Ok my boyfriend has this habit where if I say something to him that he doesn’t feel warrants a response he either doesn’t reply (IM/text) or just sits there seemingly ignoring me (in person) although he’s told me he is actually listening when I call him on it.

And it’s not like I’m telling him stupid shit like “lol i just ate a candy bar lol” It is meaningful stuff like trying to make plans to get together. He makes me feel stupid for even trying to initiate conversation with him sometimes because I know that a good 25% of the time I won’t get any kind of response.

I’ve asked him several times now to just give SOME sort of response, otherwise I think an e-mail, a text, or whatever didn’t go through. The worst is when he does it in person, I can even ask him a question (something that requires a response) and he won’t.

>>4847240
Your boyfriend doesn’t seem to have any ill intent, he’s just falling into a trap that a lot of guys who aren’t especially experienced with the opposite sex (and some guys who are who just never learn) often fall into, which is to treat a conversation with a woman the same as they treat a conversation with a man.

Most of the time when men talk to each other, it’s nothing more than an exchange of meaningful information. This isn’t to say that female conversation isn’t meaningful, just that there are more aspects.

When women talk there’s a whole extra level of communication going on to do with how the other person responds with their tone, body language, etc. Your boyfriend probably doesn’t realise this and doesn’t see the response as necessary to the communication when he’s cure that all meaningful information has been conveyed.