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Should I keep fighting for my relationship

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I am a 28 year old woman and am having some serious issues with my 10 year relationship. I would like to hear from guys too, to know if this is normal behavior for a man... I've been with my boyfriend for 10 years off and on. We have broken up 5 times over the years, mostly when we were super young. Nothing of recent. I made a promise to myself that I would 100% try to make this work, and to not give up as I did previously. I truly love him with all of my heart. For the last 3 years things have been fine..... except... There is NO sex, I mean none, like once every 2 months. And not to sound full of myself, but I am not ugly. 5'7" 115 lbs, long blonde hair, modeled a bit when I was younger. I just mean I know it's not that I have "let myself go". There is NO touching, EVER. Unless he decides he wants to get intimate. Outside the bedroom, never kisses me, never grabs me, never snuggles. Never never never tells me I look nice, even when I dress to the nines. When I do try to snuggle, he gets mad because "He was about to get up". I mean I understand guys don't like clingy. But sheesh... I go to give him a kiss and he pulls away. He says it's because he does not like affection. Is this normal? Also, he will not help me around the house, no dishes, no sweeping, no tidying, nothing. He barely takes the garbage out when it's overflowing, then still gets mad at me because it's overfull. He hardly ever mows the grass, pulls weeds, nothing. Let me add that we (I) run an eBay store. I work 10-13 hour days, and still have to clean, do laundry, MOW THE GRASS.... and he still gives me an attitude when I nicely ask for him to do something. He snaps at me all the time, he seems to be pissy constantly. He also will never talk to me about getting married or having kids, both of which he does want some day. Just has never spoken of it with me. He automatically gets mad when I bring it up. I have tried to talk to him about all of these issues many times, like always, he just gets mad at me. I try to be very rational as well, I treat him as I want to be treated, I am always respectful and conscious of what I say... but that is a one way street let me tell you. He "says" he loves me and wants to be together. But I don't feel it, nothing ever changes. He just started a business, so I have been very understanding with that situation, I have been supportive. He works 2-11 pm at his warehouse. So I try not to bother him with all this too much, but at times I just can't take it any more. I have all this built up resentment. I am not sure how to proceed because I seriously love him, with ALL my heart. I want nothing more than for this to work. If I never complained about these things, we would never fight. Let me tell you a little about him... he's a 6 year military veteran, he served in the Iraqi war and his parents were divorced when he was young. So I try to be understanding of maybe some root problems. He is a very nice guy, will do anything for anyone. He's been there for me on many occasions, when other guys would have ran (I was very young and stupid). He's the guy who will literally give you the shirt off of his back. So to sum up, he says he loves me, and I love him... so why does he treat me like this? I don't get it.

Should I keep fighting for my relationship

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Hello, I read your story and it seems that your guy is definitely having something on his mind. You need to get him to talk to you. If it's not the case, then I think the routine broke something between you two, and if you already tried to work it out and it didn't work it won't work now. I know that this is the last thing you want to hear, but I think you'll be happier without him in the future, if the same situation goes on.

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