Question Posted Saturday October 18 2008, 12:39 am
So me and my boyfriend have been together for 4 months and i really love him. when i met him, i knew he was the one for me. I am 14 years old, and i know thats young for a long term relationship, but he is so different from any of my other boyfriends. Problem is he is really shy and only says how much he loves me in text or aim. Occasionally he will say i love you when its just me and him but when were in public, he barely even talks to me. I don't know if its because he's shy or if its because he really doesn't love me like he says he does. He tells me he wants to marry me and be with me forever, but he's so shy in person and I'm the type of person who needs to talk to their boyfriends in person a lot. What should i do? Why do you think he acts so different in person than on text or instant messaging?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Love Life? katwashala answered Saturday October 18 2008, 1:21 am: Well, it is probably a lot easier for him to express how he feels in a text or on IM because it is not face to face. He probably has more confidence when he is texting you because he doesn't have to worry about having the right facial expressions, not getting too emotional, or having his friends make fun of him for sharing something so deep about himself. It is most likely the friend thing. Boys at this age get a lot of crap for things that they say and do with their girlfriends. Now, as for what you should do, I would talk to him about it in person, but make sure you are alone. I would say something along the lines of "It kind of makes me think you are ashamed of me when you shy away from me in public." and let him tell you his side of the story. If you want to ask anything else go ahead and ask, I'd also like to see how this turns out for you.
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