Is it normal that i don't like it when my boyfriend is concerned for me?
I am a very independent woman, and not clingy whatsoever. My boyfriend will sometimes become really caring and incredibly sincere, like assume something is wrong if I'm not smiling or when I talk about my past - had some bad experiences - he will try to make me feel better and say things like "it won't happen again I'll make sure of it" or "you don't need to worry, I'm here to protect you now" it annoys me. I won't tell him because this is how boyfriends/girlfriends should be, and it doesn't bug me that much. But when I sit there listening to it, it irritates me because I would prefer like a "slap in the face" kind of talk telling me to not be a baby, I don't like sappy romantic caring lovey-dovey type of stuff (well everything else like that is fine, but these situations I hate it.)