How to handle a jealous boyfriend?

I’ve been with my boyfriend for 5 months not and I have had a VERY big problem with jealousy. He has had bad past relationships and doesnt trust anyone. I’ve been faithful and he always assumes Im cheating or I don’t want him. He’s VERY insecure and always needs reassurance(that I give to him a lot).I have a close guy friend that I’ve been friends with for awhile, he moved but we talk on the phone a lot and text. I don’t ‘like’ him and he doesnt ‘like’ me but my boyfriend HATES him. He made me delete him off my a social site and everything. Now I told my friends about him and I apologized that he was acting to immaturely. He want me to dump him but my boyfriend means a lot to me and beside his jealous fits he treats me wonderfully. I’ve been dealing with it but it seems to be getting worse. I try talking to him and he admits his flaw but he doesnt seem to be able to maintain his jealousy long after our talks about it. I want to avoid losing him and Im very desperate to make things work.

Answer #1

Tbh I know how you feel. I’ve been going out with my boyfriend for around 6 and a half months, and he still thinks that I like his best mate or his brother (neither btw :S would be wayyy to wierd!!)

It’s difficult trying to get them to see what’s going on from your perspective, especially if he’s making you delete people it sounds rather controlling.

If he means this much to you (as mine does) you have to learn to deal with it, and tell him how you feel about it. I’ve told my boyfriend that when he say’s things about me liking other people it makes me feel like he doesn’t trust me. It makes me wonder how he thinks I behave when I go on nights out with my friends. I’ve told him that I had a guy want to kiss me and I’ve said no I have a boyfriend and he said he didnt care he didn’t know him. And that I said I did and walked away. After having been out drinking with my friends (which is when I know I can be most vaunerable to flattery) I love my boyfriend and hate the thought of him not trusting me but it’s something I’m learning to deal with.

One thing I hope you can maybe give me advice on is the fact that he purposefully tries to make me jelous? Most of his close friends are girls, but that doesn’t bother me, When he sits next to me asking if I get jelous of Gemma or Alex or Becca or Caroline after undoing their bra’s… (he actually does that to all the girls he know’s it’s just the way he is) It just makes me wonder…

The worst was his ex girlfriend. She was HORRIBLE to him, like blackmailing him into sexual things while cheating on him. Safe to say … I do not like the girl… And one time round our friends house he was trying to make me feel jelous, brought up a picture of him, which she had commented something along the lines of “Stop looking at me like that baby it makes me just want to pounce on you” Which I found really quite hurtful, the fact he would go to that extent to purposefully try and make me jelous…

He kisses everyone at parties, as I say that is just who he is, it’s what he does. He will give anyone and everyone a kiss on the lips (no tongues) at parties, boys or girls. And that doesn’t bother me, because that’s who he is blah blah blah. But when I said I’d kissed a girl like that he didn’t like it, and started to sulk. I explained it was without tongues whatever, and was more alright with it, but I dont think he see’s how unbalanced it is between us at times…

I hope I’ve helped with some of your problems, and you can possibly return the favour. Sarah_Help

Answer #2

Okayy.. well you just need to tell him how you really feel.. or else he will keep doing what he’s doing.. tell him whats up..and if he doesnt like it oh well.. start dishing out ultimatums.. good luck.. xx. superfresh.

Answer #3

well , you must be a really good girl friend if your desprate to make things work with him , but first off sit him down & talk to him & tell him your sick of rea surring him that you love him & are not cheating on him tell him your relation ship is based on trust & you really want that , ask him about how he feels & more than anything be honest. he is probably just worried that you have other options/

Answer #4

Dump this guy. Any boyfriend that makes you stop communications with your friends, weather they are female or male is trying to isolate you. That’s not good.

Answer #5

hi there..we have a similar problem girl..but i think mine is worse than yours because i am not allowed to go anywhere without him or my parents..i am not allowed to be a member of any social site..we are already 7 years but i know he is having hard time to trust a person even me his girlfriend for how many years already..he has a bad past relationship too..he keeps on telling me that he don’t want me to get tempted with others..i can feel his love though but as a human being we also wanted to be with our friends once in awhile..i wanted to go other places but i can’t do that because he is not free on long vacations due to work..what i like about him is that he doesn’t smoke, drinks liquor only during occasions but not that much & not interested in girls..that is why i’m having hard time also to decide on things sometimes..the bad thing about him is his jealousy, insecurity & when he gets mad he says bad words..but then on the other hand i’m happy when i’m with him..i can sacrifice my friends but i think it’s too much..this is so confusing when we love the person truly, madly & deeply..my advice for the both of us & to others who experience is to weigh things..we also have to respect and love ourselves also..we have to think many times of our choices and decisions..this is very hard for us because we love faithfully..goodluck & God bless to us who is loyal to our boyfriends but they just had a bad perception on the things that we do..

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