Is it normal that he's stopped talking?

Is it normal my boyfriend has stopped really talking to me? These past couple of days we've talked on an estimated 38 minutes total.

We did have a fight a week or two earlier about him being on the xbox all the time and not talking to me at all really. I guess that fight means nothing to him.

Now he's either exercising (like biking 44 friggin miles), sleeping, or has appointments.

Now these past couple of days I had to dismiss myself from texting for maybe 30 minutes due to family drama a couple times, but when I text him back he's asleep. Literally he fell asleep at 3:40 pm and woke up the next day at 2:00 pm.

And it's not only sleeping, whenever he has to go for an appointment (minor things) I expect maybe an hour he'll be gone.

Nope. He's gone for 3+ hours. Apparently his appointments do take an hour, but I don't know what else he does.

Before he would always want to talk to me, and now that's gone. I'm tired of feeling lonely and like I'm nothing to him. I don't want to get into another fight about this, because I feel like he can't help it. But at the same time I feel like he can.

I don't know, I'm torn. I really miss the guy that would want to stay up till 2 am talking to me on the phone.

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Based on 34 votes (12 yes)
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  • joybird

    I would say that his extra time is spent on the xbox but he doesn't want to bring it up again and cause another fight.

    It's soooo addictive but if it's his priority you're going to have to decide if he's worth it. Whatever you do, don't waste your life hanging around waiting on him to call. Use your time to have fun with the girls or study or whatever makes you happy.

    He'll be back when he sees you having fun without him!

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    • hi5ingamillionangels

      this is a really good explanation.

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  • hi5ingamillionangels

    I think he might be depressed. Not only has he stopped talking to you, but his sleeping habits have changed, which is usually a symptom of illness, and definitely a symptom of depression. and it seems like his behavior in general is different, is he treating just you this way or is he treating everyone like this?

    i would recommend getting him to speak with a therapist. maybe bring him to one appointment and tell the therapist what's going on so you can see if he has a problem.

    also, Dozis is being a pretty big douchebag- he doesn't know enough about you or your situation to judge you so harshly. I think he's redirecting his self loathing.

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  • rearle18

    So | am guessing that you don't live together. There are a few things that could be going on, he could feel smothered, sometimes a man will go from lovey to smothered in seconds, there is no warning, we just decide or he is cheatin/thinking of breaking up with you. don't do anything crazy, I am just some guy on the net, don' go all "lemme see your cell phone~!!!!!! WHATS HER NAME!!!!" on him either, if you guys are mature enough, ask him.

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  • under1

    Apologies, or stalk him. Offer to play XBox with him sometimes, or chill with him while he plays it. If not, give him and XBox quota and for every extra hour he spends time playing XBox without you, make him spend an hour doing something with you instead. :)

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  • Shackleford96

    Aw, you only deleted my comment because you knew I was right and people were agreeing with me :P

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  • rawisjericho

    Sounds to me like he wants to break up with you, but he's too cowardly to do it himself, so he's waiting for you to it

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  • alexk

    How long have you two been dating and how old are both of you? I ask, because in my experience, guys often show a lot of interest early in the relationship because they're excited about the newness of it, and then after a few weeks or months they don't want to talk as much, but that doesn't mean that they're still interested. I agree with Shackle - I don't it's healthy to obsess over how many minutes you and your boyfriend have talked in the past day. I don't know if he's pushing you away or if you're being too clingy or not, but both are possibilities. It's also possible that he just needs some space and doesn't need to talk on the phone for hours with you, but still cares about you.

    I'm 25 years old and have dated my boyfriend for almost a year. We talk most days, but not every day, and some days we only talk for about 10-15 minutes, and other days we'll talk for up to an hour. I think that for most couples, talking for hours on the phone every single day isn't realistic. Some guys just don't like talking on the phone, they would rather talk in person, or email, or chat online. Every person has different preferences about what kind of communication they want. Think about your expectations for the amount of communication and time together you have, and ask yourself if it's reasonable to expect that from someone else all of the time.

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