How to deal with a sensitive guy...

[mizanchan]

Hello all. This is my first post in here, though I'm sure a number of you have seen me poke my nose in and offer input on other entries. This isn't really anything dire or serious, but something that tends to pop up every now and then in my relationship that I'd appreciate input on

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[xx_lovesick_xx]

I dated a sensitive guy. I was miserable. I couldn't adjust, I left. He is a pisces, it's his nature.

[girlie_glamour]

"He is a pisces, it's his nature" omg LOL! nice reasoning :P

[nz_taniwha]

I think as long as he knows how you feel, how you might react to things he does or says, then you could find a way to work through things. Both feeling like you have trod on the other person's shoes is not a fun thing - so communication, communication, communication. (Essential for LDR's anyway - I'm in one, I can sympathise.) Acknowledge your differences and hopefully you can work with them and his sensitivity can be a blessing, not a curse!

[___showerscene]

this actually sounds very similar to what happened to my boyfriend and i. only i am the sensitive one. finally one night he snapped and let it all out at once, saying he didn't know what to say to me anymore because i take everything the wrong way and i always see everything negatively. we had a big blow out and i cried a whole lot. he is totally right though, and i am really happy that fight happened because i have gotten a lot better with everything. just talk to your guy and let him know that when you say things they are never meant to hurt him and he shouldn't take things badly all the time. good luck!

[nosmokegirl]

my boyfriend and i were having a lot of problems. we decided if we just tried to keep in mind that neither of us INTENTIONALLY hurt the other, things might be easier.

it was so helpful to refer back to, because whenever we see the other one getting upset, we can go back and say "look, you know that i never intentianlly hurt you" and it reminds us of this big long conversation that ended with the above rule. so it allows us to take a step back and say "ok, then say it differently" and we go over it again.