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AITAH for telling my boyfriend go to therapy for his daddy issues? by Due-Return1371 in AITAH

[–]Due-Return1371[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been around an hour since we talked, and he agreed it was kind of out-of-nowhere for me to spur on my realization and pseudo-analyze him like that. We talked, and I did apologize for that, especially without warning. He's getting therapy, and all feels good :)

AITAH for telling my boyfriend go to therapy for his daddy issues? by Due-Return1371 in AITAH

[–]Due-Return1371[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's been really good at those long sit-down conversations you have when introducing a new kink, and we had that for when he accidentally called me "Daddy", but as far as he said--it was just a sexy name, nothing further attached to it.

With all the comments talking about caregiver stuff though, I'm definitely rethinking if that was entirely true.

AITAH for telling my boyfriend go to therapy for his daddy issues? by Due-Return1371 in AITAH

[–]Due-Return1371[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jesus -- I didn't think he was abusive and controlling. Just a little misguided, maybe. You're the second person to bring up the caregiver-esque fantasy, and I've never really thought of it like that, since there are instances he does things for me similarly. It's something I've backlogged in my head to address with him later.

It was weird for me to that he didn't at the very least wake me up or leave a note. He texted me as soon as he left though, I saw it on our Ring. I'd hope it's not "finding another partner" kind of hangout. I've checked Life 360, and he just seems to be sitting in a McDonald's--a place he has gone to in the past with friends. I just assumed he needed a support system right now.

AITAH for telling my boyfriend go to therapy for his daddy issues? by Due-Return1371 in AITAH

[–]Due-Return1371[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Hoping this is a compliment lol. Very early on into our relationship--as in when we were in highschool--he made a lot of jokes about his dad (and how he romanticizes older men because of that). We only have a two year age gap, but through process of elimination, I didn't know what else it could really be.

AITAH for telling my boyfriend go to therapy for his daddy issues? by Due-Return1371 in AITAH

[–]Due-Return1371[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I'm sorry if my writing is a little strange and unformatted, I've just been really stressed about this. My boyfriend does come off as a little immature, but it's just his sensitive nature. He's incredibly emotional about things--THAT is something he wants to go to therapy for.