Search Results: self esteem

So me and my long term boyfriend have gotten into a small argument over an upcoming birthday party for one of his family members. Pretty much he wanted me to go with & I told him there’s not many family events I’m going to be attending in the future (except major ones like Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.) given the fact that every time we go out some where he leaves angry, accusing me of embarrassing him and asking why I said/did certain things. And ultimately being upset that I made him look/feel stupid. He also cares a lot what others think of him (even his own family) which I think stems from his father always calling him dumb when he was growing up. Nonetheless, I am always blindsided and confused as to how we both had two different perceptions of the event. I feel as if everything I said was fine & warranted and friendly reaction from

his family & his thoughts are completely opposite. So am I wrong for not wanting to attend an event that I know will have a bad outcome & diminish my self- esteem?
He is not like this at all when it is just us two or he’s with my family. Also, I told him all of this & his perception is that I don’t want to put in effort, or it’s my own fault for my own insecurities. But at some point in the beginning of our relationship I felt really confident & loved being around his fam.

I also don’t know if I should just give up on us, I have a hard time letting go of things & I already have so much resentment built up that I don't know if I’ll ever look at him the same, especially because he is not very apologetic about the whole situation. I find that shitty, given I put all my effort into making him feel comfortable and good about himself. He has embarrassed me before but I would never think to tell him that.

28F, I know maybe not as much as someone friendly but it still happens. There’s a lot of shy women that are taken, I’m told I’m attractive but considering my age & the fact I’ve never had a real relationship is just strange. I’m not the friendliest person, I get matches on the dating apps often but I feel like I had to go that route bc I’m never noticed in person. Well, I’m told guys look at me but they never do anything about it.. hate to sound self deprecating but the fact I’ve never been approached by a guy I’d actually want to date hurts my self esteem. It seems like my lack of relationship experience is just bad luck considering a lot of shy women are happily taken.