Alright this may be a long question but here it goes. My boyfriend and I have been together for 8 months. Everything was great, even though we only got to see eachother on the weekends and maybe 1 day during the week because we live 2 hours apart. Well, time went by and I had to move out of state for a new job. That made our distance from 2 to 4 hours apart but, with that, we still saw eachother every weekend.
I found him not being able to trust me because I was at the beach (understandable) however, he began to stay out late and whatnot. So there he was complaining that I was out on the town until midnight, but he was out until that time as well.
Okay so I got pregnant 5 months into our relationship and had to move back to my home town. We are both seemingly excited about this but we still only get to see eachother on the weekends because we both have full time jobs. He has become very distant and just weird. When we are together on the weekends he is always very tired and just wants to relax. I want to do exciting things since I get to spend maybe 48 hours a week with him. When he is alone or with his friends during the week he is out until midnight watching UFC or playing Halo or whatever guys do. And of course when it comes time to hang out with me, he's a lump on a log.
One more thing, lol. This weekend we could not see eachother because his car is in the shop. But we went over to his friends house to play Halo...the catch is...his friend wasn't there. He played Halo with his friends step dad...and guess who WAS home? His friends skanky dressing little sister. Anyway he played Halo for literally 24 hours straight. He said he would be home in an hour and still wasn't home 4 hours later. What is my boyfriend up to?
First, I wouldn't worry about your boyfriend spending time at his friend's house while his friend was not there (skanky dressed sister or not).
I don't know either of you, and so I don't truly know your relationship but here is what I gathered.
It seems like your boyfriend is into you, otherwise he would not still be with you. Since your entire relationship has been long distance, I think that this says a lot.
I would like to talk about your concern of your boyfriend having more fun with his friends and acting like a bump on the log when he is with you.
When a guy hangs out with his friends, he does not have to worry about anything except drinking and having fun. He is able to unwind after a long week of work, and more so, most male buddies don't ask other buddies deep questions, or ask them to have to explain themselves for any reason. "Bro, you brought me a Bud, you know I only ever drink Bud Light, how can you know so little about me after hanging out for over 8 years, etc, etc." This is not something that a guy hears among other guy friends. Overall, he can unwind, and party, with no worries.
I'm not sure what you two do when you hang out as you didn't say, but since you are pregnant I suspect that it involves much more relaxing, sitting around, no drinking, and even possibly talking about the future. Understand, there is nothing wrong with this, and it's really what you should be doing since you are pregnant. But it's also understandable that your boyfriend may not be as energetic since he can't unwind how he prefers too.
I would talk to him about what you have noticed, how you feel, and also why you may be able to see why he is acting that way. Ultimately he needs to commit to being with you, and spending time with YOU since you are having a child together. Yet, you should be able to get a much better response if you approch this with understanding of his feelings and concerns. Looking at things from his side of the pond will typically get your man to start looking at things from your side.
As I said, it seems like you all have a solid foundation for your relationship, but like all relationships there are always things to work on. Try getting into something that he is into like UFC or HALO (a video game playing girlfriend is super by the way) and he should appreciate the effort and reciprocate.
I know this was a long response, but it was a long question. I wish you the best, and good luck with the baby!
I disagree with lilomeh. Though it's good advice for other situations, you are about to have a baby. You cannot act like a child and neither can he. You two need to have a serious discussion and he needs to make a decision and a commit to that decision. If he cannot, he doesn't deserve to be in your life. An immature boyfriend is one thing. A cheating (which he probably hasn't done yet but will soon), absentee, loser dad is another thing altogether and one that will guarantee more problems down the road than online gaming marathons.
I'd say start taking that time that you would normally spend together and go out with YOUR friends. Act like there's nothing wrong and when he starts questioning things act the way he does when you start to question. Maybe it will pull his head outta his ass and see that there's more to life than playing Halo. Like maybe his girlfriend and soon to be baby for example. It will also let him know that if he wants to be a dick like that, your not going to wait around and that you can have a life too. Hope this helps.
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Describe your ideal first date; Where do you go? What do you wear? How does the date end?
Going for dinner and a drink, with some cocktails. After that getting crazy while talking all the time, getting in a car and socialize together with people, doing freaky things, acting like 16 year olds on the street or in a club.
Afterwards..what will your date know about you?
Fun, non-standard guy where you're never bored with. Expect anything.