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I’m so insecure and anxious in my relationship, I fear he’ll leave me any day!

The problem is, we’re very compatible except in one aspect. In the beginning everything was perfect and well, he’s very jealous but that didn’t really cause problems. He’d asked me not to talk about my past because of his jealousy. Everything was really perfect.

Well, there was this common friend. And that common friend had been my make out buddy some years before meeting my boyfriend. We all hung out together from time to time. Then one day my boyfriend wasn’t very nice and asked me if I had ever had anything with the friend in the past. I freaked out ‘cos I thought I’d lose him. So I said no. But then immediately i came clean.

This obviously created trust issues and his image of me changed. Now, based on every guy I was with in the past (only kissing, nothing else), he thinks I’m easy and from time to time something may trigger him and he’ll get angry at me for lying and because he thought I wasn’t so easy in the past, he thought I was different.

But most of the time, he’s so sweet and loving! The problem is now I’m filled with anxiety, insecurity and jealousy. I lost all my male friends. But he has some female friends and I feel uneasy about them. I don’t like when he goes out with his friends (I never go out because he thinks I’ll cheat). I don’t fear he’ll cheat, I just fear he’ll meet someone more amazing that he’ll eventually fall for and leave me. Someone more beautiful, honest and just amazing.

He’s usually telling me he loves me and that I’m amazing and beautiful. But sometimes if he’s triggered he’ll say he’s with me until he finds someone better. I also fear he’ll lose interest in me physically - we’ve been together for two years and this has been his first real relationship (mine too) and he’s really young. Sometimes I think he’ll desire other women, and get bored with me.

I don’t feel very beautiful because he says I’m not the only beautiiful girl on Earth, but that i’m the only one he loves. Still, I feel so anxious and insecure and jealous, I fear he’ll leave me anyday because he’ll fall for someone else. He’s talked about marriage, but I fear it won’t happen or if it does it’ll be ruined because he’ll grow bored with me and he’ll meet someone more amazing and fall for her, or want her.

He doesn’t know how I feel and I don’t want to tell him because he already knows I’m insecure about my looks and he’ll become offended that I doubt his love, or he’ll turn the tables and it’ll create a fight.

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Wanderling offline Verified User (6 years, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Indianapolis, IN, US | 4 years, 9 months ago (7 minutes after post)

oh this is not a good situation. to tell you the truth, he sounds like a practiced emotional abuser. he starts fights, he’s controlling who you hang out with, he’s controlling every aspect of you girl! and then when you feel at your worst, he comes back in and acts the nice guy, telling you how much he loves you and how pretty you are. please…please don’t fall for this. there are many guys (and girls) out there who do this just to keep you around for their own self esteem. he’s emotionally abusing you. you should NOT have to lose ANY friends because of him, you should not have to fear about how he’ll react on any subject you bring up. there’s no trust here, there’s no loyalty, just alot of abuse and jealousy. sweetie, my advice to you is that you’re better off without this kind of person dragging you down. you need to realize that you’re a beautiful person who deserves the very best, someone who will always treat you and your friends with respect. i urge you to become more confident in yourself and learn to love you, and you’ll see what a jerk he’s being and that you don’t need him. find someone better. *hug*

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littlebear offline Verified User (4 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (20 minutes after post)

I think katlover hit the nail on the head about him controlling you. The relationship needs room for the two of you to grow and this jealousy really needs to stop. People change, and this image he has of you being “easy” doesn’t at all seem true. I hope things get better for you *hugs*

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cOuNtRy.GirL* offline Verified User (4 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
An Undisclosed Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (1 week after post)

ive had this happen to me before and although this may not have the same results for u as it did for me.. ill tell u what i did. first ill give u some background info.. my bf and i have dated for two years also.. and last year on my birthday, he was out of town and i was invited to go to a pubnight at my sister’s college. i texted him to let him know and he said he was fine with it so off i went and i ended up getting pretty drunk. the whole time these guys were following my group of friends around and they were so annoying and gross and i didnt want any part of them but my friend was all into it so eventually we all sat in for a group picture..i was originally not in it but of coarse they recruited the ‘birthday girl’ to sit in the middle. i had my arm around these two guys and when my bf got back and saw it on my sisters camerea he basically acted like ur boyfriend acts.. making an ordeal everytime i went out, thinking i’d cheat..not saying as many nice things, never trusting me, acting careless, etc. i repeatedly explained how harmless it was and that these guys were nothing but a pain in my butt the entire night but it got worse, he was always making me feel guilty and think less of myself..i cried almost everynight for over two months! finally i wasnt settling for it anymore after my friends and family noticed how upset i was.. u should try this and see if anytning improves..call him up and say: listen i need to talk to u about this..and if u dont wanna be with me after i say this then its going to hurt me really bad but if thats how u feel then theres nothing i can do. i need u to trust me because trust is the main thing that makes up a relationship..just let my mistakes and my past go and know that i love u and if u need to tell me somethings to work on that will make trust come easier then fine..tell me. but if ur going to continue to make me feel like nothing because u have trust issues then i cant do this anymore..it’s taking away everything we once had and if u cant look past it then neither can i. what’s it gunna be? ……. it worked with my bf anyways..he totally turned a new leaf after that and just grew up cuz he realized how much icared and he knew he was being childish.. i know it might hurt for u to say something like that to ur boyfriend cuz ur scared u’ll lose him but if he does leave u after then u’ll be at ease and know once and for all that it’s time to move on. if he loves u he’ll learn to trust u and change his ways.. sorry for the long post i just felt i could relate to it..good luck :)

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An Unknown Location | 4 years, 7 months ago (2 months, 2 weeks after post)

reading the story to me sounds like one of two things hes cheating on you himself…..you dont go out because he thinks you’ll cheat?? thats BS tel lhim to eat **** and stop being affraid he leaves hate to tell you ….you’ll move on if he does obviously your not very old because your lack of understanding that life goes on even after he leaves. dont worry stop beating yourselfup its not worth it

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playboy_gurly6 offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 7 months ago (2 months, 2 weeks after post)

or the second thing is hes so insecure with his problems and cant deal with them so he takes it out on you

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Shykes offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 2 months ago (1 year, 7 months after post)

Wow. Sweetie, you are not living. You deserve better. Any relationship you had prior to your current one is none of his business. Learn from this situation so you don’t repeat it. My advice? Dump this boy. And I say boy because he come across to me as an insecure, petty and a control freak. Move on now. Life is to short, and there are some wonderful men out there.

Dump him, give yourself some time to grieve but take care of yourself, excersize eat healthy, learn to paint, join a club, be it drama or skiing, anything to round you out as a person. Don’t look for a man, build YOU, when you are least expecting it, there he will be, and you?toned, fit, healthy and happy as the true gem you are, just very polished. Good luck sweetie.

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An Unknown Location | 2 years, 9 months ago (2 years after post)

u actually had a makeout buddy? You should find someone like yrself, a guy who also had a makeout buddy.

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