My boyfriend and I have been together for over 4 years now, and he has never apologizes or have ever apologized after an argument. I would find myself just sitting in silence and always replaying the arguments in my head. Then I would feel bad for the things I say and the take accountability for not having better self control. I would go and apologize to my boyfriend, sometimes the next day or some hrs after our disagreement and identify where I went wrong so he knows how much I mean it. The problem is that he never apologizes first, even after I do he never apologize. This is upsetting because he claims to cares about me but he never shows me how sorry he is in a meanful way. He would come years later and apologize for something that doesn't even need an apology, which really frustrates me. He doesn't listen to me when I express myself, and he tries to control the way I talk to him and my level of frustration during our arguments. This seems to be his only focus during our disputes because he never tries to address what I am telling him, rather he comes with a rebuttal. I am at my wits end and don't know what to do about this. What do you think is the issue?
Like most men, you boyfriend thinks that if he apologizes it is an admission that he was wrong, and believes that if that happens he looks weak. This is mostly a problem that men have although I've known a few women that also had it.
It is maddening. It is also almost impossible to change. A lot of these guys had/have fathers who are /were the same way.
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'I am at my wits end and don't know what to do about this.'
When people say they don't know what to do about this, often what they really mean is 'they don't want to commit to doing what needs to be done about this'
I have a rule that I won't allow anything toxic in my life. Do you have that rule?
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You should dump him before you waste another four years with this toxic man.
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