My boyfriend and I have been together for almost two years. We lived and dated in the same city for about a year and a half. Then last September, he moved to Europe for a temporary job assignment. We've been making it work. In addition to him coming here for business trips three to four times a year, I can go there once a year. Plus, we communicate throughout the day.
He is currently visiting. This is his second visit since moving seven months ago.
In general, I find him to be a great boyfriend. We click in terms of tastes and humor and beliefs and all that. And we are insanely physically attracted to one another. I think the distance has made us stronger and we're more in tune to each others' feelings since we talk so frequently.
However, the issue we can't seem to improve is: he is somewhat bad with his time management. When we're together (even before he moved), he would make plans to meet with me, but then run late without keeping me updated on what's going on, letting me know if we should just cancel, etc. This happens sometimes, not all the time. Sometimes, he's good at following through on plans.
We trust each other, and I know he's not shady. He's not hiding anything. He's just bad with time and organization. There are instances, like this past Thursday, where he would say 'I'm going out with friends and let's meet later'. I agreed and texted him to let me know when he's done so I can get ready. He let hours pass without updating me. I didn't want to bother him. I wanted him to have time with his friends, so I didn't check in.
I was waiting at work, and decided to eat out nearby. Coming out of the restaurant, I fell and gashed my knee. Frustrated and in pain, I finally called him, but I let my anger over him not keeping me updated on our plans coming through. I didn't tell him about my knee. I ended up hanging up on him and going home.
We met the next day, face to face. We fought. He was angry, thinking I wouldn't be angry if I had just texted him. But as I said, I didn't want to bother him. Plus, i thought since he was the one who initiated the plan, he should follow up. I'm angry because he left me to wait for hours, leaving our plans up in the air. I left, storming off.
We've fought about this before (even before we were in an LDR). We would get so heated that he'd say it's over (his way of saying he needs space), but we'd always get back together... always after a few days.
Now, it's been almost three days, I haven't heard from him. I've texted to see how he is, but he has been completely silent. This has got me concerned because in our past fights, like I said, he'd say we're over out of frustration, but we'd always start speaking after a day or two. This time, although he didn't verbalize that we were breaking up as he did in previous fights, he has been completely silent.
As I said, he can be this great and really caring, really affectionate and attentive guy, but when we fight, he tends to forget about all the reasons why he has been all those good qualities. It's mind boggling. That's the way he fights and deals with stress. We don't really fight about other things.
What is he thinking? Is he breaking up for real? I like to have faith that he won't let everything we've been through, everything we are, go down the drain for a fight like this. He's got about a week and a half left in the visit. The silence is killing me. We're losing precious time we could be spending together! Any advice?!
[side note: He has been extraordinarily supportive these last few weeks--literally my rock. I have been having a trying time and quite anxious because my contract ends in five months and I have not been able to secure another job after so many attempts. My best friend is also moving to NYC for his dream job. So that leaves me alone in the city (my family's in Florida). He won't throw in the towel now, will he?]
He is currently visiting. This is his second visit since moving seven months ago.
In general, I find him to be a great boyfriend. We click in terms of tastes and humor and beliefs and all that. And we are insanely physically attracted to one another. I think the distance has made us stronger and we're more in tune to each others' feelings since we talk so frequently.
However, the issue we can't seem to improve is: he is somewhat bad with his time management. When we're together (even before he moved), he would make plans to meet with me, but then run late without keeping me updated on what's going on, letting me know if we should just cancel, etc. This happens sometimes, not all the time. Sometimes, he's good at following through on plans.
We trust each other, and I know he's not shady. He's not hiding anything. He's just bad with time and organization. There are instances, like this past Thursday, where he would say 'I'm going out with friends and let's meet later'. I agreed and texted him to let me know when he's done so I can get ready. He let hours pass without updating me. I didn't want to bother him. I wanted him to have time with his friends, so I didn't check in.
I was waiting at work, and decided to eat out nearby. Coming out of the restaurant, I fell and gashed my knee. Frustrated and in pain, I finally called him, but I let my anger over him not keeping me updated on our plans coming through. I didn't tell him about my knee. I ended up hanging up on him and going home.
We met the next day, face to face. We fought. He was angry, thinking I wouldn't be angry if I had just texted him. But as I said, I didn't want to bother him. Plus, i thought since he was the one who initiated the plan, he should follow up. I'm angry because he left me to wait for hours, leaving our plans up in the air. I left, storming off.
We've fought about this before (even before we were in an LDR). We would get so heated that he'd say it's over (his way of saying he needs space), but we'd always get back together... always after a few days.
Now, it's been almost three days, I haven't heard from him. I've texted to see how he is, but he has been completely silent. This has got me concerned because in our past fights, like I said, he'd say we're over out of frustration, but we'd always start speaking after a day or two. This time, although he didn't verbalize that we were breaking up as he did in previous fights, he has been completely silent.
As I said, he can be this great and really caring, really affectionate and attentive guy, but when we fight, he tends to forget about all the reasons why he has been all those good qualities. It's mind boggling. That's the way he fights and deals with stress. We don't really fight about other things.
What is he thinking? Is he breaking up for real? I like to have faith that he won't let everything we've been through, everything we are, go down the drain for a fight like this. He's got about a week and a half left in the visit. The silence is killing me. We're losing precious time we could be spending together! Any advice?!
[side note: He has been extraordinarily supportive these last few weeks--literally my rock. I have been having a trying time and quite anxious because my contract ends in five months and I have not been able to secure another job after so many attempts. My best friend is also moving to NYC for his dream job. So that leaves me alone in the city (my family's in Florida). He won't throw in the towel now, will he?]
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