Why am I so nervous around my girlfriend?

You two have not both shown your vulnerable, embarrassing sides to each other. When two people are in a relationship, they generally let each other know about everything. That’s the great thing about being in a relationship! Two people can entrust each other with their most private thoughts and emotions without any judgment onto the other. You feel anxious likely because you and her have not done this yet. And if you both have done this, it’s likely there is still something you are hiding from her, or she is hiding from you. It might take time to do that. Also, you both may have not expressed your equal love for each other.

We would not really know the answer to that, but we can help you see where it might be coming from based on personal experience. So, when first dating my partner, I had some anxiety based around perfectionism. Even though, when we first got together, we made sure to be very honest about our mental health and goals for the future. Still i was nervous because I internalized the constant need to be perfect per other life experiences. One good example is my family. Even though my immediate family knew who I was as a person, their expectations still seemed to be based on what they wanted from me and part of that was their view of perfection. As ive gone on, gotten older and grown through the relationship, i was able to better recognize when this happens (i.e. allow myself to feel my feelings but observe what my body does during this time [flashbacks and feelings i had during that time/interaction]). It helped guide me why i was feeling this way and i talked to my significant other about it as well.

Well A possible reason for being nervous around your girlfriend is possibly you are not being 100 percent your true self. When in relationships, sometimes people tend to put their best version of themselves forward. They can try to make it seem as if they do not have flaws. This can make you nervous because it is like you are hiding a part of yourself and you are afraid what their reaction will be when they discover it. Try to be your true self- flaws and all. Remember they are a flawed human too. We all are. Another reason maybe is that maybe it's not even nerves, you're mistaking the feeling and it's actually butterflies and excitement, cheesy but super common.