I (M25) sincerely need an opinion if my girlfriend's (M26) reactions are normal

Spot on on the communication part. It's something I work on continuously. Considering I have never had a relationship and I'm not particularly close to my parents either (my friends know me infinitely better than my parents)... so I did not really clearly communicated what I feel and think with another close person, so this is something I need to work on.

I did bring some examples:

So, whenever there is a serious argument, her defences skyrocket to the point it's no longer "us" it's just me and her (is this normal? because I'm the type that even if I'm extremely angry with her, I'll still talk about "us" and let her touch me or give me a hug and such) and starts saying hurtful things that I know she doesn't mean but it's like trying to provoke me.

But is it normal that when I am angry with her, for her to start getting mad at me back because I'm angry at her and then she gets distant and just acts like she doesn't care? I mean why am I supposed to be the one to care (and try to get closer to her) when she's angry but she's not supposed to care (and getting distant) when I'm angry?

And the story with the meme was mostly for reference, because I think the reaction to such a stupid thing was completely blown out of proportions.

Especially since I explained to her that I was thinking of that past time and was not thinking of my answer (and of course that when you're in high school the hormones are boiling in you and you're attracted to literally anyone of the opposite sex...). So instead of getting so worked up, as if I said "yes, I look at hot women all day", she could have understood that I had a brain fart and not be so worked up and start a stupid fight.

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