Ever feel like your on a one way street.

United States
May 14, 2012 5:49pm CST
It seems like my bf does all the planing and i have to work what i want to do around what he wants. We never do anything on my terms its always on his. Like we see his family almost every single week. But when it comes to mine i have to let him know way ahead of time when i want to see them and sometimes i dont know what there doing. He will come home from work and be like come on were going here or there so i can never make plans because, he always does and if i wanna do somthing when were not doing anything we never do because, he worked all day and wants to rest but, yet if its something he plans and he worked we go do it. Why are men like this?
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@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
15 May 12
I had an ex-bf that was like that, if I wanted to do something.....I did it on my own, otherwise, it was his plans. Not all men are like that, but a lot are, they never stop to think, what she might want to do. And hate to say it, he will never change, so ya might think twice before marrying him (if you are thinking of that) because afterwards, it will be his family you spend holidays with, it will be 'his' vacations you go on, not yours!
• United States
15 May 12
Well I hope you are right for your sake, that 'he might change'. But, most people like that don't change just because they now have a wedding ring on, if anything, it just makes them 'more in charge' of everything. But, if it doesn't bother you 'enough' to be with someone else, then you might be happy with him.
• United States
15 May 12
Yeah, and i am hopeing to try and change him way before we ever get married.
• United States
15 May 12
Yeah, its already his family we spend holidays with. I want to be with him though it bothers me but, its not to the point that i would want to be with someone eles. I dont know i think he might change.
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• United States
14 May 12
You need to communicate with your bf that the way this part of your life is not panning out to how you would like. Leave it open to discussion in how you can better change this. Is your family further away from you than his? This may be a main reason why his family seems to be over more, than your own.
• United States
14 May 12
My dad and step mom is just as close as his parents. altho my mom is farther away. I know we need to talk about it but, i dont wanna make him mad and lately everytime i bring up something he thinks its about this one event about me going somewhere that means a lot to me with my family and they want him to go to but, he wont because he has a friends birthday party to go to. The friend of his is a little slow and that is why he is still haveing bday partys but, we have a baby shower sunday so his friend changed the day just so he could go and i feel bad about feeling bad that hes not going with me but, he said it would break his friend heart if he didnt go but, its breaking my heart that he wont go with me.
15 May 12
I am a man & I think personally as long as the man does what he wants to do it's okay; but when it comes to what a woman wants to do they seem to think what they have to do or wanna do is more important and don't feel as if they're getting in the way. And like doing their own thing. But this relationship though he needs to give his time to you understand you just as much as you do for him. Just my thoughts. :)
• United States
15 May 12
I understand what your saying but I give him the time he wants mostly he chooses to take me with him but, it's like pulling teeth to get him to do anything that I wanna do with him. But, I am gonna talk to him about it soon. It's just not a good time now. He's a great guy he really is and I know he needs time for what he wants but he gets way more then I do.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
1 Jun 12
Sorry to hear that you have these problems with your boyfriend. You should definitely talk to him about your feelings. He needs to know how you feel and that you would like to do certain things. Plan things that you want to do and go ahead and do them.
• United States
1 Jun 12
Yeah, i have actually talked to him since i made this discussion and we worked a lot of things out. He didnt really realize it was bugging me and he though because we did things together i was ok with it which i was i just wanted more my side of things to so, we talked it out and everything is going well.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
15 May 12
I don't think all men are like that. I think this is just his character. And it is better that you talk to him about what you notice with him. In fact you are lucky that you know his family and you can be with me. About him being with your family, well hopefully he will have some time as well to spend with them. HYou probably need to let him know what you feel.
• United States
15 May 12
Yeah, i am happy to see his family i just wish we could see mine more. I miss them alot and they really like him and want to see him as well.
@beenice2 (2967)
• Sackville, New Brunswick
15 May 12
Men are not all like this, it is because your don't care about you, should not stick around a guy that is only his me, myself and I. You will never be happy with him because he is trying to please his own self.
• United States
15 May 12
hes not like that though, and i am happy with him no matter what we do. theres times i just wish we did more things with my family or things i enjoy. we do things we both enjoy alot like fishing or horseshoes. the horseshoes is more his thing but, he got me throwing and i am really good the guys say i have some natral talent so now i throw to. But, anyway i am happy with him and he wants to make me happy i just dont think he realizes i wanna do things on my side too.
• India
15 May 12
hey baby all is with in your hands so you think correctly and take a proper decesion and do not put in your boy friends hand . actually boys had a self interest in their activities and they should not show interest in their household activities so its just a certain thing we cannot determine what it is and what he is going to to do . and the families are also different in their basic environment so we can't do anything else for that so it is better to continue in any of the interested field what we are and what is our wish and what we are doing and this is just enough to do any thing and we cannot else responsible to do something else for the both families
• United States
15 May 12
Yeah, thats sorta what some of my friend have told me.
@GemmaR (8517)
15 May 12
Sometimes I feel like this, because I am in a strange position in my life at this moment in time. I have just started working full time from home, but my partner is not supportive of this in the slightest, and will always interrupt me when I am trying to get some work done. I always say to him that I would not even think about doing this to him if he was working but he won't listen. He just has to get everything as he likes them all the time, and I will admit that I am starting to get a little bit fed up of it now, so I think that something is going to have to change very soon.
• United States
15 May 12
Aww, i hope everything works out for you, that would be hard to be botherd when you are working.
• Canada
15 May 12
Because they are nothing but self centered jerks! I had been on so many one way streets its not even funny, and therefore I gave up on men because of it, and have gone to female companions. Even so women are just as bad, so I either suck it up, like a buttercup, or be old, alone, and miserable. My 1 way streets where always, I would fall in love, and they would never feel the same about me. It was always about them. Incapable of showing emotions I guess...
• United States
15 May 12
Well, i am sorry for your expericies but, they are not all bad and other then this me and my boyfriend have a great relationship.
• United States
15 May 12
It sounds to me like you may want to have a sit down with you BF. A relationship is an important thing to have as a two way street. Communication is very important and should be taken seriously. I like to think that I communicate well with the woman I love and I hope she knows that she can tell me anything she needs to or wants to. I work my schedule around to best suit her needs because she is important to me not because she wants me to or anything like that. She means a lot to me so I go out of my way to make sure she is happy because her just being around me is enough to keep me happy. Plus it helps that I find her as one of the most attractive women I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I just hope she see's that all I do for her is because it is a reflection of my love and dedication to her and us as a whole. So keep in mind that not all men are a one way street. You may just need to sit him down and tell him how you feel. I wish you the best.:)
• United States
15 May 12
Thats so sweet that you do that for her. I do need to have a talk with him its not a good time right now but, maybe after the weekend is over we will talk.