
Suggest Ways To Deal With Commitment Issues In A Partner

There are many angles to look at
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting on HCM.
I am glad to be able to help you and very sorry for emotional and dis-comfortable situation you into.
In this case scenario, I will like how ever to be straight forward and XXXXXXX to you and I will allow you to take the final decision in this matter, because you are solely responsible for your happiness.
Let me start first by reciting a description of your boyfriend's abnormal behaviors that seem to put you in an emotionally dis-comfortable situation.
- He does not seem to respect you
- He does not seem to care about your happiness
- He wants to control you
- He wants you to accept any situation he puts you into including the ones that make you totally unhappy
- He does not seem to have time to give you
- He is obviously flirting/having a relationship with another woman
- He does not mind breaking up with you
- He has a job that exposes to many temptations and lifestyle that might not be good for any relationship (sedentary lifestyle)
- He runs the risk of exposing you to an STD
- He seems to have engaged you only on the basis of convenience i.e because you seem to be giving him unconditional love.
- He is suffering from masturbation addiction and addicted to pornographic/erotic stuffs
- Lying and intimidating you seems to not cause him any worries
Now, I hope my summary carefully describes your boyfriend (please if you are not in agreement you let me know).
Looking at him closely, I will say your boyfriend is way out of his league as concerns you. The fact that you took sometime off to present your worries to an online expert, simply tells me you seem to be a nice person that has found herself in an inconvenient relationship and needs to be counseled properly as regarding this situation.
I will like to start by answering your question. I do not think you are overreacting regarding this matter. His attitude is clearly out of order and is causing you serious emotional distress which in my opinion merits some close attention. It is clear you have tried to make reason with him and he seems not interested in making the relationship work.
By leaving him does not mean you do not love him, but you are making an informed wise decision to see if he might adjust and if he does not adjust then it is clear that he has no love and respect for you.
I believe, relationships are meant to have two or more people share their likes/dislikes and solve their problems together and in a harmonious spirit. Ones these mixtures are not put together and one person or both parties are no longer happy, it is healthy to place "a pause" on the relationship until either one or both parties readjust their behaviors sot that the relationship can be fruitful.
I will conclude by saying that, if you are not comfortable with his attitude, you are free to put a break on the relationship while hoping that he changes. Remember getting engaged plus subsequent marriage, is just another major step into your relationship and there is no need taking that major step that requires more devotion and ending up in an eminent divorce a few months or years after. Lifetime commitments should be taken serious by both parties and should not be 'joked' about as if someone was punishing you into it.
So, it will be wise get the opinion of at least two more people including at least one person that knows your relationship better. They are several relationship counselors that exist and it will be safer for you to seek their opinion regarding this before you taking your final decision.
Hope this helps and wish you the best.
Dr. Nsah


He has parental issues
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your follow up.
I believe your boyfriend is suffering from parental issues and it is affecting his current life and will probably affect his future life. He is attracted to those kind of women because he knows that with them he knows what to expect and there will no intimate or strings attached.
Unless in a case where he is no longer interested in the relationship and finds it difficult to present himself before a professional to help. The way I am seeing things, he is likely never going to be settled in any relationship and will always present an attitude of insecurity. If you do opt, to spend the rest of your life with him, then be prepared to keep up and tolerate his behavioral issues and if you choose to break up with him, then staying or working in the same environment is surely not going to help and the issue of space will be debatable.
It is better you take the big step, then decide on what you want with your life.
Your life should not be defined by anyone person but only you. Relationships that exist in your way have a high tendency of ending up with a catastrophe but could also change for the best but will require both of you change the environment in which you are currently found.
Jealousy and dirty habits at times can be good in a relationship but when extreme because unhealthy and in your situation, I believe the relationship is unhealthy and needs to be fixed.
Hope this helps further and wish you the best.
Dr. Nsah

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