I love my boyfriend but lately he has been acting so possessive! He doesn't want me to hang out with my friends (though it fine for him to hang out with his). He doesn't even want me talk to them on the phone when I happen to be around him. He is starting to give me the creeps. Any advice?
not_your_star34 answered Friday August 26 2005, 6:52 pm: This is one of the first signs of an abusive relationship. My advice to you? Get out. Even if you are together, it's your life, not his, and he has NO right to control it.
Or, you can talk to him about it. Calmly. Ask him why he doesn't like you hanging out with your friends. Tell him that you don't like when he acts like that.
If you decide to talk to him, I suggest that you either are in a public place and you have a cell phone on you. If he snaps, you want to be prepared.
I would break up with him, though. A boyfriend is someone who makes you feel safe and special, not someone who scares you and keeps you from doing what you love.
tweetysweetyangelLeLe answered Friday August 26 2005, 5:56 pm: If he creeps you out that bad then you should talk to him about it. I mean first you should let someone know that you are going to see him before you do if you're afraid he might hurt you when you bring up the topic. And if it's just the possessive thing then maybe you should tell him that you would like him to relax, if he's overboard jealous then maybe you should ask him to back off for a while. [ tweetysweetyangelLeLe's advice column | Ask tweetysweetyangelLeLe A Question ]
sunnyville answered Friday August 26 2005, 2:45 pm: You can't let your boyfriend control you like if you are some object because it will be most likely he will be controlling you all the time.You got to tell him how come he hangs out wiht his friends but you can't.Does your guy have any friends who are girls?If he does then he may be changing because of one of them.You need to let him now that it is very necessary for him to trust so how is the relationship going to go well.Also that it really hurts that now he has become so possesive which is not normal it's like he is obessed with you.One last thing if he hits you then that will be a sign that now that his possesiveness has become very dangerous and then you should break up with him otherwise he will continue to put his hands on you and even go to the limit. [ sunnyville's advice column | Ask sunnyville A Question ]
xomegaroni answered Friday August 26 2005, 1:10 pm: you shouldn't be in that relationship. i know you said you love him & all but if you don't leave it now, it juss gets worse & you'll be more hurt. i think you should break it off w/ him, but make sure there's someone there to help you if it goes wrong. preferably friends. i think your friends can help you a lot, compared to parents juss because they might not really understand. but if it gets to the point where it's really bad, then yeah, you should let your parents in on it. there's a lot of girls that had relationships that started like that. it starts w/ talking to only certain ppl he wants you to, to controlling what you wear, where you go, eventually pulling you away from your family, and then the physical abuse starts. you're probably thinking 'but he's my bf, he wouldn't do that' that's what most girls that were abused said. juss try to get out've it now.
TheHeadHonchoPoncho57 answered Friday August 26 2005, 1:00 pm: i think that you should get rid of him
if this continues it could become abusive
almost all abusive relationships start out by being too possessive
Mackenzie answered Friday August 26 2005, 12:42 pm: I'm not shore if this way the answer you were looking for or not, but I really see no other way around it than to talk to him. Just tell him to back off. He's NOT your keeper, nor does he have ANY authority over you. He has NOOOO Right WHATSOEVER to dictate who YOU CAN and CAN NOT assosciate with.
Okay, so he's your boyfriend and he cares for you - understood. I can understand why he might be worried for you at times, but to hold you from your friends is simply unacceptable. Reassure him that there's no teason fot him to be so worried. Remind him that trust and acceptance are a MUST in a relationship. Without it.. you've got nothing at all.. [ Mackenzie's advice column | Ask Mackenzie A Question ]
TheOldOne answered Friday August 26 2005, 12:42 pm: You could try talking to him about it; tell him how you feel. But to be honest, this sort of behavior usually doesn't get better. Your boyfriend would probably need to go into therapy and work hard to suppress his jealousy and possessiveness.
This sort of behavior often leads to outright abuse in the long run. I'm sorry to tell you this, but the odds are that your relationship with him won't last a lot longer.
But I think you already suspect that you'd be better off without him. He's not treating your fairly. And without kindness and trust, a relationship is pretty much dead anyway.
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