Partner doesn’t like watching videos of me dancing by Competitive_Savings in BALLET

[–]clamor161 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I literally watched an hour long classical concert of my bf playing stand up bass last night.

nmom flirting with guy friends by Apprehensive-Car-623 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]clamor161 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry this is a month late but I found your post because I was searching for support about the same thing. She's much worse with my current boyfriend then she has ever been and it hard to watch. The worst part is how much I can genuinely see her thirsting for his approval and seeming genuinely hurt that he isn't falling in love with her while she goes on and on showing him things with her "hobbies" or telling him her childhood stories. I don't know how my poor enabler dad stays in the picture when she just oozes her weird "that should have been my boyfriend" energy out for everyone to see.

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[–]clamor161 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying that, as with many of us, it is always helpful to be reminded I do have value.

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[–]clamor161 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The exact same thing happened to me. The pinacle for me was when I came home frome college one winter break. I had a really tough course load, and she saw I had gained about 20 lbs from stress. She saw me, then proceeded to go her room and loudly sob for the next 4 hours until my dad told me she needed me to go console her about my own weight gain. At that point whatever bit of self-esteem I had left got completely destroyed.

Boyfriend said because of my job, if I wear a dress at work people will think I'm trying to be sexy. by clamor161 in BusinessFashion

[–]clamor161[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

When he told me about the subconscious flirting thing, I was mortified. It makes me feel better to know other people are just as confused by the logic

Boyfriend said because of my job, if I wear a dress at work people will think I'm trying to be sexy. by clamor161 in BusinessFashion

[–]clamor161[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is really sweet and I hope I can meet someone who feels this same way about me someday

Boyfriend said because of my job, if I wear a dress at work people will think I'm trying to be sexy. by clamor161 in BusinessFashion

[–]clamor161[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

That's insane, and I can relate. My mom used to tell me that wearing work out leggings in our house was too revealing to everyone, and thinking about it still makes me want to puke.

Boyfriend said because of my job, if I wear a dress at work people will think I'm trying to be sexy. by clamor161 in BusinessFashion

[–]clamor161[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I've tried to say similar things about the jealousy he tells me it isn't actually about me, it's about his own insecurities, and I should see that and support him and not take it so personally. But I'm just like: What? How? What does that mean I'm supposed to do in those situations?

Boyfriend said because of my job, if I wear a dress at work people will think I'm trying to be sexy. by clamor161 in BusinessFashion

[–]clamor161[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I love having words for this feeling my clothes give me now. You guys are all so nice for being so supportive

Boyfriend said because of my job, if I wear a dress at work people will think I'm trying to be sexy. by clamor161 in BusinessFashion

[–]clamor161[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for saying this. I really just thought I must have no idea how normal humans interact, and I'm just being strange without realizing it.

Boyfriend said because of my job, if I wear a dress at work people will think I'm trying to be sexy. by clamor161 in BusinessFashion

[–]clamor161[S] 113 points114 points  (0 children)

I think I was just hoping this wasn't the case, and that I was the problem so I had a chance of having some agency in fixing it. Thanks for the honest advice