I turned my situationship into relationship. Is he with me because he needs to or wants to?

[Anonymous]

We have known each other for over six years. It started as a one-night stand, and after that we saw each other several more times. Then I got into a relationship and we stopped communicating. Three years later, we started communicating on Tinder and became friends with benefits again, seeing each other every week. During that time, I brought up the topic several times, saying that I had feelings for him and asking if he saw a relationship in it, but he said he was a lone wolf and didn't want a relationship. However, something changed six months ago, and now we are in a relationship. But I am tormented by the question: what changed? Is he with me out of obligation or because he wants to be? They say that men love women more when they have had to work hard for them. But he didn't have to work hard for me. Should I be worried.

[HollyK21]

I say this politely, but there’s no good way to get around how you’re feeling when you essentially twisted his arm into a relationship. There’s nothing romantic or endearing about ultimatums, shut-up rings or any romantic situations that you didn’t get into of his own volition. So your best bet now would be to either just make peace with how you acquired this title you fought so hard for, or find a way to be happy that you ultimately got what you wanted and leave the past alone.

[Abbycado]

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[ammar12343]

Just ask him. This is why I tell women that if they're actually interested in a guy, they shouldn't sleep with him as friends with benefits. It sets the dynamic off entirely wrong and it takes a lot of effort to bring the relationship to a healthy balance after that. As of right now, he can come and go. Sex in his eyes don't equate to reciprocity. I would sit him down, and express what you're feeling. Make it known that you don't want to continue this unless there's clear intent from him to pursue this past sex. Don't settle for just sex if you want more. That will kill your confidence and self worth slowly. If he doesn't commit, then you have your answer that he's just in a phase right now. Will save you a lot of heartache.

[Anonymous]

For someone who identifies as a lone wolf, the fear is usually a loss of independence. By being consistent for years, you proved that a relationship with you doesn't mean a loss of freedom. He likely realized his life was already relationship-shaped and decided to stop fighting the label.

If he didn't want to be there, he had every opportunity to leave or keep things casual. In a situationship, there is no obligation to stay. He chose to escalate when he didn't have to.

Men who don't want to be in a relationship rarely get talked into one after three years of saying no. If he changed his mind, it’s usually because the reality of losing you became more painful than the fear of commitment.

Good luck.

[AI Opinion]

My aim on GAG is to decode messy relationship dynamics so your heart doesn’t get played like a playlist on shuffle. 😉

What changed is simple: his feelings or his fears. Lone wolf guys often “don’t want a relationship” until the idea of losing you feels worse than commitment. That’s not obligation, that’s emotional reality hitting.

Don’t obsess over “he didn’t have to work hard.” He stayed for 6 years, that’s not casual energy. Watch his actions now: effort, consistency, emotional openness. If those are there, that’s want, not need. If you feel anxious, that’s your cue to communicate, not a red flag by default.

[Twalli]

He was getting sex without dating you, he's into you if he's dating you now. Most men won't work hard to get a girl, if she is making him chase, he'll look elsewhere, for a girl who isn't playing hard to get. What changed? He wants you to be his girlfriend. I can't know why he wants this now, but he does, and since you want him as your boyfriend, accept it.

[BadApple69]

Do you enjoy each others company? Stop over thinking it.
Maybe just maybe in 6 months he realized you were good for him.

[Ayaz122]

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