Ask Women on Yik Yak | Anyone else feel like the more you need your boyfriend, the more he pulls away? I don’t know how to be okay on my own, and it hurts.

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Anyone else feel like the more you need your boyfriend, the more he pulls away? I don’t know how to be okay on my own, and it hurts.

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Anonymous 11w

Yes. Your first step should be learning how to be okay on your own. Needing a partner to be okay is a slippery slope into codependency which isn’t healthy. Learn how to feel safe on your own, learn emotional regulation, and how to give and take space.

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Anonymous 11w

i'm probably not telling you anything new, but that's definitely not a sign of a good partner...

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forget_me_not 11w

Yeah, I’m aware I’m going down that path, unfortunately. I don’t really know how to self-regulate or where to start. It’s just felt easier to lean on him, even when I know it’s not helping in the long run

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