bellapaws wrote:im not sure where else to post this but id really appreciate advice or anything im stressed and upset over this.
generally my entire life, and im a young adult now, ive not once ever had a crush. ive dated people but never really thought about them romantically until it was revealed they were interested in me. my last relationship (it was a serious one but recently ended) was the same way, but i knew they were interested in me before they told me soni ended up growing feelings for them before we dated. i dont know why i dont experience crushes? ive never fantasized about dating anyone or getting butterflies or flustered. ive generally just been ignoring it because i didnt think it mattered as i WAS in a serious relationship, but since its over the fear of being alone is coming back and i really dont like missing out on this part of life too. i know this isnt a normal thing and its only enforcing my fear of ending up alone.
i dont know if anyone else is like this? or if my brain really is broken? i dont know, but id really like some advice or anything that could help or explain this.
it can be through here or pm, i dont mind which.
You're not broken at all! Believe me, for the longest time, I would listen to my friends talk about their crushes and just couldn't relate -- I am dating someone at the moment, but he's essentially the first person I
ever had strong feelings for, and those feelings developed over time. I don't develop feelings for people out of nowhere, and some of my friends back in middle school even admitted they were "boy-crazy" it just felt so foreign to me even going onto high school and afterwards.
I think you're just one of those people who develops feelings over time -- you're not one who develops feelings on a whim or fantasizes about dating someone. Plenty of people are the same way, and all it means is that eventually the right person might come along and you'll have those feelings. I'm sorry to hear a serious relationship of yours ended, but if anything, it's proof that you
can develop feelings for someone, you have the capacity.
And even if you truly were not interested in anyone at
all, you could be aromantic/asexual and there's a lot of people who are! However, this doesn't seem to me to be your situation.
FireWolf52 wrote:Ok so I’d like some advice from a non bias party. I have a boyfriend, and he loves me, or at least he says he does, and I like him, but I don’t think I trust him enough to say that I love him. Should I break up with him because I know trust is important...
I'm not quite sure this is a trust issue...? In a relationship, you don't have to immediately feel as if you're in love. If you enjoy spending time with him and enjoy him as a person, you don't *have* to say you love him. Sometimes, it's implied without using words! But no, I don't think it's a reason to break up with him unless he violates your trust.
I would give it time. I'm guessing it's a fairly new relationship - focus on getting to know each other first.
If it helps... I've never told my boyfriend "I love you" but I'm also not a person who shows love with my words.