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  • May 25, 2010, 04:30 PM
    Mariah_lynn93
    How do I overcome jealousy and insecurity.
    Okay so I have been dating this guy for about almost 8 months. And when we started dating everything was perfect and I couldn't have been happier. When we hit like 7 months that's when everything started going downhill. It all started when I started talking to people from his school and they told me that he flirts with girls which didn't make me too mad because I know that sometimes flirting is a natural thing. But inside I started getting really jealous. Well it also made me jealous that there is this nasty girl that goes to his school and she told him to break up with me and that he flirted with her! Ever since then I always felt I wasn't good enough and I constantly thought negative things like when we didn't talk I thought he was talking to some other girl or when he would forget to call me that he started not liking me anymore. I hate being like this it's the worst feeling in the world. And the other day he admitted to me that he was starting to lose feelings for me because I constantly yelled at him for not txting me back ever or not calling me till like 11 at night. Well when summer started he started riding his bike to a nearby city everyday and it made me really upset cause ik how the girls from there act and not to mention his ex lives there. I don't think he would ever cheat on me but I hate feeling like this. For the past two weeks I cried myself to sleep and I cried at school I HATE IT! I wish that I knew if things were going to last. I guess I'm also always worried cause my ex cheated on me. But I reallly don't know. I don't want to push this guy away because I REALLY like him a lot. In fact I'm falling in love with him. I really need to stop being so jealous and insecure about myself. But now its different we barely talk is it because there's not much more to talk about because we already know pretty much everything about each other? And when we hang out its amazing but when he leaves I miss him the moment he leaves. Because he lives like 15 minutes from me so we see each other once a weekend. I just love him a lot and I really don't want to ruin this please help me?
  • May 25, 2010, 08:18 PM
    talaniman

    As to the relationship, it sounds like its fizzling.

    As to your jealousy, think long and hard before you act or speak, because impulsive actions and words are hard to forgive, and even harder to forget.

    Practice thinking first, until you get it down perfect, when ever you feel those emotions rising in you.
  • Jul 7, 2010, 05:09 AM
    namine
    You should try talking to him, heart to heart talk. Maybe it's wrong to scream at him for not doing the things you want. If you really like him, you should give him some freedom. The more you control him, the more you are pushing him away from you.

    Instead of worrying if he's flirting with other girls, you should use more time on thinking about new topics to talk to him about. For me, the best way to make a guy happy is to do what he likes to do. Maybe biking like you said? Go on a bike with him?

    The girl who told him to break up with you is probably jealous of you and him together. There's nothing you can do about her except for making her jealous more. You should be as close to him as ever and that would make her blood vessels burst in anger ;)

    Crying won't bring you anywhere. Always remember, you have friends around you. Talk to them. Jealousy is a normal feeling because you feel insecure. Try to let this feeling go. Don't keep thinking about it and you might get over this feeling.

    - I hope that helps! :)
  • Jul 7, 2010, 07:55 AM
    positiveparent

    If you go around screaming at your b/f he's going to head for the door and one day he won't come back. You need to talk to him calmly and quietly in a nice non accusatory tone and tell him you have these doubts and insecurities.

    From your post I don't think you have anything to worry about, but if you don't trust him and keep yelling or screaming at him then he's going to go and as stated he won't come back, you'll drive him into another girls arms.

    When you get these feelings of jealousy doubt insecurity, stop and tell yourself you're being unfair, and there's nothing to support your fears, its all in your mind. Count to ten before you speak, talk nicely to your b/f.

    As you only see him at weekends then prepare yourself all week by telling yourself you've nothing to fear, and if he wanted others he wouldn't be with you, be nice to him, make the time you spend together fun time and happy times, forget these doubts, just keep telling yourself its all in your mind. Make your time with your b/f times he will want to keep on having by spending them having good times not by screaming accusations at him, if you don't you're certainly going to lose him.

    Like Ive said tell yourself its all in your mind.
  • Jul 7, 2010, 09:36 AM
    1800proof

    I get the feeling that you may have a self confidence issue. You should be happy in life before adding someone into the mix. Another person should not be the reason for your happiness, just an addition to it.

    Concentrate on yourself instead of thinking about him so much when you are apart. Instead of waiting for him to call, text, or visit, go out with friends, spend more time doing the things you've always wanted to do but keep putting off, join a gym. Like the others said, if you keep obsessing over him, he will eventually get turned off by it and avoid you even more. Being apart shouldn't be a bad thing.

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