My boyfriend is possessive, jealous, and won't let me have my friends. What do I do?
I started dating this guy a little over month ago. I really like him but it's just not going right but I don't want to loose him. I'm beginning to fall in love with him and really enjoy his company. He is a really sweet and affectionate guy but he has his downsides and I don't know if they really make up for the upsides. He is extremely smart and an expert in history and psychology. He overanylizes things to the point that seeing a movie with him can become unenjoyable. Lately I have been seeing and extremely possessive side to him. At first I thought it was a protective side because he started by telling me to never talk to or be around the cousin who molested me when I was little, even though me and this person are on great terms. Then he says that in order to be with him, I have to give up all of my friends. He doesn't just mean not going out with them all the time, he means all of them for everything. He wants me talking to no one but him, and my family members. I don't know what to do because he doesn't seem to see that its possible for me to be able to devote all of my love and attention to him and still have friends. He also has bipolar depression and I think a lot of it has to do with that but as smart as he is he should be able to realize some of these things. And when he finds out that I've talked to one of my friends he says that I broke my word and he looses trust in me and makes me feel so guilty for having friends. But I want to keep the friends that are most important to me and still be able to keep him. I don't know what to do. Please help