My girlfriend told me she doesn't "romantically love" me but she does love me and really cares for me, she also feels strongly for me sexually?

[Anonymous]

What does this mean exactly? I mean if she didn't feel for me sexually i'd say it figures that she loves me as a friend

[Man_Over_Game]

Love generally consists of three parts: physical, bonding and trust.

You got the physical part down.
Bonding is like what you do with your friends. Play games, make jokes.
Trust refers to being emotionally weak around one another, and thinking about what the other's opinions are.

You trust family, bond with friends, and get physical with who you want to fuck. She probably doesn't have the kind of trust you're looking for. She doesn't feel. comfortable opening herself up to you and doesn't think much about your inner feelings.

[thewanderingme]

this makes no sense. you need trust in order to bond with someone.

[Man_Over_Game]

Not neccessarily. Guys don't usually trust one another like brothers, telling them how good that shirt looks on them, or how they want to try learning how to cook from them because they're good at it.

We have fun, but there is no room for weakness. I might loan them cash or help them with something difficult, but trust one of them with my FEELINGS? Fuck that noise.

[Man_Over_Game]

Don't think of trust as the normal kind of trust. Think of it more like how much of yourself would you feel comfortable for them to see.

[madhatters4]

sounds like a relationship you may need to get out of

it sounds to me like she enjoys sex with you, and likes you as a person, but essentially isn't IN love with you.

[Berealforreal]

It sounds like she wants to explore her options outside of the relationship, but she is scared to lose someone she cares about.

How long have you been together?
Does she want to start seeing other people?

[Asker]

we've been going out 6 months but no doesn't want to start seeing other people, she says that she wants to be with me

[Anonymous]

If you've been dating for a while you two should end your relationship. She'll find someone she romantically loves one day, and you don't want to be there when it happens.

[Anonymous]

Apparently, she just wants to screw. So, screw her. Don't take her seriously, since she doesn't take you seriously.

[Anonymous]

friends with benefits kind of love?

[Asker]

i thought that friends with benefits means sex only and no feelings? but we're not friends with benefits

[Opinion Owner]

some friends with benefits do have feelings just they don't want to be tied down

[PeterPan11]

um that is not a relationship you want to be in.