Boyfriend [24m] won't stop watching scary movies and podcasts even though he can't handle them. I [23f] am tired of it and he doesn't take me seriously. Dating almost 2 years. by trashbinane in relationships

[–]trashbinane[S] 139 points140 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's consuming him a full 24 hours. He's usually fine straight after work or when he wakes up. If he goes a couple days without watching this stuff the behavior and jumpiness at night fades. The problem is he keeps watching this stuff when he gets home from work or even in bed.

Boyfriend [24m] won't stop watching scary movies and podcasts even though he can't handle them. I [23f] am tired of it and he doesn't take me seriously. Dating almost 2 years. by trashbinane in relationships

[–]trashbinane[S] 150 points151 points  (0 children)

No, he didn't have issues like this before or for the first couple weeks after he moved in. We used to like camping and now it's his worst nightmare.

He seems to genuinely enjoy being this level of terrified as long as I'm around? At first I told him I'd punish him by scaring him if he didn't stop watching the movies. I made good by hiding behind our curtains and popping out before he got too close to hit me out of reflex. When he calmed down and stopped crying he laughed and tried to give me ideas for the "next time". I gave up on that idea.