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Uncertainty in Relationship

I'm not sure what's going on right now and what my boyfriend is thinking. Basically, two weeks ago we had a long talk that he was a bit upset that when he brings me to his friends, I don't talk/socialise as much, but he said it in a nice way that he wants me to be more 'out there'. I haven't seen him since because he's been away but he's also been texting less. I say him yesterday and we talked about it again and he said he's been thinking about what we discussed and said that if I can't be more social (I can but sometimes I get awkward/nervous because all his friends are so nice to me and I'm scared to mess it up sometimes so I sometimes avoid talking) he said he 'doesn't know' anymore because his friends are really important to him as well and he didn't have a lot in secondary school. He also said he doesn't like how this relationship is progressing because it feels quite 'new' when it's been 5 months in and this is the first time we have had this conversation before and we don't usually have deep conversations. He said he thinks its because we only get to see each other 2-3 times a week which is not too often because of the distance between us and he says he 'doesn't know' about that. I said I understand and will try to be more social, and I asked if he wanted to continue the relationship because he kept saying he 'doesn't know' and stuff, he's also become less touchy but still kisses me goodbye and cuddles me. He said he doesn't want to think about breaking up and want to continue the relationship. I'm not sure what's going on, is he losing interest or something?

Reply 1

no? from the sounds of it, he very much has interest and wants YOU to show more interest, he sounds a little insecure in how you feel, it is quite important in a relationship to get on with the other's social circle, and if you arent then it is understandable that he is worried things wont work out. so it sounds like he wants it to work out, you are what he is worried about.

Reply 2

Original post by happyhippo1234
I'm not sure what's going on right now and what my boyfriend is thinking. Basically, two weeks ago we had a long talk that he was a bit upset that when he brings me to his friends, I don't talk/socialise as much, but he said it in a nice way that he wants me to be more 'out there'. I haven't seen him since because he's been away but he's also been texting less. I say him yesterday and we talked about it again and he said he's been thinking about what we discussed and said that if I can't be more social (I can but sometimes I get awkward/nervous because all his friends are so nice to me and I'm scared to mess it up sometimes so I sometimes avoid talking) he said he 'doesn't know' anymore because his friends are really important to him as well and he didn't have a lot in secondary school. He also said he doesn't like how this relationship is progressing because it feels quite 'new' when it's been 5 months in and this is the first time we have had this conversation before and we don't usually have deep conversations. He said he thinks its because we only get to see each other 2-3 times a week which is not too often because of the distance between us and he says he 'doesn't know' about that. I said I understand and will try to be more social, and I asked if he wanted to continue the relationship because he kept saying he 'doesn't know' and stuff, he's also become less touchy but still kisses me goodbye and cuddles me. He said he doesn't want to think about breaking up and want to continue the relationship. I'm not sure what's going on, is he losing interest or something?

It seems like he’s still interested and still loves you he just wants you to be a little less socially awkward around his friends I understand it can be a bit hard for you to be outgoing around him and his friends and can potentially drain your social battery so maybe have a deeper conversation if you feel like you can’t do that all the time.

Reply 3

It’s not very nice to give an ultimatum on something like this and changes in behaviour can be early warning of trouble. I would consider preemptive dumping

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