I’m asking for Honest Answers Only
I’m a guy.
I know I have what might be considered toxic traits, and that I’m not as vulnerable as I should be with the woman I love.
I have all types of past trauma. All manners of intimacy and trust issues. All of which I have fully declared.
But my girlfriend comes to me with things she calls “Her Feelings”
I keep getting defensive because Her Feelings seem accusatory and pointed.
My questions are as follows:
1.) How do I tell the difference between her feelings and manipulation?
2.) Having been as honest as possible, how responsible am I for managing these feelings that strike me as complaints disguised as feelings?
3.) what can I do to temper my responses so that she doesn’t feel like I am being defensive or dismissive?
I’ll listen to any advice at all that seems honest and genuinely posted in an attempt to be helpful.
Jokes, sarcasm, and derisive replies will be deleted and I will block the sender.
I’ve spent more than a year and a half reading communication and self help books. I just started therapy sessions. Because these types of things matter to me and I want to figure it all out.
So please, come real and correct to this post if that’s possible. If not, please scroll on by.
Your reply doesn’t need to support or appease me. I welcome the things I would rather not hear. I just don’t have the patience for stupid shit.
Thanks,
Rob
I know I have what might be considered toxic traits, and that I’m not as vulnerable as I should be with the woman I love.
I have all types of past trauma. All manners of intimacy and trust issues. All of which I have fully declared.
But my girlfriend comes to me with things she calls “Her Feelings”
I keep getting defensive because Her Feelings seem accusatory and pointed.
My questions are as follows:
1.) How do I tell the difference between her feelings and manipulation?
2.) Having been as honest as possible, how responsible am I for managing these feelings that strike me as complaints disguised as feelings?
3.) what can I do to temper my responses so that she doesn’t feel like I am being defensive or dismissive?
I’ll listen to any advice at all that seems honest and genuinely posted in an attempt to be helpful.
Jokes, sarcasm, and derisive replies will be deleted and I will block the sender.
I’ve spent more than a year and a half reading communication and self help books. I just started therapy sessions. Because these types of things matter to me and I want to figure it all out.
So please, come real and correct to this post if that’s possible. If not, please scroll on by.
Your reply doesn’t need to support or appease me. I welcome the things I would rather not hear. I just don’t have the patience for stupid shit.
Thanks,
Rob



