She's very critical and judgmental of you, and you encourage this behaviour in her.
Hopefully you're aware of that, for starters. If that's how you want a relationship to be that is certainly your choice, however if I had to guess I'd guess that her criticism and judgmental attitude towards you is what is turning you off, or at the very least blocking you from being able to appreciate her.
It sounds to me like you have a very adversarial relationship. It's not easy to love in that kind of situation. You mentioned she "likes drama" which implies she likes to have fights.
Personally I couldn't live like that, though I've certainly been in your situation and observed it in other people over and over and over.
My advice is that you need to figure out what a GOOD relationship is for you. Imagine what a GOOD relationship looks like, feels like, how you treat each other. It seems like you don't really have this and instead are in it for no real reason besides it being "what you're supposed to do".
If you can imagine a relationship that WOULD make you appreciative, interested, loving, or whatever things you want, I think the smart thing then is to start working towards it. Ask yourself how you could mould what you have right now into that good thing, tell your gf that thats what you want and that you need to seek it, and if she doesnt or cant help you then you owe it to yourself to leave and find it somewhere else.
Personally I could never (and still can't) enjoy an adversarial relationship where the woman is constantly at my throat trying to control me. That is basically the opposite of what I consider to be healthy and good, and so if my gf wasn't willing to work towards ending those issues I would leave her.
In your case I would have nipped her critical attitude in the bud and told her flat out the first time it happened (in an honest, genuine, caring way) that I'm not going to be with someone who treats me like that, that it's not her job to nag or harp or keep me in check or to criticise. If she couldnt help herself I would simply leave because it's not a viable situation for me.
Of course I don't understand your specific situation so maybe you like it or something, but personally I would never allow my SO to mandate when I can go out and when I can't. Freaking out when I don't call may happen, but then I would expect her to present it to me in a kind, authentic manner not as a fight or a powerstruggle. I would expect her to come me gently and tell me how she feels when that happens. Of course, I'd need to take her advice or she would be unfulfilled, and I don't want that either.
It sounds to me like you're on a tight leash beind held by an abusive owner and it doesn't suprise me at all that you are losing interest in her. I would too. No one wants to be whipped.
Just my opinion though, I'm hardly an expert.
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