apersonwhosaysthings
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Post by apersonwhosaysthings on Oct 3, 2016 19:57:25 GMT
I'm 27m, she's 26f. We've been dating for about 8 months.
She's also great. We've traveled together, met each others parents. She celebrates my positives and never minds my negatives. I tend to get anxious at times and she is great with it. I can't ask for more.
However, I don't ever have the urge to have sex with her really. Or to show much affection. We recently went on a trip, had a great time. Now that I'm back in real life... I feel almost nothing for her.
I'm so confused, and want to break up with her to avoid stringing her along, but I feel like this is a good thing and something that I should hold on to.
I've just learned about the attachment theory, and after reading a bit about it, I can relate.
Parents split when I was 2.. didnt't have a great relationship with my dad until I was older, now I have no relationship with my mother. Tons of anxiety throughout my life.
I'm thinking of telling my girlfriend how I feel tonight, but not sure if I should end it or not...
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Post by apersonwhosaysthings on Oct 3, 2016 20:00:19 GMT
To add, I do value being close with others. I'm not a complete stone wall. I can just see myself avoiding intimacy with her and have avoided in the past (when I was even younger). I may be blowing this all out of proportion considering we've only been dating for 8 months. But she's a very real part of my world right now, so it's hard.
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Post by MKO on Oct 4, 2016 0:13:32 GMT
Would you consider therapy first before you abandon what sounds like a promising relationship? Reading about attachment issues and actually unpacking them with a skilled clinician are quite different experiences. If you commit to truly understanding yourself and working through the discomfort of attachment, you likely have a chance to do much better in your relationship. I admire your self-awareness and your reflection....take it into a therapists office for further review and insight and I think you will see that patterns can be changed! Best of luck.
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