insecure, and a man-child. I know how hard it is, but as other posters said, you can love someone but they can be all wrong for you… and I speak from personal experience when I say they can make you absolutely miserable. Loving someone doesn’t mean accepting a toxic relationship. He is saying he loves you but not acting like it, as love isn’t manipulative and controlling. You can walk away from a situation like that with love and acceptance for who the other person is, but still prioritize yourself and find someone else one day who will respect you and treat and love you as you deserve. I hope you can seriously rethink staying in this relationship, though I don’t expect you to just change your mind right away over internet stranger advice. But do not abandon yourself and let him define your behavior for you or call all the shots in your life. This is only your first relationship so you don’t have much point of comparison, but there are much nicer men out there if you continue to look for them. In my case, I needed to address my self-esteem problems and where they originated from before I found those more emotionally available, mature, and better men as attractive as man children who didn’t treat me as well.

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