Devikas asks: Me and my boyfriend have been in a relationship for more than an year now. He says he is insecure that he doesn’t deserve me. I have tried to make him understand that he does, and he tries to understand, but still that thing is stuck in his head. One thing that we both are sure about is that we love each other. What should I do to make him understand that he deserves me?

Published July 24, 2018 | By
Devikas asks: Me and my boyfriend have been in a relationship for more than an year now. He says he is insecure that he doesn’t deserve me. I have tried to make him understand that he does, and he tries to understand, but still that thing is stuck in his head. One thing that we both are sure about is that we love each other. What should I do to make him understand that he deserves me?
Hi Devikas –     I’m kind of torn by how to feel about this.  On one hand, how sad that he feels so undeserving.  But on the other, how sweet that he feels you’re so far above him!   Shame is a very normal human quality – the belief ... read more
Published on 2018-07-24