Can I make my boyfriend more caring?

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  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    I feel like there's a bareback comment in here somewhere...
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    If you feel like you need to change the person you are with then you are not with the right person.

    Sage advice from a horse

    Horses know much more than we tend to give them credit for. They are very sensitive animals.

    How sensitive?

    Do they cry at couple movies?

    Do not let them watch the notebook, bad idea

    Maggie is more of a RomCom kinda girl. She likes "over he dead body" the best, lots of laughs
  • 2011rocket3touring
    2011rocket3touring Posts: 1,346 Member
    Can you make your boyfriend more caring?
    Short answer: no.
    Long answer: absolutely not.
  • TravisJHunt
    TravisJHunt Posts: 533 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Q: Can I make my boyfriend more caring?

    A: No.
    ^ This.

    You can't make a guy anything but a sandwich. And you're not going to be able to change him until he's old enough to need diapers.

    If what you want is something not super serious, with someone whose definition of loving you includes needing to be told when to care about something important to you, you're set. If not, you're not going to get what you do want from this guy.

    But if she made my a sandwich I might care more!
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    i agree @ACanadian22
    idk if he is or isn't. but i'm not very verbal with my caring. and very forgetful. i don't communicate very well but it doesn't mean my actions aren't caring. i don't say it, i do it.
  • Pour_Decisions
    Pour_Decisions Posts: 1,053 Member
    Who says he isn't caring? Maybe he does care. Just because you don't mention something doesn't mean you don't care. When people tell me something personal like that(especially if it makes them upset), I let them bring it up. And no.....You not only can't change someone....You should take them as is!

    I agree with this and disagree with everyone automatically judging him as being an uncaring jerk. Everyone is different and shows feelings in different ways. If you love each other like you say, don't try to change him. No one is perfect.
  • nooshi713
    nooshi713 Posts: 4,877 Member
    No. Hes toast.
  • elsie6hickman
    elsie6hickman Posts: 3,864 Member
    You can't change anyone. All you can do is tell him what bothers you and hope that he will be receptive and change. If he doesn't change, you will have to decide how much it bothers you and take actions from there.
  • beachgal0626
    beachgal0626 Posts: 1,912 Member
    Simple answer : no

    i agree with all the posters who said not super serious =/= love

    But

    I think that input is a bit irrelevant.

    Regardless if you love someone or not, if you know someone that is ill, or who has family that is ill , if you remotely care you will ask how they r doing.

    Great example is here on mfp. People on my feed write about pains and problems all the time. People on the community follow up every day, wishing they get better and checking up on them. It doesnt mean they love them, it just means they are decent people who care.

    Very well said.
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  • HollaDeckGirl
    HollaDeckGirl Posts: 40 Member
    You better nope right on outta there.