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RunningParticipant
Dear Anita,
Your insights have been valuable and scary. You are right, that he is sometimes untruthful. You are also right in that he has Asperger’s tendencies. I am unclear if the lying comes from the Aspergers and him genuinely not understanding somethings or because he has a habit of bending the truth.
I also think that I am extremely critical and uncompassionate and that I need to work on this. I have been so aggressive on confronting him about his own shortcomings that I have turned into a monster, and pushed him away. I am working hard on myself, on being there, and on not turning him away. He says he will start learning non-violent communication. I love him and I want him to be here with me. And I want to have the gift of being there for him. I feel I am a failure and worthless.
Thank you again for your insights, it feels like a talking with a good friend somehow.
RunningParticipantDear Anitra,
Thank you for thinking about my post and responding. I feel awful thinking about him as a liar. It makes me feel really bad. I was hoping that insight would say that I needed to work on myself or something, not that my boyfriend is a liar. Do other people reading this agree with Anitra? I see your point about confronting a liar, too. Very difficult work. So what to do.
I do notice that sometimes he seems confused about what happened and his own motivations. He has a terrible time explaining himself, and if he does something inconsiderate, he seems to be completely and totally blocked when it comes to processing it, or self-reflecting. I never thought of that as lying though. On a separate point, I am obsessed with consistency and truthfulness and honesty, so it seems weird that he would want to be my boyfriend if he is a liar – because I think he knows that it would not work out.
Thank you again, I will need to think about this unfortunate read on my posting.
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