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IIN boyfriend is a retard when it comes to communication
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Okay, so I know that is normal. A lot of guys are but in this case, it is insanely bad. Given today's example: I spent the night at his house and the next day he leaves to go to school. I look him in the eye and say "i'll talk with you after your classes are done" he says "i love you babe, i'll talk with you this afternoon" It's now after 6 and he has made no effort to contact me. It's like no matter how much I emphasize how important it is for him to contact me, it never sinks in. I feel like I could go a couple days before he'd even call up and say hello. Is this normal? we've been together for two years but it seems like when he's given a date or time to contact me, it just never happens.
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Most people, regardless of gender, are retards when it comes to communication.
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truth.
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I can give you a guy's perspective on this. If a girl says to me, "I'll talk to you after your classes" I take that to mean she's going to ring me. If she then doesn't ring me, I think she must be busy so I leave her to get on with what she's doing.

If, however, a girl asks, "Will you ring me this evening?" then I know that I'm supposed to ring and also what time I should ring.

I know women think we're being obtuse but we're often not. You just have to spell it out plainly. That's what we understand. I once got into an argument with somebody because she said that she knew what she meant, and so I must have known. But I really didn't know.
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@: dappled
This.

In my opinion, I would think that if communication was that important than I would be the one to initiate but I'm just a carrot.
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@: dappled
Thanks. I know there are times when I should spell it out more plainly but even when i do, he still doesn't get it. He'll call me back in 2 days or the evening or whenever it suits him. That was my only reason for this post.
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If he's still not doing it when it's plainly spelled out, then it's not a communication problem. It's a laziness problem or a lack of consideration problem.
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"I'll talk to you after classes"...So then call him after his class. "You" want to talk to "him", so "you" phone him.

The irony here is that you are the one that lacks communication skills.
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@: ItDuz
Haha, true.
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I don't have the desire to constantly contact the person I'm in a relationship with. I could comfortably go for several days without hearing from a girlfriend. The difficulty is when that comfort isn't mutual.

Perhaps you're more needy than him, and actually he's not responding to your 'emphasis on how important it is for him to contact you' because he doesn't feel the desire or need to? Maybe you require more attention or 'maintenance' than he does.
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That's truth. I don't feel I should or even want to call my bf. I could go 3 days. Because I'm secure with him...its. been 2 yrs and it's no longer urgent for me to call him after every fart anymore.
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You need to be clearer in what you want him to do. You never actually told him to call you, so you shouldnt be too upset when he doesnt. I don't subscribe to the "all men are idiots and nees everything spelled out for them" belief, but this is just poor communication on your part. Well, not poor per se, but if you really wanted him to call you, you should have said something.
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I guess I didn't make it clear enough. When I ask him to call me, he doesn't. That is the main issue, Whether I make it clear to him or not. Most of the time you can't get any clearer than "please call me tonight" I appreciate your input though guys, thanks.
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He's just not that into you.
or you should just call him yourself, guys aren't like girls, if we don't know what to talk about or have anything to tell you, we're not going to just call, if you have the things to say, you should call him.
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I'm the same way myself in person.
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Yo Fuk off
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Yes it's completely normal, I've been dating my girlfriend for about 5 years now and really I just rely on her to call.. Sure I call her too, but I'll easily go a few days without calling her when we aren't together.
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I've been in this situation before. Pretty much as dappled put it in his comment. Wording is important. I've been in situations PLENTY of times where I am asked to "call me tonight, ya?" then when I give them a text to ask if now is a good time to make the call, I don't get an answer.
Wat da hell lyke.
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There may be a reason why he always forgets. Calling someone is usually never high on a guy's priority list. He could easily have been distracted by something else.

By the way, Does he have an Xbox?

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But seriously, the way you stated it does make it seem like you'll be the one to call him.
If you wanted him to phone you, you should rather have said, "Please call me when your classes are over"
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I am female and this may sound mean, although only ment to be a point of view, but a phone works two ways. Guys seem to have a phobia when it comes to phones. I find if you want to talk to them you usually have to call them.
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Maybe you should call him!
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Like everyone has already said, why can't you be the one to call him?
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is 6 oclock dark where you are? if its light it is the afternoon but i agree with davesumba , anyhow something could have happened , why dont you ring?
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Usually guys, such as my self, will not attempt to make the call. I can almost guarantee that I will answer or call within moments of the missed call. I prefer for my girlfriend to call me constantly because I am a jealous guy. Some people find that annoying but I love when my girl calls because we can talk about anything even though she does most of the talking lol. I do not mind at all.
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Yeah... this really doesn't seem like something that should be made into a big deal to me. He forgot. It happens. Plus, you've got to admit that "I'll talk to you after class" and "I''ll talk to you this afternoon" are pretty vague statements where time is concerned. They don't imply much of a commitment.
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Thanks guys. I think from now on, i'll just forget about him calling me. Since i'm the one that values it so much I guess I should be the one to do it.
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