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Why am i so clingy??

im in a long term relationship with my b'friend. however i am at uni, and hes in a full time job back home. im 19 hes 26

i dont know what it is, everytime he says hes going out with people he works with it, bothers me, i dont know why. i suppose its my exam term and im stressed out and not going out much, so maybe im jealous hes going out....

i cant explain it, why does it bother me so much??

anyone feel the same way??
Reply 1
It might be because he's having lots of fun and you feel like you want to spend more time with him, going out and stuff, but u cant coz you're at uni revising, and he's out partying, and it might be jelousy
Reply 2
I'm in the EXACT same situation as you.

THe way I solved it is that when he comes back late at night he calls me and says he had so much fun (or tells me online or in an email) and I reply: well, i didn't have fun at first becuase I was writing an essay/studying for an exam, but when I finished I did something really cool! And when he asks "what did you do?" tell him "oh, nothing, it's a secret" and he'll instantly pay more attention to you and he'll try to get it out of you, but don't tell him! That way you'll always be in his head because he'll be thinking about what other secret things you're doing now...:wink:

Good luck!
Reply 3
no dont **** with his head men hate that trust me.
Reply 4
You sound insure since the age gap is present, you feel like he's going to find someone of his own age. You should work on your trust issue in the relationship, without that there's no relationship. Just trust him, if he finds someone else then move on and find someone else your still very young, so try to not take this relationship too seriously. Just take it day by day and learn to trust him, he obviously does trust you, so trust him.

Other than that your relationship sounds fine :smile: I hope everything goes well.
Reply 5
ladylady
I'm in the EXACT same situation as you.

THe way I solved it is that when he comes back late at night he calls me and says he had so much fun (or tells me online or in an email) and I reply: well, i didn't have fun at first becuase I was writing an essay/studying for an exam, but when I finished I did something really cool! And when he asks "what did you do?" tell him "oh, nothing, it's a secret" and he'll instantly pay more attention to you and he'll try to get it out of you, but don't tell him! That way you'll always be in his head because he'll be thinking about what other secret things you're doing now...:wink:

Good luck!


What?! That's pathetic. You're meant to be in a relationship, have some respect for him and don't make up lies to mess with his head. I think you probably are just jealous OP, do you have any reason to be insecure? If he loves you, then you don't need to invent things to ensure 'you're always on his mind' (in a bad way, cos he'll be concerned), because I'm sure he'll be thinking of you anyway (in a good, soppy, missing you way). It is really annoying when your boyfriend gets to have lots of fun without you and you're stuck at home doing work but if you let him have his fun now, your relationship will develop into one that is trusting, and not clingy or suffocating. In the long term he won't end up resenting you for being a killjoy, and he will have earned your trust. And if for some reason he turns out not to be worth trusting, then obviously show him the door, but you have to let him go at some point in order for it to be good long term. Good luck!
Reply 6
ladylady
I'm in the EXACT same situation as you.

THe way I solved it is that when he comes back late at night he calls me and says he had so much fun (or tells me online or in an email) and I reply: well, i didn't have fun at first becuase I was writing an essay/studying for an exam, but when I finished I did something really cool! And when he asks "what did you do?" tell him "oh, nothing, it's a secret" and he'll instantly pay more attention to you and he'll try to get it out of you, but don't tell him! That way you'll always be in his head because he'll be thinking about what other secret things you're doing now...:wink:

Good luck!

Whatever you do, don't do this.

He will quite rightly dump you if you repeatedly do this.
ladylady
I'm in the EXACT same situation as you.

THe way I solved it is that when he comes back late at night he calls me and says he had so much fun (or tells me online or in an email) and I reply: well, i didn't have fun at first becuase I was writing an essay/studying for an exam, but when I finished I did something really cool! And when he asks "what did you do?" tell him "oh, nothing, it's a secret" and he'll instantly pay more attention to you and he'll try to get it out of you, but don't tell him! That way you'll always be in his head because he'll be thinking about what other secret things you're doing now...:wink:

Good luck!


That is really really dumb. Nuff said.
ladylady
I'm in the EXACT same situation as you.

THe way I solved it is that when he comes back late at night he calls me and says he had so much fun (or tells me online or in an email) and I reply: well, i didn't have fun at first becuase I was writing an essay/studying for an exam, but when I finished I did something really cool! And when he asks "what did you do?" tell him "oh, nothing, it's a secret" and he'll instantly pay more attention to you and he'll try to get it out of you, but don't tell him! That way you'll always be in his head because he'll be thinking about what other secret things you're doing now...:wink:

Good luck!


I'm bloody glad I ain't your boyfriend, what a stupid thing to say.
ladylady
I'm in the EXACT same situation as you.

THe way I solved it is that when he comes back late at night he calls me and says he had so much fun (or tells me online or in an email) and I reply: well, i didn't have fun at first becuase I was writing an essay/studying for an exam, but when I finished I did something really cool! And when he asks "what did you do?" tell him "oh, nothing, it's a secret" and he'll instantly pay more attention to you and he'll try to get it out of you, but don't tell him! That way you'll always be in his head because he'll be thinking about what other secret things you're doing now...:wink:

Good luck!


I used to do the whole 'nothing it's a secret' thing when I was about 6 in the playground with my friends. 'its a secret, I'm not telling you, na na na' and whatnot :p: :rolleyes:

this is a mature relatinship not school ya know