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What can I do?
Replies: 6Last Post Jan. 9, 2007 3:14pm by Riddle Me That
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Me and my girlfriend I like to think are very open with each other. We both say there isn't really anything we couldn't tell each other and we know we can come to the other one for help or just to talk to about a problem. Although I'm a very open person, she isn't. She's an independent girl, she said when we first got together it scared her how much she needed me. Whenever she has problems she's the kind of person to figure them out by herself, and not ask or tell anyone else.

I knew something was wrong with her, and I've asked her what it was. She said she's just dealing with to much at the moment. I've told her I'm there for her and she can tell me anything, and I'd talk to her for as long as possible just to make her feel a little bit better. She says she knows this but she finds it hard just to let go, of her independent thinking I assume.

She wants help I know, she just has to let me help her. There must be something I can do to help her? It's hurting me to know she's down and I have no control over it. Any suggestions?

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Sadly it's one of those situations where you just have to wait until she's ready to 'let go' and tell you everything. I'm the same way. I can't just tell people my problems. Even my closest friends.

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That's like my fiancee and I except in my case it's the other way around. I'm the independant one. I find that if people just leave me alone eventually I'll feel like I'm  ready to open up. She seems to just need time to think... then she'll talk.

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i was guna help then ur thing sais your bi so my only advise is get a guy

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Well, this is definately a problem.

Seeing as how she can only open up to you on her own terms and when she is prepared to makes it quite of a challenge because she it seems she is finding it difficult to regardless of what she wants.

It's of my personally opinion that she is closed up like this because of some past trama. Maybe if you'd like to get more indepth about it talk to her about why she is independant and what got her to have this attitude towards life and so on.

I'm suggesting here that maybe the way to open her up is not to pry at the problem that she is not telling you, but talk to her about that unwillinglyness in the first place, since that is most likely the underlying problem in this anyways. It will most likely be a very uncomfortable subject for her but I hope she'll be able to explain it to you.

Just to tell you, I'm much the same way as your girlfriend in some aspects and yes I have problems that I'm not willing to tell anyone. But sometimes I'd really like someone I could trust to psychoanalyze me kind of deal, get to the roots of this and so on. So maybe she is that same way.

Good luck.

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i have the same problem opening up to my bf...i know hes there for me but before him i was so used to being on my own i've just gotten used to it now. i think he doesn't like it sometimes but i know that if i'm having a rough time just being in his arms with him holding me sometimes helps :)

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She'll open up to you when she's ready. Right now she's probably feeling insecure, and needs her space. All you can do right now is be there for her, and when she's ready, you won't be too far. Hope it goes well.

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