Question Posted Thursday October 11 2007, 11:09 pm
I love my boyfriend very much but when we disagree on something, he automatically becomes arrogant, angry, sarcastic, and mean. I dont know how to make him be nicer to me and just TALK to me. I wish he was a lot nicer sometimes.
Alin75 answered Friday October 12 2007, 3:58 pm: Handle this the same way you would handle a friend that was out of hand. Confront him when he is not already in a bad mood. Explain what he does and make it absolutely clear that you will not accept to be talked to in that way. Point out to him that you do not put him down, or get sarcastic, when you are arguing with him.
If he does not understand that this kind of behaviour is unacceptable (and believe that you will break it off with him if he does not change), he will continue to act this way. He has to learn to understand that people don't always have the same opinion about things, and that must be respected. Believe me this is a lesson he will learn sooner or later. Might as well be from you. [ Alin75's advice column | Ask Alin75 A Question ]
LagunaBabe answered Friday October 12 2007, 2:47 pm: I've been where you're at right now, and believe me, I know how bad it makes you feel when he becomes this way. I think that this relationship is only going to get worse if something doesn't change, and unfortunately, I'm not sure that it will change. Considering you can't make him be nicer to you, he should want to be nicer to you. He should treat you as you deserve, and believe me, you deserve much better than that. So my advice to you is to let him go, it'll hurt for awhile, but you'll heal and move on and be happy that you did.
If you do want to give him one more chance, then I say just give him one more chance and no more. Talk to him about it, and see how things work. If he goes back to his old ways, tell him to hit the road. You'll be better off. [ LagunaBabe's advice column | Ask LagunaBabe A Question ]
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