My boyfriend doesnt give me anything

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  • You say, "it's just hard to tell if he loves me because he doesn't show it as much as I do."

    Did you by any chance grow up in a family where you got less attention from your parents than you would have liked (maybe because both were working), but they made a point of giving you gifts?

    Some parents do this, often because they feel guilty about not spending more time with their child. The result can be a kid who, at some level, equates being loved with receiving physical stuff.

    I'm sure you know perfectly well that if a guy gave you a new car every Sunday, and diamond jewelry every other day of the week, that would not necessarily mean he loved you more than a guy who once bought you a frosty.

    That just isn't how love and people work.

    You say you're not materialistic, but it sounds like you could benefit from pondering why you feel the urge to give things, why you hope to receive things, and the relationship in your head between physical gifts and affection.

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    • Thank you, that actually makes a lot of sense. However it's not necessarily the gifts I want as I've stated, I think I just want to see some reassurance he cares about me. If he just gave me a little drawing or something stupid it would make my entire month. He just doesn't really express his emotions

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