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Judgemental Boyfriend

Judgemental Boyfriend

My boyfriend tries to control the clothes I wear and makes nasty comments because I dont dress as he sees that a woman should. I dont like to wear dresses and skirts for different reasons. Much prefer to wear pants all the time. I see that the way my boyfriend is is controlling and have told him that but he rarely gets or understands what I say to him regarding his judgemental comments. His sense of dress isnt that great. He is often unkempt and smelly. The relationship isnt satisfying to me physically or intellectualy but I put up with him because its soooo hard for me to find someone new.

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@Former-Member. I'm on this site via my mobile phone & my fingers are fatter than the keys. Lol. I always have typo mistakes

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Same here @utopia, when I'm on my phone, 😂
With the laptop I'm fine.
Just having morning coffee. I need to get my girl off to school.

That's great you feel good after seeing your psychologist. I hope I will too. I haven't been for years, as I never found one I was comfortable with. I'll make this work though. 😀

@Bridgetjones. How are you going today?
I hope it didn't sound harsh, saying, when you get confidence and good self esteem, etc.
It's not that easy, I know. You might already feel you have it, but if not, maybe a counsellor or similar can help you. It's worth it. You deserve it for yourself. 😊

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@Former-Member. Hopefully this new psychologist and you will click and you'll be able to work well together.
My laptop broken. No funds to fix it until I'm working again. So fat fingers on yhe mobile for a while yet

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Thanks @utopia I hope so too. Raining here again, started off with a really sunny morning.

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@Former-Member. Sunny but cold here

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@utopia I ended up putting the clothes in the dryer. Thank goodness for dryers. Had an easy dinner tonight, bought a ready cooked chicken, wholemeal rolls and salad. My girl had a late dentist appointment, so we were home too late to bother cooking. Relaxing with a cuppa now.

How was your day?

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@Former-Member. Good to have an easy meal after a busy day. I've cooked Chow Mein. Just about to sit down and eat

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Thanks for your comments @utopia. A large part of me doesnt want to meet men as I dont trust them very much and see them as very judgemental. Guess I feel like a bit of a freak to be still unmarried at the age of 44 so its like time is running out to find a husband. Bf who is not around anymore certainly is a control freak. Rude and badly mannered too for making comments about my clothing choices. He was convinced I really must be a lesbian as I never wear dresses or skirts. lol !! as Ellen Dejeneres does. Hes a dangerous man to be with. quick to angry outbursts and smashes things when in that state. Comes from an extremely abusive and violent family. The scary and worrying thing is that he thinks domestic violence is normal.
Thanks also @Former-Member. Apologies for not responding to your last messages. I appreciate and agree with your comments. I dont have very good self esteem and do realise that I will more than likely get involved with unworthy men until I get better self esteem and realise that I worthy of better in a relationship and that its ok to be single and still unmarried in ones 40's. I do see a psychologist and find it very helpful. Hope you find it helpful to see one too.

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@Bridgetjones. My first husband told me I looked like a lesbian. I just turned around and said thanks and then left him a month later.
This bf of yours is too dangerous to be around. If he touches you, please report it to the police. You safety is the most important thing to focus on.
Is he leaving you alone now, or is he still contacting you?
You deserve far better than that.
I don't prescribe to a set age to be married by.Look at me - twice divorced & single for 9 years. What's more important is the type of man we let into our lives.

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Hi @Bridgetjones Aren't you with your boyfriend anymore? He doesn't sound like a good person to be with, especially that he has a bad temper, doesn't treat you nicely etc. Not much point being around someone who isn't making you happy. If he thinks domestic voilence is normal, that's not good at all.

I'm not sure if I mentioned to you a while ago, that, years ago I had no confidence and had very low self esteem. I always ended up with guys who weren't good for me, often they were physically/ emotionally abusive. Somehow I finally gained confidence and better self esteem and decided that I would rather be alone, than have a guy who wasn't treating me properly. I finally married at 39. So age really doesn't matter. I think, marrying the wrong guy when younger and going through divorce would be extremely difficult to go through. Anyway, because I am not well still, I find marriage very difficult.

You mentioned that you have low self esteem. Have you been able to speak to your psychologist about your low self esteem? Hopefully he/she might be able to help you. I would hate to see you keep ending up with guys who don't treat you properly. Look forward to hearing how you are going.

@utopia Chow Mein sounds yummy. I feel hungry again, hehe! I'm hoping to be asleep before midnight tonight. I didn't do any walking or exercise today, bummer!

Goodnight to you both, I hope you both sleep well.

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