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At the end of June I'm moving in with my current boyfriend. He's amazing and wonderful and I love him to bits. It makes me sad, however, that the ONLY thing that is bothering me about moving in with him is my acne. It's gotten bad again for no apparent reason and I've really been struggling with it. I've been embarrassed enough being around him when it gets real ugly, but at least I could come home, take off the make-up and try and battle it in private...try to heal some of it before the next time I saw him. Now, he'll be there 24/7 and have to see it at it's worst & me without makeup and they'll be nowhere I can "hide". I know he loves me for who I am and still thinks I"m pretty, and I do my best to remind myself of that...but on the inside it still is terrifying me, and just plain makes me sad. I know this may seem a small problem to the people that feel like b/c of their acne they can't even GET a gf/bf....but sometimes I think dealing with acne while having a significant other can be just as hard. As accepting as my bf may be, it still hurts ME on the inside that he has to see me like this and nothing he can say will ever make me less embarrassed about it. After all these years (been dealing with it for ten years, and I'm 27 now) I think my scars may be deeper on the inside than the outside...and I have plenty on the outside.
Anyone else ever feel this way when it comes to a boyfriend or girlfriend?
yup, had the same thing when i moved in with my boyfriend. it really stressed me out and made me sad, even when he said he did not care about my skin, i kept thinking why does he like me? actually, the fact i was sad and paranoid affected the relationship a lot more than acne. once i relaxed though, it was clear that he actually did not give a damn about my skin.
how long have you been with him? does he ever see you with no makeup? do you talk about your skin problems with him?
maybe you need a little more time before you guys move in 2gether.
yup, had the same thing when i moved in with my boyfriend. it really stressed me out and made me sad, even when he said he did not care about my skin, i kept thinking why does he like me? actually, the fact i was sad and paranoid affected the relationship a lot more than acne. once i relaxed though, it was clear that he actually did not give a damn about my skin.how long have you been with him? does he ever see you with no makeup? do you talk about your skin problems with him?
maybe you need a little more time before you guys move in 2gether.
Thanks for relating scooby - I knew most people would call me crazy but it was nice to hear that another gal had some of the same fears as me! We've been together 8 months, but my acne has only really been bad for the last two months or so, which is probably why I've been so worried about it recently. I'll do my best to try and relax about it, like you said, and hopefully after a few months of living together if it's obvious that it still doesn't bother him, then I'll be able to let it not worry me anymore.
yup, had the same thing when i moved in with my boyfriend. it really stressed me out and made me sad, even when he said he did not care about my skin, i kept thinking why does he like me? actually, the fact i was sad and paranoid affected the relationship a lot more than acne. once i relaxed though, it was clear that he actually did not give a damn about my skin.how long have you been with him? does he ever see you with no makeup? do you talk about your skin problems with him?
maybe you need a little more time before you guys move in 2gether.
Thanks for relating scooby - I knew most people would call me crazy but it was nice to hear that another gal had some of the same fears as me! We've been together 8 months, but my acne has only really been bad for the last two months or so, which is probably why I've been so worried about it recently. I'll do my best to try and relax about it, like you said, and hopefully after a few months of living together if it's obvious that it still doesn't bother him, then I'll be able to let it not worry me anymore.
I don't think it sounds crazy at all!
I'm a virgin because of my acne. I'm amazed you're brave enough to date! Though, yours might not be as bad as mine. Congratulations to you. I hope everything worked out!