I (21/F) am just trying to understand why my boyfriend (21) is being so insensitive. Need new perspectives maybe? (Possibly NSFW??)

Hey thanks for replying! I appreciate it the other perspective approach of it.

I’ve tried having a sensible conversation about the way he feels, and if I’m causing him to be self conscious etc. He’s just said it just sucks because they used to be so accessible (which they still are, he just can’t see both of them). He says he feels unloved because I’m not willing to share that part of myself with him. Which is completely reasonable to feel that way. Except he just doesn’t view it as not seeing my scar, he views it as he doesn’t get to see both of my boobs.

I try to reassure him that it has nothing to do with the way I think he’ll react. I don’t think he’ll break up with me because of some scar on my body. It’s just in such an intimate place, and it’s made me view myself as being disgusting/unworthy. I’ve been open about that(I full on cried about how terrible I felt), but he just makes it about him and then got angry because I won’t show him. I don’t feel it will get better until I just show him, but I’m not comfortable showing someone that uses anger to get something out of me. Ya know?

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