Deep seated issues between 21F and 18M (hopefully I'm doing this right)
I don't really have many friends so really there isn't really anyone I can turn to for, well, advice.
Okay so a main point of issue in my relationship (it's been 3 months in at this point) is that I'm not very OPEN with my boyfriend. As in open with my emotional issues. I was open before with my first boyfriend of 3 years and it ended up driving him into the arms of another woman.
I don't want to make the same mistake again. Ever. So since then I've learned to control my issues and when they do sort of "spiral out of control" I do my best to leash them. I don't want to burden my partner with them. I usually go jogging, meditate, shadow boxing, drawing, reading, writing, dancing to relieve any built up stress and I'll think really hard as to why I am upset and usually I'll sort things out on my own.
My boyfriend wants me to "share the burden" and gets sort of agitated and depressed when I don't. He acts like he isn't a good boyfriend because he can't make me happy all the time or resolve my emotional issues.
I honestly have no idea what to do. I'm at a loss. I don't want to keep arguing over this issue. Because it leaves him upset and sort of angry and it leaves me in tears.
- Do what you can to make sure your heart doesn't get hurt -