Feel like I’m constantly teaching my bf

Long time lurker, first time poster. I just want to hear from other women who feel like they constantly have to educate their bfs on female issues and experiences.

At the start of my relationship, I really enjoyed fiery discussions about abortions and why following 100’s of models on IG makes women uncomfortable. I am now feeling incredibly burnt out. It is insane and baffling why so few men grasp why a partner might be upset about him following hundreds of models and why it doesn’t cross their own minds. If you understand why it would upset me after I explain it why is it so hard for you to think of this on your own?

I am always thinking of ways to adjust and stretch myself to make my partner’s life easier. Are men really from Mars and women from Venus? The older I get, the more tired I get, and when I look around at the women I know who are married with kids and exhausted, I wonder if they are just eating their words and not complaining, because I haven’t known a woman who doesn’t extend herself to the moon and a man who doesn’t just sit back and enjoy the ride. Women always look so exhausted to me.

Posted Jul 6, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC

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