- Date posted
- 1y
feel like the relationship really might be toxic
I reminded my bf that I have been getting anxious and nervous about anything remotely sexual lately and he was sad and distanced himself from me. Then later I tried bringing up solutions and said if he’s ever unsure if I’m uncomfortable with something like kissing, he can ask or I can let him know (I’m usually hesitant to because I don’t want him to act distant for the rest of the night like what happened earlier, I hate that feeling). I told him I think the best solution would be for him to just ask because it’s easy and good communication. He said he just won’t touch me at all and I told him I’m really not okay with that because I’m actually very physically affectionate, love hugging and kissing, and I already tell him often that it feels like he’s distant when it comes to that. He called me selfish for saying I’m not okay with him just not showing me any physical affection… because it’s all about what I want and that the root issue is my mental health needs to be treated so why are we “dancing around it” by trying to come up with solutions to help in the present. I know I shouldn’t be posting here but I feel so hopeless. He has called me selfish multiple times before and it feels like every time I try to bring up something like this it turns into an argument because he thinks I’m “coming at him” or “scolding him” so now it feels like all of my obsessions about being in a toxic relationship or about his behavior being really messed up are true. Because I know that it’s bad what he’s done.