Dating as a teenager
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:56 pm
I'm starting to worry that I don't feel the way I should about my boyfriend. He's a great guy, but sometimes I find myself dreading spending time with him even though I thought I felt the same way about him as he does about me. We're both really introverted, but it's obvious that he really looks forward to seeing me in a way that I don't. I feel like I should be more happy that I'm with him. I'm sixteen, and he's my first boyfriend, and logically, I know that this is a great thing, but it just don't feel that way. Before he asked me out, there was a lot of tension between us as neither knew how to act on our feelings, but I was excited at the possibility of something happening, and I thought I felt the same way about him. Now, I feel almost like I have all the control and I'm going to end up hurting him if I can't reciprocate. On top of everything, we go to a very small boarding school, and whatever happens, we will inevitably see each other everyday, and everyone will know if it ends badly. I knew dating in that sort of community was a bad idea, but I was so excited that he was even interested. If at some point I realize that I only liked the idea of him, and not the person, I don't know what I would do. I'm sorry this is so jumbled, but I have a lot to sort through and I really need advice.