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am i wrong for being upset that my boyfriend never comforts me unless i blatantly say “i need comforted”. like, sobbing next to him, and he just sits there hardly doing anything.
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Anonymous 3w

No. Some people are genuinely bad at responding to crying and stuff like that, so I wouldn’t necessarily say it doesn’t mean he cares. But it is something you need to address, if you feel the relationship is worth continuing.

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Anonymous 3w

Nope dump him

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Anonymous 3w

Based on my experience it will never get better. If he doesn’t know when you need support he will never know. It gets exhausting always asking for support when upset.

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Anonymous 3w

maybe communicate that you want comfort in those sort of times, most of the time men are clueless asf

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Anonymous 3w

As a man only logical explanation I can give, Idk he might just be tired of you. I’ve cared at first when I think the crying is over something real, then less when I realize it’s just a common response for a lot of girls to cry. If I really cared for her deep though I’d comfort every time versus if she seeks out being a victim I’d just ignore it

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Anonymous 3w

Girl if you don’t break up with him. This is just someone who doesn’t know how to process emotions and needs to mature and learn to understand feelings and basic needs without a direct order. Side note: does he also need to be told to clean or what to clean and how to take basic care of himself?

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

He sounds like a dick

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

it’s confusing because he knows social cues in any other situation, except for when IM seriously upset/hurt

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

i’ve addressed it multiple times, because he did acknowledge that he freezes up - but it’s been months of me asking him to work on it, and it feels unfair as i’ve worked on myself extensively for him as well, yet there seems to be no change from his end of things

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3w

100%

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