I know you love me, but you need to show you need me...

Philippines
November 24, 2010 9:30pm CST
Ouch! My fiancée just told me that not more than a moment ago...I told him that I do need him and he said if I did it doesn't show... I honestly think I show that I need him, he says I'm too independent...and insensitive? No, we're not fighting but I know I've hurt him in some way that I don't understand... How do I show I need him? or is he just overreacting?
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10 responses
• Canada
25 Nov 10
Have you asked him why he feels slighted or hurt? That may be a more constructive topic of conversation than him simply saying you don't show you need him... then leave you to figure it out. I would like to say he's over-reacting, but everyone is entitled to their feelings. For me, I don't think anyone should ever need another person. I WANT my boyfriend, and he wants me, but we certainly don't need each other. We got along just fine without each other before we met, and could do so again if we broke up. We just don't WANT to do without each other. It's our opinion that when someone needs you, it puts you in a position of control. And neither one of us wishes to have that kind of control over the other. Or be in such a position that you are so desperately needed by your partner. He and I have both been in said position. I was only 15 when a 20 year old man decided he needed me. It almost killed me. I needed to live on the streets in another province just to lose him. 20 years later, knowing I could kick his a$$ all over town, the thought of encountering him again still scares me. My bf once had someone that needed him. He wound up trapped by emotional blackmail within a relationship he no longer wanted. Hopefully your fiancée is confusing "showing you love me" with "showing you need me". BTW, there's no such thing as "too independent." Perhaps he's the needy insecure type? Maybe you just need to reassure him of how much you love him? Sometimes our independent ways can come off as cold and uncaring, and he and I need to reassure the other there's nothing wrong, that we still love each other, etc. But need each other? Never. Too dangerous.
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• Philippines
25 Nov 10
Hmmmn, excellent point! thanks, and I think your right that he might just need me to show him that I do love him, I admit I get too used to us beings close friends before that I still treat him like a pal most of the times...
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• Philippines
25 Nov 10
I just have to talk to him again to clarify what he really meant and what he really wants...GTG,) and wish me luck!!!
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• Canada
25 Nov 10
Lol, I treat my bf like a pal all the time. But I guess the difference is, he's ok with that.
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@celticeagle (167071)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Nov 10
I really think that people need to communicate more before comitting themselves to a relationship. They jump into something and then six months or a year later they feel unhappy because the person is not what they want at all. If they had spent some time talking to one another they may have realized the other person was not the person they needed or wanted after all. I think too that couples get into a runt and go through a time when they expect the other person to just understand what the problem is. Communication is the key.
• Philippines
25 Nov 10
hmmnn, okay guys...the issue has been resolved, and I feel guilty now for mentioning it here, but not really divulging the whole event, I'm afraid I painted a bad image of him when he really is divine, tsk3x... thanks for all your advice and opinions, we don't have any communication problem as it is but I had to wait for him to come and arrive at my place for we were only talking in the phone and he hung up, I tried to call back but he wasn't answering his phone that's why I thought he was mad but as it came to light a few moments ago, that he was just in a hurry to talk to me in person that he hung up and his phone was just in silent mode...It was just about our wedding details that I told my closest gal friend I decided on having and I forgot to mention to him... I guess it was my fault for blowing it out of proportions...thanks for your insightful opinions and sorry if I caused a ruckus...
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• Canada
25 Nov 10
I mostly agree with you, but I'd be a hypocrite if I completely agreed. My bf moved in with me two weeks after we started dating. In the beginning it was mostly a matter of convenience. We really enjoyed each others company, and didn't want to spend long periods apart. We totally jumped into this without much thought. However, and where I agree with you, we have outstanding communication. We never pull what her fiancée appears to be pulling... the old "I need more, but if you don't know what that is I'm not telling you." Lord, I hate that crap! We've always been able to talk. Even about the uncomfortable things. And I think that's where communication is most important. You can communicate all you want in the beginning, before much is at stake. But if you're too afraid (or unwilling) to communicate when your (or their) feelings are on the line, or because you're afraid of upsetting the person, or afraid of losing the relationship, then the relationship is lost anyway. I see this a lot. After the relationship gets serious, people clam up and are unwilling to talk about the uncomfortable things because they are too afraid of losing the person. Not realizing how much damage they are doing by not talking in the first place.
@celticeagle (167071)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Nov 10
No ruckus. Just my indepth real and honesty feelings on the subject. Glad it all turned out okay for you.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
25 Nov 10
Some people need to more than to just to hear the words to feel safe and secure in their relationship with you. They need the actions that follow through with the words spoken. There is something to be said for actions speaking louder than words.
@p3ks626 (6538)
• Philippines
25 Nov 10
I guess men have this certain thing in them that's always childish. As for things like that, they say that to women as if they are really there when they are needed. I think men are only good at saying those things when you are still having a boyfriend girlfriend relationship but after that no more.
@thaMARKER (2503)
• Philippines
25 Nov 10
hehehe.. i'm afraid that i agree to this. most men i met, they say they're just there if i need them but they're really not doing anything. i mean common.. if they really care, can they just do something or offer something (without me asking) aside from telling me they're there.. yeahh sure, you're there and am here. so what.. anyway, my post is way too far from the topic. sorry.. hehehehe..
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
25 Nov 10
It is useless to tell, but it is very important to feel how much you need someone or you love someone. We should be sincere, honest and faithful to what we are doing. Then the other parties will receive our message by showing how much he or she feel about it. As my advice, you don't have to show him but you have to let him feel how much you need him. ha! ha! ha! When a girl keep on saying she love me, I shall ask myself if I really feel that she is loving me or not. I shall never ask myself if I have heard it or not.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
25 Nov 10
Sometimes words are not enough. We really have to show our partner that we need him by asking for his opinion and seeking help when we find difficulties in life. When we try to keep mum of our problems and solve it on our own, he can sense that and would feel useless for not being able to help at all. Well i hope this information would help you although it's not enough but this is how i see it.
• Philippines
25 Nov 10
I ask for his opinion, well, maybe not most of the times...but I guess I have to learn to do this for I sure don't want him thinking that I don't need him...
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
25 Nov 10
I have no way of knowing if your fiancé is overreacting but I think that you are really fortunate to have a man who communicates how he is feeling and the fact that he is not having a need met; it’s not too often that men will open up like that. The best thing to do is to have a serious chat with him so he can explain to you what it is that he needs from you and you can do the same. Talking to each is a relationship saver, trust me!
@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
25 Nov 10
Hi, Being in love with someone is sound interesting and life is full of wonderful things happened on and off. Actually being in love is hard to express out in words,but through an action,we can see it. And by showing our cares, we know that we love each other and we need each other. You can show more concern to your life partner by buying him his favourite breakfast ,spent more time with him or you guys can go for short getaway holiday trip. The most important for relationship to get stable is a trust and mutual respect.
• Philippines
25 Nov 10
Hmmnn..your fiancee might or might not be overreacting. Examine yourself. Do you show him how much you love him and needed him? Does your actions tells what you say? If the answer is yes then maybe he's just being to sensitive. But sometimes, we say this and that but it doesn't show for real. If you love him, don't just say it. Do things to let him know. If you need him, show it. It's up to you what actions are you going to take to do that. You know more your fiancee than any of us here in mylot. In other words, make him happy and feel secured of your love to him. If you don't have the idea still, ask him what can you do to make him feel you really love him.
@xxj3ffxx (501)
• Australia
25 Nov 10
No.. he is not overreacting, he just want you to have your attention to him and think him as a reliable support and he will be always there for you when you need him. He only wants you to feel secure with him