My boyfriend of about 4 months, now ignores me on a regular basis. I ask him if something is going on, and he claims that he "is in love" with me and doesn't ignore me on purpose.
I'm thinking that he wants to break up, but everytime I try to talk to him about it, he assures me that nothing is wrong, and that he would never ever want to break up with me.
But, I'm getting different vibes. Should I just break up with him than deal with this? Because I'm about to.
operation_waffle answered Monday March 27 2006, 10:55 am: He prob. still likes you just wants to hang out with his friends. Try hanging out with your friends and see what happens. If he still ignores you then break up, but if he starts calling you and talking to you then you should definetly stay together.
Vikki27 answered Monday March 27 2006, 10:24 am: One of the biggest problems with men, according to a mass percentage of all women, is that they don't communicate their feelings or thoughts effectively. Most women are happy for men to know how they feel at any point, whereas men prefer to lock all their emotions away and this makes it difficult to ever know what is going on in their heads.
The chances are that his ignorance may not have anything to do with you at all. Because, by nature, he wouldn't talk about anything that's bothering him, there could be any number of issues troubling his life. There could be work/school/family problem. He won't talk to you about them but they could still be there and by trying to find out whether or not he's happy with you on such a regular basis, you're encouraging what is known as a 'Self-fulfilling Prophecy'. In other words, you talking to him persistently about your fears he may break up with you could, in fact, encourage him to break up with you.
The best thing you can do right now is to try to bring the focus back to you for a while. Take him out somewhere, do something fun. Try to get him laughing. Then, after a while (by this I mean a week or so because any sooner could make it worse), let him know that you are worried because he's seemed very distracted for a while and you're concerned that something is bothering him that he's not talking to you about.
If he says nothing is wrong and you believe that he's being genuine, then his ignorance of you is very likely something that isn't going to change and then you need to make the decision whether or not to let him go. My feeling is that if he's not changed by this point and there's nothing wrong, there's no fulfilling future in the relationship for you and you would be better of finding someone who is worthy of your time and deserves to have you as a girlfriend, as he clearly does not. [ Vikki27's advice column | Ask Vikki27 A Question ]
gentlegiant answered Sunday March 26 2006, 4:36 pm: Don't break up with him yet. Does he have brothers/sisters or a close friend. Getin touch with one of them and ask them about him. If all else fails, threaten to break up. Tell him you feel uncomfortable with his silence. If he does not react then yes go ahead and leave him. I mean you've only gone out for four months. There are other guys who would give you all they can. That would give you the love and attention you deserve. [ gentlegiant's advice column | Ask gentlegiant A Question ]
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