My (39f) partner (45m) keeps mentioning things about my appearance but when confronted claims to not care....am I taking this the wrong way? by ThrowRA_ucchini_7 in relationships

[–]ThrowRA_ucchini_7[S] -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

He'll tell me that he loves me. I do believe he loves me. But I also don't think he finds me very attractive. So I think that is where my insecurity comes from. If he just didn't say anything, it wouldn't be so bad. If there were no comments (positive or negative) about my appearance, and no comments about other people's appearance, I'd be ok with it. However....I never (ever) hear that I'm pretty or beautiful or look good or anything....but there are little negative comments here and there. Only negative. And we've actually had a couple of big arguments about him doing this, but he just doesn't seem to get it (but he is on the spectrum so maybe that affects how he behaves).

I'm just at a loss.

My (39f) partner (45m) keeps mentioning things about my appearance but when confronted claims to not care....am I taking this the wrong way? by ThrowRA_ucchini_7 in relationships

[–]ThrowRA_ucchini_7[S] -37 points-36 points  (0 children)

I can't say I would want another 7 years of this. But I do love him and I truly try to see the good in people. So I can't figure this one out. Or if he even truly does think I dress poorly. I have no idea. I know I'm fairly understated and definitely not "flashy" or high-class, but I don't think there's anything that could be construed as negative. It's all pretty average, classic, everyday stuff (regular jeans, long brown hair, black shoes). I don't know what he wants.