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solendril
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Ok, here's the deal, I really hope someone can give me some good advice.
First, I consider myself to be a really "nice" guy, I really go out of my way to make my girlfriend feel appreciated and loved, and our relationship is a very serious one after 1 and a half years of dating. But recently I've been feeling a little unfullfilled. Frankly, I need emotional support and attachment, and my girlfriend, who tends toward the more jock/tomboy type, doesn't really measure up. Sometimes I honestly feel like the "woman" in the relationship. But this tends to annoy me, because I don't FEEL feminine, I'm definatly straight. Rather, I feel mature and sensitive, I honestly want to build a long-term relationship.
So recently my girlfriend told me that she wishes I was more masculine, which is interesting because I think that she should be more feminine...I like it when she's needy. What should I do? I don't really know how to ACT masculine, because I already feel that I am, even if I don't live up to a sterotype. It's not natural for me to be physically strong or aggressive or any of those other "masculine" sterotypes. Have I become too much of a puppy? How can I be more masculine without faking it? I don't want to order her around or start benching at the gym, because that's not who I really am. What do I do to make her feel "feminine" and restore the balance to our relationship. Am I just too needy?
What bothers me about this is that I feel that if I'm acting masculine when what I really want is deep emotional stability, then that isn't a solution either. What the heck am I gonna do? I'm really hoping for a good fix, because we are very much in love, even if some of our traits don't mesh exceptionally well.
Thanks,
First, I consider myself to be a really "nice" guy, I really go out of my way to make my girlfriend feel appreciated and loved, and our relationship is a very serious one after 1 and a half years of dating. But recently I've been feeling a little unfullfilled. Frankly, I need emotional support and attachment, and my girlfriend, who tends toward the more jock/tomboy type, doesn't really measure up. Sometimes I honestly feel like the "woman" in the relationship. But this tends to annoy me, because I don't FEEL feminine, I'm definatly straight. Rather, I feel mature and sensitive, I honestly want to build a long-term relationship.
So recently my girlfriend told me that she wishes I was more masculine, which is interesting because I think that she should be more feminine...I like it when she's needy. What should I do? I don't really know how to ACT masculine, because I already feel that I am, even if I don't live up to a sterotype. It's not natural for me to be physically strong or aggressive or any of those other "masculine" sterotypes. Have I become too much of a puppy? How can I be more masculine without faking it? I don't want to order her around or start benching at the gym, because that's not who I really am. What do I do to make her feel "feminine" and restore the balance to our relationship. Am I just too needy?
What bothers me about this is that I feel that if I'm acting masculine when what I really want is deep emotional stability, then that isn't a solution either. What the heck am I gonna do? I'm really hoping for a good fix, because we are very much in love, even if some of our traits don't mesh exceptionally well.
Thanks,