I (26M) and GF (28F) have been together for 3 years and overall our relationship is pretty good except for when I paint my nails.
I will paint my nails from time to time, sometimes for looks and sometimes to combat my bad habit of picking at my nails. Every time I do this my GF will refuse to hold my hand, let me touch her, and withhold sex until the nail polish is gone. She remains mad for the time the polish is on and will be very rude towards me.
This has led me to feel like she doesn’t love me for me and cares more about my looks.
TLDR: What do I do about a GF who becomes cold towards me when I paint my nails?
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Does she generally have rigid ideas about binary gender roles and gender expression?
She sounds like a thin skinned homophobic pos and you should break up with her.
Edit: I asked my bf what he would do if I treated him like that and that’s what he said
Find a better girlfriend.
Painting nails is culturally femanine. Don’t act surprised when this is a turn off for many women, like how armpit hair is a turn off for many men. There’s nothing inherently wrong with either, but don’t act obtuse about it.