I am 22f and my boyfriend is 21m. I have known my boyfriend for 8 months before we started dating for another 10 months. I love my boyfriend a lot, he does a lot of things for me. He pushed me beyond my comfort zone to work on my flaws and he’s always there to help me when i needed… until a few months ago. When i asked him for help on my cover letter and resume, he was extremely reluctant about it and there were many times that he yelled at me to do them myself as i am the one searching for a job not him. (For context, he’s a full-time student and i have just graduated with diploma, looking for a full-time job.). I’ve only just wanted him to proofread everything since his English is better than mine. I just don’t want to sound or look stupid when i send in job applications. Eventually i managed to a land a 9-5 job that is not my expertise, so we agreed that he would meet me for dinner on weekdays in a location thats nearby our homes (he stay at least 50 mins away from me, travelling by public transport), so i could go home earlier to workout and study for my work. However, currently, im always buying dinner and going over to his house as again, he’s reluctant to leave the house and his reasons being, “public transports during peaked hours are very crowded, I have social anxiety. I can’t do it.” I understand his reasons but I’ve tried to explain that travelling from my workplace to his house and back to my home is quite difficult, i will reach home late and will have to sleep late even though i have to wake up at 6am the next day. He doesn’t care. As long as its in his favour, he doesn’t care about my feelings as its not valid. I’ve always been the one working, whether its part-time or full, to support both of us. Due to his social anxiety, he refused to work part-time and i give him 90% of my salary, to feed and pay off his gym fees. When i get really exhausted from work and made some mistakes that annoys him, he said that my feelings aren’t valid and that-
Sorry to be harsh, but you have to leave him. He's blatantly using you and sounds like he has zero respect for you.
You even said it yourself: "he makes sure tht we somehow meet… in his own way and in his favour"... that's not making time for you because he cares about you or wants to be with you. He's just making time for you so that you stay with him and keep supporting him.
Put yourself in his shoes... imagine having someone pay for you to stay home and do nothing, they pay for your food, they pay for your gym, and they're the only one going to all the effort to meet you and be with you... would you respond by getting annoyed at them because they're stressed out?
If you don't want to leave him, cut off the financial support you're giving him, tell him to get a job, and start taking turns at traveling to see each other. If he can't accept those terms, then leave him. He's using you
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Why do you give him 90% of your salary wtf. he's using you just ditch him, you need to value yourself more he sounds like a bum. You should never be paying a boyfriend a salary thats the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, not judt a salary but 90%?
AT BEST... you guys have a communication problem and mismatch of your expectations in the relationship.
So you guys need to make those clear.
He may not have the maturity to do it and you may not *actually* know what you want.
If people are expected at parents' house for dinner it sounds serious.
NOW...
The paranoid cynic in me says:
He is training you to be under his thumb always and will have his "fun" girls behind your back. But whether it be your look, demeanor or social status he sees you as useful for whatever image he wants to present to the world.
The problem is, he’s getting all his income from you. So he has to do nothing. You are providing for him and doing everything.
This is going to sound cold. . . But it’s the truth. . .
IF HE DOESN’T HAVE OR MAKE TIME FOR YOU, HE’S NOT THE ONE FOR YOU, BECAUSE HE DOESN’T CARE ENOUGH ABOUT YOU TO MAKE TIME.
It’s the truth. I had to learn it the hard way
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I’m going to say your young you need to experience the world still and you seem very strong and independent not just any man deserves a woman like you he needs to respect and help you by going and working paying his own way I’d be ashamed of myself letting you do all the work I know you love him but tough love is the best way and if he can’t prove to you that he can pull 50 percent then he doesn’t deserve you there will be someone that will deserve you and won’t hold you back being a couple your supposed to grow and keep moving forward together and he isn’t you are doing nothing wrong but busting your ass to make ends meet im sorry he shouldn’t complain one bit
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He dont hate u he is just a shitty partner and u allow it to happen
if you realy think he hates you go some where and have a chat with him about it, you have to talk it out.
I don’t think he hates you. I think he probably likes you, is jealous, and is taking advantage of you. Agreed you should leave. Take some time for yourself. Then find someone new. Hopefully closer and wealthier.
Honey, you are getting used like a cheap rug. 90% of your salary is fucking insane in any universe. Social anxiety my ass. Dump the loser.
Time to stop being his doormat and upgrade to a man that can actually participate in society.
I don't know whether he hates you, but it sounds like he's taking you for granted.
He is a fucking loser and you should leave him for that alone. That you let this loser treat you this way reflects badly on you. Time to end it.
Stop supporting this parasite bum who has every excuse not to do anything for you or himself. Stop giving him money now.
Seems like the honeymoon is over. He is a mommy’s boy and either you need to take her place. Or adopt him out to some other girl!
Bruh
god help me but you're boring. i lasted 4 hours into that before giving up. No need to read it all anyway.
just do what your man saysTime to move on.
Dump him less stress on you
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