lkurcaba
Nov 14, 2010, 06:23 PM
My boyfriend and I have been together for about a year and half. We have been living together for about a year. My boyfriend has made some big mistakes in our relationship... he cheated on me when we first started dating ( alcohol was involved). He also lied about talking to girls on the phone and on the internet.
Both of us have given up a lot to make this relationship work. I literally gave up every friend I had except for one, who lives over 500 miles away and I very rarely talk to. He gave up most friends, but still has his army reserve friends, who he sees at drill.
He goes away overnight for drill every so often. When he does he wants to drink and get drunk. I tried to compromise with him and ask him to have a few drinks, but not to get drunk. I don't want him to get drunk for two reasons. The first is the time he cheated on me he was drunk, and I don't want that happening again. The second, which is selfish I know, but I don't want him to get drunk without me while I am at home with nothing to do. It would be a little different if he would make an attempt to have fun with me also, but he never tries to have fun with me outside of our house. He thinks that since we live together we don't have to go on dates or be romantic. I have told him hundreds of times that I want him to treat me a little bit more like a girlfriend, but he never tried to be romantic or anything.
So about the drinking, I tried to compromise with him and say to have a few drinks with the guys, but to stop after a while. He didn't want to compromise and started yelling that I was controlling him.
Is it controlling to try to compromise with someone so that each person in the relationship can be okay?
Please help me and give me advice on how to talk to him!
Both of us have given up a lot to make this relationship work. I literally gave up every friend I had except for one, who lives over 500 miles away and I very rarely talk to. He gave up most friends, but still has his army reserve friends, who he sees at drill.
He goes away overnight for drill every so often. When he does he wants to drink and get drunk. I tried to compromise with him and ask him to have a few drinks, but not to get drunk. I don't want him to get drunk for two reasons. The first is the time he cheated on me he was drunk, and I don't want that happening again. The second, which is selfish I know, but I don't want him to get drunk without me while I am at home with nothing to do. It would be a little different if he would make an attempt to have fun with me also, but he never tries to have fun with me outside of our house. He thinks that since we live together we don't have to go on dates or be romantic. I have told him hundreds of times that I want him to treat me a little bit more like a girlfriend, but he never tried to be romantic or anything.
So about the drinking, I tried to compromise with him and say to have a few drinks with the guys, but to stop after a while. He didn't want to compromise and started yelling that I was controlling him.
Is it controlling to try to compromise with someone so that each person in the relationship can be okay?
Please help me and give me advice on how to talk to him!