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My boyfriend or girlfriend is embarrassed of me. What should I do?

Profile: Heartie
Heartie on Apr 13, 2017
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Ask yourself if this person is accepting you for who you are. In our society, it's not nice being judged by anyone, but for your partner to feel embarrassment about you, well that's just an undesirable feeling you shouldn't have to put up with. Your partner should support you and embrace who you are.
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Profile: Emily619
Emily619 on May 4, 2017
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When someone is embarrassed of you, that can definitely be rough! Although I don't have personal experience with this, asking them why they're embarrassed of you can help, and ask if you can change that. Remember, don't change yourself too much just for someone else
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 7, 2017
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Ask them about how they feel. You'd never really know how someone feels unless you have some kind of clarification.
Profile: gracefulPalm90
gracefulPalm90 on May 8, 2017
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Great question! sometimes we all do things to embarrass someone on purpose or by accident. Depending on what the embarrassment is about use this to make the best decision for yourself. Is your partner embarrassed of the way you look? people that love us will not put this kind of shame on us. With love we develop respect and care for another persons feelings. Is your partner embarrassed because you are not able to do something someone else does? well then, we are all different and can only do what we "can" do. No one has a right to make you feel bad and if this continues i strongly encourage you to seek new companionship.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 20, 2017
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If your boyfriend/girlfriend is embarrassed of you, they clearly don't appreciate YOU as a person. If they were truly in love with you then they would want to tell everyone you were an item. Consider you options. Maybe they just need time to realise the problem and sort it out. I'd advise you to take a break from each other, if they really care, they'll fight to get you back and tell everyone that they are doing so. Also, I'd talk to them about the problem, maybe there's a reason for their decisions. Think about how they must be feeling.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 21, 2017
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First, know that you are nothing to be embarrassed about. If he/she really thought you are embarrassing, he/she would've already dumped you. I don't know much about this person, but from my experience it's just a cool act. However, this isn't okay. You shouldn't be the on being degraded for whatever he/she's doing, you don't deserve it. Even though it's hard, confront him. And if he doesn't change, you'll find someone who will treat you like a human being.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 22, 2017
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This is unacceptable if you are to be in a happy relationship. It is their embarrassment, not yours, and therefore their responsibility. It's also an emotion that comes from a place of worry about what other people might think, and that also is more about your partner. Do talk about it and find out where this is coming from. I've sometimes been embarrassed of what my wife does in public - she simply doesn't care what other people think and will laugh really loudly and say outrageous things. Since I'm rather quiet and am usually shy and embarrassed when I get too loud, it makes me uncomfortable when other people are. However, this is my problem, not my wife's. It's mine to change and think about. Good luck!
Profile: IsaBunnisses
IsaBunnisses on Jun 4, 2017
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I think that you should talk to them about it. Miscommunication is a huge factor of breaking up relationships with even the closest of friends, so that should be avoided at all costs. Tell them how you feel, and just talk about the situation privately for a while. If after this they haven't changed in the slightest, maybe that person just isn't the right partner for you.
Profile: wonderousJoy92
wonderousJoy92 on Jun 11, 2017
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Talk to your partner, see if you can understand what the reason is behind it. Communicate with each other. Try to understand your partners side of things.
Profile: OneStepFromTheSun
OneStepFromTheSun on Jul 1, 2017
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Confront them about it. Ask what it is they are embarrassed of and ask what you can do about it. If it is something out of your control, you can explain to them exactly what the problem is. If you talk to them about it, they are likely to want to help you
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