I’ve (26) been dating a guy (27) for about a month now. Things are going well, but I’m hesitant to move forward because I’m finding glaring compatibility issues.
- His teeth are a major concern. He’s missing quite a few teeth and has decaying tooth and/or teerh that cause severe bad breath, especially after meals. I’ve spoken to him about this issue, asking if he’s been to the dentist. He explained that his poor dental hygiene stems from his mother’s neglect during his childhood. While I understand the circumstances, it’s a turn-off, especially since he’s quite fond of kissing.
I allowed him to perform oral on me. My pH balance was severely thrown off, and it took about a week for my vagina to recover and stop producing discharge and an a odd smell.
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He’s very affectionate, but there are times when his constant need to touch and kiss is overwhelming. While I can appreciate the desire to cuddle while watching a show, I don’t want to cuddle throughout the entire series. Similarly, I’m not a fan of cuddling when we’re going to sleep. If we start cuddling and then eventually move apart in bed, that’s fine for me, but I’m uncomfortable having his hands and body on me throughout the night. I get hot quickly, and it’s simply uncomfortable.
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He’s become too attentive? Every time I shift my position or do something, he asks, “What’s up, baby?” Initially, it was tolerable, but now it’s quite annoying. It happens every time I move, even a mere inch.
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How he dresses. His clothes are quite worn out. When we go out, I make an effort in my appearance, while he shows up with a plain white T-shirt, basketball shorts, and old, worn-out shoes. (Basketball shorts are acceptable in the current heat, but he lacks variety in his wardrobe.) We decided to go clothes shopping together so he can have more suitable clothing options. He seems open to changing his style, but I’m afraid that he may just be going along with it…
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I believe he lacks confidence. We, as individuals, often lack confidence in certain aspects of our lives. However, I would like him to be more self-assured and assertive about his desires, rather than simply following my lead. I understand that he appreciates me, but I don’t want him to be a people-pleaser. For instance, we visited a rather unpleasant taco shop. I was aware of the poor quality of the food, so I asked him if he enjoyed it. He responded positively, claiming that it was good. However, it wasn’t until later that he admitted that it was quite unpleasant, and that was only after I had mentioned it. His rationale was that he didn’t like wasting food.
I love when we go out and have fun together. I feel like he’s truly letting loose and being himself. However, most of the time, I feel like he’s just regurgitating things I’ve already said to him, or performing in a sense? Idk what to do. I feel like there’s so many things that I will get irritated with. I understand I’m not perfect either. I don’t want to lose him, but I don’t I want to think negatively of him either if that’s truly who he is.
Tl;dr summary I need help on understanding of what I should do when finding a potential mate of everything you want, but you’re finding flaws in everything.
Comments
Do you want a partner or a project? Just break up with him.
When you are into someone the flaws won’t really bother you, and you learn to appreciate them. If you can’t see past it then you might not be compatible
You don’t seem into him. You don’t seem to like much about him at all.
Go find someone whose ‘flaws’ you aren’t obsessing over at 1 month in. He would be devastated to know that you think about him this way. This isn’t fair to him.
It’s only been a month and you already have a full list of things you don’t like about him. Just break up already.
I dunno, I married a man who didn’t have flaws I fixated on. When you’re compatible with someone you generally won’t be able to assemble a long list of things you don’t like about them only a month into dating them.