20/f Recently, my boyfriend has told me he wants to focus on our future more, and that he wants to be more interested in the things I'm into. He emphasizes that it makes him happy just to see me happy. He has never been so vocal about it, and claims he is more mature because he has stopped masturbating so that he can wait for me to please him. He feels as though he is more mature, and that he is more attentive because I control when we have sex, pleasure, etc. When he said this I was very shocked, in a way insulted. I need opinions,I don't know how to feel..
Erinn_the_bamf answered Tuesday May 29 2012, 11:43 am: If your boyfriend thinks that because he is no longer masturbating he's suddenly mature, he really has no idea what maturity is.
Why does this explanation for his new-found "maturity" offend you? It's strange, yes, but I'm not sure why you find it insulting.
This weird masturbation-based maturity situation aside, do you see yourself having a future with this person? Do you think he's really mature? These are questions you need to think about before continuing with this relationship. If you want different things out of your relationship, it probably isn't built to last. [ Erinn_the_bamf's advice column | Ask Erinn_the_bamf A Question ]
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