Personal > Long Distance Relationship (#16652)

I am currently in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend, as we have gone to different universities, which are about 150 miles apart. The fact that I only get to see him once a month doesn't bother me, the problem is his jealousy. Everytime I go out he gets all quiet and won't tell me what's wrong for about an hour. He gets jealous that I have several male friends and he thinks I spend more time getting ready to go out with them than I do when he is here, which I honestly don't believe is true.

I've never really been able to tell the difference between being friendly with a guy, and flirting, which may be part of his problem, I'm not sure. I love him so much and don't want to lose him, but this is putting so much pressure on me and I'm finding it really difficult to enjoy myself. I can no longer go out of a night without feeling like I've betrayed him. I just really don't know what to do anymore.
Phoenix - 3/7/2010 8:07:46 AM - Country: United Kingdom - Close Problem Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this comment
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You should confront him, and tell him how you feel and what your situation is like. If he doesn't know what's the problem, he can't possibly fix it. Just tell him that he seem's out of himself, and ask him what's up if you need conversation starters. If this doesn't lead on to what you like, then simply tell him what you've written here. I'm sure it would solve everthing simply by saying you love him very much, and don't want to lose him. If he knows that, I give you 99% chance of the problem being fixed.
If you're still unsure that this course of action is wise, then put yourself in his shoes. What if he had been hanging around with a lot of female friends, and you got nervous/jealous everytime you met with him. The first thing you'd want to hear from him is "I love you, and I don't want to lose you". Knowing that, I'm sure you see now that this is what's best to get this problem sorted out. However, take the chance to understand that his feelings may be delicate, and that any unprovoked inquirery into "what his problem is" may be damaging. Simply put it nicely if you wish to ask, and say something like "How've you been?" or something similar...

Hope this helps...
Alan
Anonymous - Posted: 3/9/2010 3:06:22 AMComment ID: 60197- Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this commentNominate This Reply For A Mug!
Hi Alan,

We've had the this conversation over and over again, and each time he apologises, and says that everything's ok, but within a week or two it all starts again. Maybe I'm expecting too much, but it's really getting me down.

Phoenix xx
- Posted: 3/11/2010 1:58:24 PMComment ID: 60235- Offensive? Unsuitable? Report this commentNominate This Reply For A Mug!

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