> showing him he's worth it to me. it's insane how rare it is to find someone who is willing to make you feel this way as a man. more than likely he wants to pour into his work and take care of his ma, as an anon previously said, because he values taking care of people over his own personal satisfaction. if he's reliable and dependable in that regard that should already throw him to the top of the "guys you could be with" list. a lot of us struggle to understand that women have emotional needs that can't be ignored because we have off switches for that shit. it's how we get through those 80+ hour workweeks. we shut the pipes, come home, drink/smoke/space out and then go to bed and do it all over again without registering how fucking awful we feel. i suggest praying about it. hopefully he'll grit and bear with the bad times and then be able to share some more sensitivity and such with you when things get better. just try not to burst the pipes. if he's got work and his mom bearing down on him the last thing he needs is an extra source of stress. be a source of relief and comfort and he'll seek you out rather than you having to chase him. take care, i'll pray for the both of you.
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