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I really don't know what's going on with my girlfriend and I need help navigating this. So we met a few months ago and become official in mid october. We hung out alot and enjoyed each others presence. However though, she fell into a depression in early december and started missing classes and ended up dropped out. I noticed around this time she became a bit to distant. When we texted, she seemed kinda annoyed at everything I'd say. She even got annoyed when I told her I'm here for her and to talk to me if she ever needs anything. We both went home for winter break for about a month and that entire time she would take a long time to respond to my texts and was still annoyed with me for no reason. When she got back she moved into an apartment 15 minutes away. I figured we could still keep our relationship going because I have a car. So when I get back I asked if she wants to hang out, and she did not seem to have any urge to want to see me. I said we don't have to hang out and she said its fine and to pick her up. she didn't say much in the car drive, and when we got to my dorm she was just on her phone the whole time and didn't really want to talk to me or even look at me. I put my hand on her shoulder and she moved away and said she didn't want to be touched. (I do respect her boundaries if she doesn't want to be touched, but I found it real odd that after not seeing each other for a month, she doesn't even want my hand on her shoulder.) I gave her my christmas gift and doordashed her some food, and didn't seem appreciative at all. I was planning on having her spend the night, but she instead wanted to get an uber (which is like $30) instead of me driving her home the next day. I walked her out to the uber and she said bye in a very low effort tone and didn't even look at me while she was getting in the car. While we were hanging out I asked if she was okay or if she was mad at me and she said no. I really don't know what I did wrong this whole relationship. I will admit, I'm not the best communicator, as I don't have relationship experience, but I never said anything mean or hurtful to her. I understand this is a difficult time for her as she doesn't currently have a job, and clearly has depression, but I can't tell why she's acting this way. So my main question is, what should I say to her after a night like that? and how should I proceed? Because it's so clear that she's not the same person from when I first met her. I'm not saying I want to break up, but I don't know where to go from here. Thank you for listening

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OP, don't get into the habit of carrying the weight of an entire relationship on your shoulders. You're not a martyr. If the other person decides to put their part of the load down, stop, put your part down too, and allow the relationship to die a natural death.

It sounds like the two of you have only been together for a brief time, so you may not know what she is truly like. Perhaps what you're seeing right now is who she genuinely is.

Her actions are telling you she doesn't want to be with you, so respect her boundaries, respect yourself, and let her go.

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19 hours ago, romulus said:

I'm not saying I want to break up, but I don't know where to go from here.

But it's pretty clear that she does  -  and lacks the courage to tell you that. 

This is way too much for a relationship that is only a couple months old. It's disappointing but this is not going to work out. I would bow out now and save yourself the inevitable headache that comes from dragging out a dead relationship. 

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