AboutDwayne Anderson Expertise I know much about abusive relationships as I have some with members of my family. Come to me if you need assistance with your relationship problems.
Experience Experiencing abusive relationships with family.
Question First of all thank you so much for taking in my question. I am under a lot of duress, and issues. My mother died recently (February 28th) and I am still not over it. I just moved in recently with my boyfriend. Two days after I move in with him I find out my mother has passed at work. I came home crying and my boyfriend just said: "Don't cry, Priscilla. Crying is not going to bring your mother back." So for a while I faked it. Only when I am alone do I cry. Well, now I am having boyfriend issues on top of my family one as well. Things were going well at first, everytime I called him he would say "I Love You" at least twenty times in a five minute time frame, now he barely says it to me at all. (Only when we make love does he ever remember to say it to me) He seems very insecure, and of course it was because he had a pretty harsh knock from his ex. He had a five year relationship with his ex girlfriend and a son named Bryan Jr, named after my boyfriend Bryan. Well things went well between them for four years when until the fifth year his ex framed him, and set him up for jail so she could be with another man. While he was in jail she was having an affair AND to add salt to the wound she initiated a restraining order against Bryan so he can no longer see her or his son. Ouch. The story sounded sad so I told him my own Greek tragedies of love. Well she called him a while back to remind him that his son doesn't even remember who Bryan is. Basically rubbing it in his face. When I asked my boyfriend what is her deal....All he responds with is: "Because she's crazy." He even summoned me to the balconey to show me some girl in a SUV taking snap shots of us. He told me it was her. Well anyway, he has been becoming less affectionate more and more as time goes by living with him. He used to say "I love you" every second now, he says it not all. When we make love he always says: "Never cheat on me okay?" or "You love only me? Really? Why?" When I go out with my friends, I invite him but he says no, then when I come back around 2 in the morning he was still awake talking into his cell phone just laying there on the bed as soon as he hung up. He cried and told me he thinks I am cheating him. His eyes were red and he just sobbed. After an hour of verbal diplomacy we finally make up. The next day when I came home from work his "always there" best friend Patrick was there as always. When I sat on the sofa next to them, moments later they both go outside the balconey to talk. Ten minutes later when I leave to go take a walk because I felt excluded and come back a half hour later they were back in our room talking on the sofa. When I sat down on the sofa, moments later Bryan and Patrick (once again) went BACK outside to talk. If they are doing that to be secretive they shouldn't even worry because I DONT EVEN KNOW SPANISH!!! So I just came up with the conclusion that Bryan my boyfriend is purely avoiding me. Heartbroken I get dressed and leave. Bryan asks me: "Hey where you going?" I told him for a "walk and I'll be back in a few hours." I went to a bar to drink my anxieties away, and returned around 1:30 in the morning. Bryan was laying on the bed but had been awake all this time. He got upset aqain - his eyes red and said: "I think your cheating on me." I assured him that I am not his ex girlfriend, I am just going through a grieiving process with my mother, so I hate being alone. IF ANYTHING I should be mad at him for rudely excluding me with his friend on the balconey. I really am confused with this behavior of his. He seems to love me enough to worry about me, but another half of me thinks he really loves his ex girlfriend, and he is avoiding me with his friend. Either way I am very hurt and don't know how I should act around him anymore. WHat is his deal?
Answer Apparently, he's not over his ex and his heart has been broken by the whole ordeal. Also, in my opinion, he seems most upset that he's lost his son and his past lover betrayed him. He has done nothing wrong to deserve such a sad fate. His ex sounds like a terrible person. What kind of bitch would do such a thing like that to him?
He should still have a right to see his son. As for that restraining order, it should be voided. He hasn't done anything wrong. I believe him to be a caring man who loves his son, thus I believe that his behavior has something to do with losing him.
He should seek professional help, for it can help him and you in ways that I cannot. All I can do is give you advice and suggestions. A professional can do the same and a whole lot more.
As for the way he treats you, I think he's just afraid that what his previous girlfriend did may be repeated. A person can only stand so much horror before being utterly destroyed from within.
