It's tough to offer advice not knowing the in's and out's of the situation, but my boyfriend behaves similarly and we are on the verge of breaking up too. I just feel if someone really loves you, they will be there for you and support you through the hard times, not try to make you feel worse about yourself. Sometimes it's hard for me to figure out if he's being a jerk, or if I'm just being unreasonable, but regardless of who's fault it is, punishment and judgement are a form of emotional abuse and that's not helping you, it's hindering you. At least that's the conclusion I've come to. Do you think this break up is permanent or is this something that happens often? If you think that you guys may try to work things out, you may consider asking him to go to therapy himself, or couples counseling, not only to help him better understand what's going on with you, but he needs to stop treating you this way as well. I feel like I've been emotionally beat into the ground by my boyfriend and I really don't think I love him anymore...somebody can only abandon you so many times before you realize you don't need them in your life. I tried to work things out bc I'm pregnant, but this has been going on for months with no change. He tells me he'll go to counseling and then says he won't because I am the "crazy" one, not him. My opinion is that it's my responsibility to work on myself, but it's not my responsibility to work on him or try to fix a relationship by myself, and if he can't be here for me when I need him the most, then he doesn't deserve to be here when things are better. It's hard to deal with losing a relationship, which is why I haven't quite made the final decision to make him leave yet, but I am trying to find the strength to get rid of the negative people in my life and surround myself with positive people. I hope this helps. Hugs.
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