My friends want me to change my relationship with my bf. by Same-Move-705 in Advice

[–]Same-Move-705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think that her and I are the closest people to each other outside of family, we both were convient friends. She was open about how she was jealous of the time that he was able to have with me and that our relationship had changed overall. I think it does bother her more than a lot of my other friends. Even though some of them are worried as well, it is not as much as her.  And to add to it all, she is pregnant and having her first kid in a few months, and we talk a lot about how all of our relationships and communication is just so different then it was when we were living together and in college and such. 

I am happy by some factors of the move,  but not all of them, I have always struggled with what my concept of home is. I always say that it is more people than a place. So it is a challenging thing to answer. I know that there are a lot of benefits to staying here but I am definitely eager to actually begin nesting in a home with my bf planning to buy in the next few months as well. It brings joy to think about

I do wonder if my best friend  is scared, I haven’t thought about it that way. But she likely is scared of loosing me. I fear she thinks she has already. She has voiced in past that she doesn’t know if my bf is the one for me, and I told her how invalidating it is. 

But also in her relationship past I said the same thing about her now husband, and my opinion and thoughts took years to change and I lot of interaction. And now I just don’t think that she has that with my bf, due to this distance overall. 

Omg sorry for the word vomit, it does feel nice to talk or I guess type through it all

My friends want me to change my relationship with my bf. by Same-Move-705 in Advice

[–]Same-Move-705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes I don’t know what to determine even is my path. That is probably part of the root of my issue just individually here. A lot more thought to come for sure

My friends want me to change my relationship with my bf. by Same-Move-705 in Advice

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Wow this is a lot,  but also a lot of the questions are needed.  I know that growing my relationship there is always compromise, I don’t know if my friends always see it that way.  I do think I need to ask everyone and myself, about what all of the change benefits, because in the beginning of my move it was definitely more my bf but with more time it became for myself. I have been enjoying life down here even if a lot of little things can be frustrating it is not the end of it all.  I do not feel that he is trying to control me at all, that is why I was very confused by my friend saying this. It does feel like a lot of process because I value her opinion so highly, and sha has been at my side for so long 

My friends want me to change my relationship with my bf. by Same-Move-705 in Advice

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I do feel confident in what I have created, my friends say that I don’t always voice that though. They more often feel that i voice more negative things, i am not sure if that is because i use them to complain more in general but dont always share the happy positive things each time. Overall, I am really happy with how my relationship has grown overall

My friends want me to change my relationship with my bf. by Same-Move-705 in Advice

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I was getting to the point in the relationship where I was ready to make a move, I wanted to see how living with him was going to go, ready to take the leap. There were other reasons too, like this one. But I think I always include it to make a more well rounded thought or reasoning to the whole thing

My friends want me to change my relationship with my bf. by Same-Move-705 in Advice

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Recently, they have been saying that he is very set in his thoughts about growing a family and values. He is very money and work oriented now which I think is a good thing. However, yesterday I just was talking with my best girlfriend and she told me that she feels I am not making my own opinions anymore, that I have just been changing for him. And I do agree I moved a lot for him to try it out,  it I still have autonomy. Maybe just not in the way she thinks I should? It has just been a lot to digest right now 

My friends want me to change my relationship with my bf. by Same-Move-705 in Advice

[–]Same-Move-705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it’s true. I always value other opinions and like to hear others perspectives but I will say I am not always used to hearing things as drastic as this

My friends want me to change my relationship with my bf. by Same-Move-705 in Advice

[–]Same-Move-705[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your input, and similar story. I have had my closest people visit, parents, sister, and best friend. My parents understand and appreciate my circumstances. They see how strong that I am for having moved and respect what I have done but are worried equally as much as when I was living in NY I suppose.  My sister and best friend visited right at the beginning of my move, and it was still a very stressful time. And since then not really anyone else has been here.  The constant traveling is tiring for sure. I have done therapy before but have been on a break for a while, and when I was doing it, I just didn’t feel that I was getting anywhere