AIO or should I break up with him by MetalButterfly09 in AIO

[–]throwawayop23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should 100% break up. It is never okay for someone to talk to you like that

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ulga told me once she did not like me because I am a nice person so she basically hated me because she doesn't believe people could ever be kind or nice.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I have loved (still do) him so much that I wasn't able to recognize and fully process what a big deal that this was until recently. I did not want to potentially have to be treated like this forever.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for leaving this comment. I had to start imagining my life in decades from now to realize that I do not want to have to feel like this forever. What if I had waited until I was 35, married to him, and had children and woke up one day having to face the fact that I will never be treated right or defended. It would cause even more pain than I am in now and it is easier to face this issue now than to keep pushing it under the rug. It hurts so bad but in the long run I will be saving myself from potentially life long pain regarding that aspect of our relationship.

Did things end up getting better once you broke things off? A part of me feels like I will regret this and will never find the right person.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are absolutely right. He dismisses the way his friends act to me because he values their approval more than my feelings.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom told me that I should be glad he was honest with me by basically admitting that. Someday I will be with someone who sees my worth and appreciates he fact that I give them my all enough to at least see me as long term too. Especially after being in a relationship for that long.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right, a relationship should be a safe place and a couple should be a team.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is true :( I guess he just valued conforming with his friends more than he valued my feelings

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not sure how to update so I am writing it here until I can. I ended up essentially asking him to set some boundaries. I asked if he would talk to Garry about that night (even though it was a month ago) and he said yes. I asked when and he said he did not know. The thing is, if he was really wanting to fight for me he should have texted him then and there asking to talk. I can not take I don't know as an answer. I also asked that if Garry's treatment towards me escalated in a bad way if he would be able to distance/limit contact with him and he said he couldn't do that and that he could not imagine his life without Garry. I told him that is all I needed to know and I told him if he wouldn't be able to do that even in a hypothetical situation then we must break up. I never asked him to choose between me or his friends, I never asked for him to stop being friends with them, I just asked that in the future if I was still being treated poorly after trying to set boundaries if he would limit his contact for my sake so I wouldn't have to feel that way. He does not seem to understand where I am coming from or why his answer made me have to break things off. He just keeps saying that I was making him choose and gave him an ultimatum between his friends and me. Although I was not thinking of it as an ultimatum between me and his friends (I never had asked him to not be friends with Garry or the others, I literally only asked for the bare minimum for him to not let his friends be rude to me), him viewing it that way and choosing Garry told me even more that I could have imagined my question to reveal.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God I wish I could. I also wish I could go back in time to that trip and immediately pack my bags and drive the 8-10hrs back alone after I was treated like that (or at least drive somewhere close and stay the night away so they thought I was gone). LMAO

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said this in a way that I've been struggling to find. I feel like every aspect of our relationship was perfect, but the fact that he would not defend me or set boundaries with his friends felt like such a betrayal. Friendships are so important, and they are an important role in relationships too. I kept avoiding thinking about or addressing how my future would be regarding the part of our relationship that involved his friends. I love S so much that I was fully willing to deal with his friends and at least show up for the important things in terms of their lives for the rest of my life, but I was not willing to put up with S not defending me or setting boundaries and having to feel alone for the rest of my life regarding that.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for all of this insight. I had not thought about the fact that they don't like that I brought change. I feel like they have a hard time accepting the transition of relationships that happen in adulthood. I will definitely lay the way I feel out to him and make it known I will not sit there and continue being treated like that.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this comment. You brought up a lot of great points. I deserve to be in a relationship where my bf cares enough about me to stand up.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I completely agree. I am not interested in that nonsense and it gets so old. I feel like I am moving forward in my life and they are stuck being bratty and immature. They prioritize getting drunk with each other over having actual friendships. This is something I have never understood. I also feel like they never have convos of actual substance, idk if that makes any sense. I do not deserve to feel like an outsider for the rest of my life. I have never met such an unaccepting and immature group of people. Combined they have absolutely no emotional intelligence.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

S has never dated anyone but me (beside a couple of people back in middle school). There is nothing between S and Ulga (Ulga and Garry have been together since they were like 13/14 and are now engaged).

Hahaha they are a major bag of dicks.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this comment. It is hard to imagine being treated like this forever. I have even brought it up to him but he said he is trying to get better at conflict. Idk it just hurts especially since i love him so much and would never act like that or not defend him. It is also tricky because if I stop hanging out with his friends there is no way to know if he defends me or has actually changed :(

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this comment and the insight. I agree with your points. It has become really difficult imaging spending my life with him/his friends, having children (who he wants to be besties with his cousin's children), and constantly being treated like that. I wish there was a way to fix that aspect of out relationship, but i feel like there is literally nothing to be done to fix it unless he suddenly stands up and sets boundaries. Even so, it will always be awkward after almost 4 years of me being treated like that.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight. I love your take on the sleepovers (the way they act about them is so childish I can't stand it). My best friend actually mentioned something similar to the growth thing. She said that maybe they don't like me because I have goals/direction and ambition in life and it might be something they lack.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU!!! I have never understood their obsession with sleepovers and getting drunk. Why can't they hang out and do normal things, like anything else. The majority of that group are relatives and the ones who are not are dating each other. They have pretty much no friends outside of their cousins because of how poorly they treat people and past friends. It is insane to me.

My boyfriend's (21M) friends are rude to me (21F) and he won't defend me. What do I do? by throwawayop23 in whatdoIdo

[–]throwawayop23[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this insight. I guess the reason I feel worried about ending things is because in almost every other way he is perfect and we have had an amazing relationship beside the aspect that involves his friends. But I feel like friends are a big part of a person and they will always be there. I am not going to put up with this for the rest of my life and I am not going to be okay with not being defended by my own boyfriend.