I’ve been dating this amazing women for a few months then recently got into a relationship a few weeks ago, but she’s more sensitive than I am. I’m more laid back and don’t let things bother me and love dark offensive humor for shock value…she’s the opposite doesn’t like certain things said and say gets offended if I jokingly flip off (which I do to people I’m close to as a sogn of ironic love) for example. However our core beliefs like politics, religion, and personalities align for most part.

I’m not sure if this type of incompatibility is bad though and worried things might not last or how I can keep it. She did say she’s fine with me still being my full self around others I’m friends with just not her. Am I walking on egg shells?

  • Fei@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    This might be a question you’ll need to sit and ask yourself 🩷 I’m similar to her - I don’t enjoy people cursing, being vulgur, or being loud around me. It makes me incredibly uncomfortable. A few years ago I opened up to my friends about my feelings - they chose to understand and respect my feelings and those behaviors stopped around me. We all care for each other and accommodating the things we’re sensitive to is one of the ways that we show our love to each other.

    At different times I’ve thanked them for making those adjustments around me and most of them were thankful I felt comfortable enough to express myself. One of two also mentioned that they learned a bit more about themselves and reflected on why they behaved in certain ways. They shared that cursing, being apathetic, and dark humor were behaviors they picked up when they were growing up to fit in, but they didn’t actually align with the people they wanted to be.

    I feel like as long as you’re both comfortable communicating you can most likely work through this; maybe reflect on why you act a certain way - what reactions are you attempting to pull from people, and then try to find ways to get those reactions from her in a way that connects with her 🩷

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    8 days ago

    If you’re gonna have a relationship, that means making some effort to make each other feel comfortable. Giving up on being vulgar is not a huge sacrifice - if anything it might be good to learn to make do without vulgarisms, as it tends ds to be an easy way out rather than very valuable interaction.

    If it feels like too much of a sacrifice for you then that’s probably a bad sign for the relationship. You need to be willing to make an effort, and she needs to feel both comfortable and heard around you.

    Give it a shot I’d say. In either case there’s no relationship without making an effort. :)