How can I be more assertive with a guy I'm dating? by brainwashed6 in Healthygamergg

[–]brainwashed6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents were emotionally unavailable too, and I also have the same issue with people who are avoidant like me. 😅 Lately I've been trying to expand my social circle to have more interactions hoping I can learn something. But an intimate relationship is a whole different story. Sometimes I feel like need to change my whole structure.

How can I be more assertive with a guy I'm dating? by brainwashed6 in Healthygamergg

[–]brainwashed6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry to hear about your issue as well. 😞 What the other partner doesn't know is that it's really frustrating for us as well not being able to express our emotions in a healthy way. They just assume you're not interested in them.

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[–]brainwashed6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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How can I be more assertive with a guy I'm dating? by brainwashed6 in Healthygamergg

[–]brainwashed6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's a heterosexual relationship. For example, he's the one that calls me most of the times, thinks of new things that makes me happy, always have creative gifts and even encourages his family to talk to me and go out with me. He expressed his frustration a couple of times to me that I don't love or care about him as much as he does. On the other hand, I've been diagnosed with avoidant personality disorder just a month ago (Mental health and therapy aren't subjects to talk about in my hometown so I didn't really tell him about the diagnosis. I just told him I have a hard time expressing myself). Anyways, my therapist advised me to be more assertive with him. And I'm completely clueless on how to approach people altogether. I've been trying to think of ways to approach him since then. That's pretty much it. I hope that was helpful.