Is it normal for my girlfriend to... not tell me what's wrong?

I like to think we're in an open relationship. I tell her and she tells me, "If something's wrong, or you feel like you need to say something, I'm always here."... but recently - really, just today - she's been acting weird. She does have episodes like this, but today it's just... more evident. I asked her what's wrong, and she said nothing. But when I said "Whenever you're ready to talk about whatever is wrong, just tell me.", she said, "Okay." ... So ... does that mean she's hiding something? It's making me really paranoid.

What could it be? Thanks.

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  • combatgal856

    It could be anything, if she won't tell you what it is then it is probably an uncomfortable topic for her to discuss. I can see how hard it is for a male to try and figure out what is wrong with a female, I see it in my bf's eyes when I put him through the 'nothing is wrong' episodes.

    I find that I can't tell him what is on my mind either because I'm scared, unsure of he's reaction and worried that the reaction may not be what I expected it, or its a topic we have never talked about so its awkward.

    Sometimes I want him to guess what I'm thinking, or just a hug. I personally prefer to write things down, so maybe ask her to write it on a paper and give it to you, or text it using a phone memo pad or something. As her questions, usually when people guess what is on my mind I feel like telling them even more, just don't sound aggressive.

    Whatever it is try not to freak out, because then she would wish she never told you.

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  • ladypinky

    If there's something she wants to tell you, she will.. when she's ready.

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  • Lol Judas. It's so evident you're not a girl.
    Ok--- us girls sometimes don't even understand ourselves. She probably doesn't want to talk about it. Actually-- she DOESNT want to talk about it. It could be something you did, or it could just be her not wanting to talk about it. Maybe it's something she's tired of thinking about. Of course I'm just think of why I wouldn't tell a guy. Ask her why she doesn't want to tell you. It could be another guy, but I highly doubt it.

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    • Judas_misunderstood

      Quite right - very obvious I'm not female. My posts reek of commonsense and rationality.

      What it all boils down to is this - she's apparently ignoring him and not talking to him. From a woman, that's "being in trouble".

      There's either a very, very bad reason she's refusing to tell him what's wrong, or there's no reason at all. He should give her room, therefore - to avoid pissing her off if he's skating on thin ice, and to give her some "get over it bitch" time if she's cold-shouldering him for no reason.

      He's either about to get dumped, or she's being stupid.

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  • Alysin

    I get like this sometimes and she probably just doesn't wanna talk about it
    Don't push on it too much or you could annoy her

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  • Care-free

    Maybe something very bad happened and she needs time to get trough it and when she feels she's ok she'll tell you.

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  • Elorria

    Maybe she's just grumpy.

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  • Dude, she probably will not dump you. I can't believe there are so many downers on here. Women are complicated, you said she does this once in a while, it could very well be PMS, not every girl gets angry. I have known girls who get really happy all throughout or really sad. Maybe it is very personal like her father is dying and she does not feel comfortable talking about it. She might be in a fight with a friend. Give her some space but if you feel like she loves you and you love her, ask her what's wrong. Don't be like a broken record and keep saying it, take her somewhere quiet where you two are alone, and just sit there with her. After a while hug her and tell her you will help her but you need to know what's wrong. The reason I don't suggest giving her too much space is because maybe she thinks you dont love her. If she really likes you she might be worried she is going to lose you and she might be sad. She won't tell you this because she might be worried you will take it the wrong way. If you give her to much space and she feels like that she might just give up.,,

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  • You'reBeautiful

    Maybe, she's scared.
    or undecided.
    Maybe bugging her isn't the best conclusion.
    Just be at her side, dont let her worry
    about losing you.
    Maybe that fear is why she's hiding it.
    ya never know.
    be comforting.
    but not bugging.

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  • Painfulnote

    Who knows whats on a women's mind anyway...
    guess she wants to get your attention that's all.

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  • Tay

    Oops, the comment I posted prior to this one was meant for another topic. Haha.

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  • Tay

    You were right at first, it's "pouty".

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  • She will prolly tell you when she is ready to talk. Funny though cuz most men pull the nothings wrong card when it's quite evident there is something wrong.

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    • Judas_misunderstood

      I do this frequently, EvaBraun.

      When your wife has driven the car up the arse of a parked car at traffic lights, then got a speeding fine three days later in the second car because she's on a country road looking at pretty houses and fails to notice a speed zone sign, then nearly crashed again when the pranged-up car is returned from expensive panelbeating;

      when she does all these things and hasn't renewed the insurance on the first car because her stupid niche business is bankrupting us due to her moronic inability to adhere to basic organisational behaviours and administer a business;

      when the accident is the result of long-standing and thoroughly-understood driving behaviours which are dangerous and acknowledged, but not addressed;

      when she calls you at work to tell you there's a funny black line across the screen of your laptop and she doesn't know why, and it's because she picked the fucking thing up by the screen and cracked it;

      when every second item you pull out of any kitchen cupboard at any time is dirty because her eyes apprently don't work and she puts dirty shit away that can't be hygienically used for eating;

      when this is because she puts things in the dishwasher which are totally covered in shit, despite knowing this means the said shit is going to bake on to everything in the fucking thing;

      when she puts things down on other things, such as folded washing on your fucking keys/wallet/phone and does this every day and drives you insane;

      when you eat the thousandth shithouse meal because she can't cook to save her life;

      when you'd rather watch porn and have a pull than go to bed early to have yet another soul-draining, boring, useless fuck, when she's packed on the kilos since you got married;

      then there is little you can say that doesn't start with an F and end in a divorce.

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  • marley56

    Girls won't tell u what's wrong normally unless u ask them twice. But don't ask them to much. Try not to worry, it's only been a day. If she keeps it up, then I'd worry a little. Just be careful if u confront her about it, u don't want to be worried about nothing and be wrong. Also, on a final note, she could just be working through something, and when she's ready to tell you about it, she will.

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  • Judas_misunderstood

    Perhaps.

    Normally when there is a sudden dropoff in her willingness to communicate, there is a bad reason for it.

    Sometimes it's how she feels, such as:

    - "I'm not sure I want to be your girlfriend any more"
    - "there's another guy who likes me who's better than you, and if I could get out of this without hurting your feelings I would jump ship to him"
    - "you just don't do it for me any more"
    - "I want to try being a lesbian"

    I would do the only thing you can do: give her a shitload of space. Don't have anything to do with her for a while, go out with your pals and leave her to her own devices. She will either leave you, and breathe a sigh of relief that you made it easy (which means she was always going to dump you) or she will miss you and seek your company.

    I think she's gonna dump you.

    If you're in her face right now, I think you make that suspicion a near-certainty. She might just need to have you out of her face for a while to get over something. If that's the case, at the moment you're not the problem - but get in her space now and you will become an extra problem she'll likely get rid of by dumping you. If you are the problem already, getting in her face is going to make her feel very trapped very quickly, and she'll dump you right away. Get out of her face and possibly she will come back to you.

    Women are funny like this - they need security. She might want to get rid of you, but having that decision made for her may make her feel alone and vulnerable, and she may decide she wasn't that bad off having you around after all.

    My wife tried to dump me when we'd been dating for three weeks, but I responded correctly and now we're married. She said: "I just don't think you're the one for me," to which I replied, "ha ha - what are you talking about? You're not the one for me either - we're just dating!" She got confused and said, "so what do we do now?" and I replied "let's just keep doing what we've been doing until we get sick of it!"

    Lo and behold - far from being the one in control and ending things, she was now someone who had also been dumped. And now the relationship was without any pretense of being anything other than fun, and without all the pressure that developed over time into love.

    I'm not saying for sure you're headed for Dumpsville, nor that you'll have a happy ending here. But expect that sudden silence is a bad sign, and expect that being in her face too much is going to see the axe fall sooner rather than later.

    Give her space.

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    • Judas_misunderstood

      Actually, I may have overstated things a little. If it's just today, she may just be being moody. You might have pissed her off in a way that's too petty to raise until she's over it and can discuss it without looking like a bitch. Happens all the time.

      But if she's frequently giving you the cold shoulder and not telling you why, my advice again is give her room - for a different reason, though. Moodiness is not appropriate, If she's got issues with something, that's not your problem. She either gets over shit and is your happy partner again, or she has some no-BF timeout to get back to being happy.

      Generally speaking, women are always all too happy to whinge about their problems, so if she's refusing to tell you then either you're the problem, or you won't like the problem because it's about another guy or some other topic that she knows will piss you off. But what it all boils down to is how you're being treated. It's not your job to constantly have to thaw her out.

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