sitting on someone an awkward middle schooler way of showing affection?
Question Posted Monday January 17 2011, 12:40 pm
Yea, weird I know.
Anyway, it's kind of strange. I'm in 10th grade, he's in 8th, and whenever I see him he'll always try to push me over and sit on me and a couple times he tried to keep me against the wall for some reason. So it seems like just plain bullying, right?
But then he'll pull out a chair for me or get my phone number or stare at me when we sit close. If he ever actually hurts me he will apologize so I have to wonder if he wants to be friends or something. It doesn't really annoy me and I don't think he's a bad kid, so should I just tell him to shove off 'cause it's bullying or let things go on as usual because he means no harm?
Additional info, added Monday January 17 2011, 4:30 pm: Sorry, forgot to mention--this kid isn't my boyfriend. We have friends in common and so we know each other. . Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? sunshine1232 answered Monday January 17 2011, 4:30 pm: I think you should tell him in the nicest way possible that you'd like to be left alone even if he
does mean no harm him always trying to push you over and him sitting on you even trying to keep you aganist the wall isn't right it shouldn't be tolerated you should never allow anyone to do that to you and that includes him he's invading your personal space and if he is bullying you then it needs to stop there maybe more that meets the eye
with him sure you may think he's doing harmless things and he isn't a bad kid but things aren't always what they seem to be you never know he could do something more serious in the future seeing as he's done those things to you already so yes i do
think you should tell him you need space so his
behavior towards you stops :) [ sunshine1232's advice column | Ask sunshine1232 A Question ]
Xui answered Monday January 17 2011, 4:26 pm: Pushing you over and sitting on you? Hm, Sounds like bullying to me.
After all, Your boyfriend is in 8th grade which would make him about 14-15 years old. It could very well be that he doesn't know how to act or is clearly not mature enough to be in a relationship.
If you do not like what your boyfriend is doing, You need to tell him. Communication is the key to working things out in relationships.
"a couple times he tried to keep me against the wall for some reason" The first thing that pops into my mind is your boyfriend likes control and power over you, I don't know the situation or the relationship between the two of you as you didn't label details but keep in mind that this COULD be the first sign of a controlling boyfriend.
Maybe he doesn't mean any harm, Maybe this is his odd way of showing affection but at the same time this is an awfully weird way of doing so. I would imagine nobody would want to be pushed up against a wall...The only way to find out his motives again is to talk to him. Let him know that you do not like being pushed against a wall or sat on. If he can't accept it then hell with him he needs to learn to show some respect. [ Xui's advice column | Ask Xui A Question ]
Attention: NOTHING on this site may be reproduced in any fashion whatsoever without explicit consent (in writing) of the owner of said material, unless otherwise stated on the page where the content originated. Search engines are free to index and cache our content. Users who post their account names or personal information in their questions have no expectation of privacy beyond that point for anything they disclose. Questions are otherwise considered anonymous to the general public.