Today I got a call from a university I applied to and I got accepted into their phd program. I considered this kind of a big deal because I don't have my masters; I'm going straight from a BS to a PhD and am getting an assistantship to go. My boyfriend was writing his final for his class so I texted him with the good news and he called me within 2 minutes which I thought meant he wanted to congratulate me. But instead he was talking about his final and his students. And then right before he went to hang up he said "oh yeah and congratulations".

I thought maybe he was just really busy and would say something when I got home. Well I got home and he hasn't said a word about it. No "that's really awesome" or anything. Not even a mentioning. He just keeps talking about this final he's writing.

I feel like if I sit here and listen to him talk about his final and his students, I should get a little attention for something like going for my doctorate ate age 22. I feel like that an accomplishment that not a lot of people can say they have done.

Do I have a reason to be a little irked? All I really want is a little enthusiasm. When I act excited but don't get any excitement in return I feel like maybe it's not something to be that proud about. Reminds me of my dad and how if I tell him anything exciting all I get is "nice job". I had a 4.0 for my first 3 years in college and never got anything out of him and I was just hoping maybe my bf wasn't the same way. Am I just overreacting?