my girlfriend has anxiety, her first boyfriend treated her terribly, she NEVER wants a bf, but she wants me. she wants me a lot! but she has these little fits of not wanting anything to do with a relationship. she says its just not her. like its not part of her identity to have a boyfriend, and its getting worse. but when shes not feeling that way, which is obviously the majority of the time, were amazing. things are perfect! how can she get over this?
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i met this girl 6 months ago. i chased her around for a month trying get her into a relationship with me. she flirted back but nothing ever came of it.
several months later, were still hanging out pretty regularly. i kept myself just close enough to be friends, but not so close as to put myself into the friend zone -.- . one day the 2 of us and a few friends were hanging out and a boy she was interested in came up in conversation. she was very very iffy about him. i choked up obviously and played it off like i didnt care. shes VERY independent so this came as a surprise to me. she ended up sorta dating this kid.. so one night i gave up. i let myself just get close to her because id lost all hope for any kind of relationship with her. so of course the next night she finally responds to my 6 month old flirting. she held my hand, put her head on my chest, etc.
a month has gone by and shes dropped the other kid and we are now exclusive to each other. like i said before, she is very independent, she has anxiety but doesnt take meds for it. but it seems very mild to me anyway. the only time it bothers her is when there is a big conflict going on or if she has to do some kind of public speaking.
the problem here is that she has these little attacks where she hates being my girlfriend. she hates the whole thing. she hates that people know about it, she doesnt really want me expressing any affection to her, she hates the labels. other than that i have never had a more perfect relationship. we are both extremely kind, understanding, thoughtful.... its a dream come true. she cant seem to understand what it is that she feels, or where it comes from or how to stop it. she says that she just doesnt feel right. her first long term relationship was with a kid who really treated her bad and since then she hasnt been able to keep a boyfriend. im 22 and out of school, shes 19 and only in her 2nd year of college.
what can she do?! what can i do?!