My boyfriend hurts my feelings

My mate of 5 years who I try to respect and always give loving comments to says hurtful things to me and then says he's just kidding or is picking on me innocently, although I tell him to please stop because it is slowly destructing my feelings about my worth. help!!!

Has anything changed about you recently or for him for that matter. Is this new or has this been going on for awhile? There are a lot of things that you have to factor in to find out what is the underlying solution to this problem.

In the end it is him who is going to have to change. You need to have a serious conversation with him about this whole issue on how much it is bothering you. If he is just joking around with you and you say something like, "Quit saying that, it really bothers me" then it might not register in his head like you think it would. Make sure he realizes that it is not okay to talk down to you or speak about you in a negative way.

Also you will have to work on your confidence...