I have been long distance friends with my boyfriend for years online and then we began a long distance relationship. About 2 weeks ago, he finally moved in with me so it isn't long distance anymore. There is some tension because he isn't going to school yet and he is still looking for a job now. Things have been good between us a lot of the time, but there's this issue that continues to bother me. I sometimes will fall back into depression and i find it so difficult to communicate with him. He doesn't understand how i am feeling. He often misunderstands what i'm trying to say. I simply go off on rants about things (especially when i've had a bad day or i'm not feeling well) and i think i'm just stating my opinion and then he'll take it as a personal attack. For example, yesterday i made a statement about not liking Toys R' Us because it's filled with misbehaved children that annoy me. He told me he always wanted to work there and i said that he probably wouldn't like it and he would want to quit right away. That made him angry and he assumed that i was telling him what he thinks and that i don't want him to work there. It's like i can't even have my own opinions without making him angry. We ended up not talking all night and that has been like the 3rd or 4th time it's happened in the past few weeks. I was feeling quite sick (like really cold and dizzy) and i got really depressed yesterday. The isolation from him has only made me feel worse so that's why i don't think it's the best way to deal with things. He wanted to make up this morning, but i brushed him off cuz i don't know if i can forgive him for acting that way towards me. I never wanted to fight and he turned it into almost a full day of not talking. He pretty much acted like i didn't even exist and that hurt me a lot. He tends to act insensitive to my problems. When he acts that way, it only worsens my depression. I don't want to continue not talking to him, but i'm afraid i'll only make him angry again. I honestly feel like i'm saying something that shouldn't make him angry and then he takes it the wrong way. I don't know what to say to him, but i never wanted to fight in the first place. I guess i'll have to talk to him tonight. I am just looking for some support and advice here. We really love each other so i don't want to just give up on this relationship. I'm willing to keep working at our issues, but i also need help from him.
|