Question Posted Saturday November 17 2007, 11:41 pm
Me and my boyfriend have been dating for about 8 months and don't get me wrong i love him but sometimes he is just mean i barely see him anymore because we both work but when he talks to me he just acts like he doesn't care. it seems as if i'm only sometime to have sex with or have as a show piece. i know he loves me i really do but it's just kinda turned into a mess. but i met this kid at school and since the first time i talked to him he seriously fascinates me i don't know if it's just because he's really nice to me or what. he really likes me though it was one of those relationships where you can talk about anything right away and he knows i have a boyfriend and he really respects. i don't know what to do. i don't know who to pick. i know i'll be really sad if me and my boyfriend break up but at the same time i don't know if i'm fighting for a lost cause
thelaura answered Sunday November 18 2007, 8:31 pm: Talk to your boyfriend. Explain everything you are feeling towards your relationship at the moment - Basically everything you've stated here. It should help you understand why things have gone a bit downhill lately. You never know, he could just be stressed and/or quite busy at the moment and you are taking things a little too personally. I'm not saying it's right of him to act the way he is, because it's definitely not - but he might not be aware how he's treating you at the moment and needs putting in the right direction.
You won't know what's going on inside his head unless you have a good talk. Either everything is okay and you have nothing to worry about.
OR:
*You both need to work on your relationship to save it.
*He tells you he doesn't want the relationship anymore.
It's not a matter of "picking" right now. You said you love your boyfriend so obviously you should try to make things work if they can. If not, it's not your fault - and you should do what makes you happy. Once you're out of the relationship, THEN you can go ahead and see what happens with the other person.
but for now, you have a right to know what's going on.. and reassuring everything is okay (assuming it is).
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