Should I tell my ex I got my period?
I’m 24F and recently told my boyfriend I don’t think I want to continue because I feel he’s emotionally unavailable and immature. Whenever I cry or face something difficult, he doesn’t know how to support me unless I explain exactly what I need. Recently, my period was late and I was anxious. I asked him for reassurance, and later told him I wanted more words of affirmation. He replied, “If you want that, you just sit with that,” in a rude tone and cut the call. I called him back three times to explain myself, and he then got another call and hasn’t contacted me since. He says I don’t see his efforts, but I feel like I’m constantly teaching him how to emotionally support me.
What really made me think was that when I used to face problems, my first instinct was always to go to him. But when my period was late, my first instinct wasn’t to seek comfort from him. Today I finally got my period, and I’m unsure whether I should tell him. Part of me thinks he was worried too, but another part feels I don’t need to update him anymore. I’m not trying to get a reaction or use it as an excuse to talk. Am I expecting too much emotionally, or are we simply incompatible?