Which are you more concerned about in a relationship: being smothered or being abandoned?
A bf once said, smother me in bed, abandon me in public. I can live with that.
Yeah, I’m out!
That’s perfect.
Smothered.
Abandoners can stay gone; good riddance! They don't need any encouragement from me to get out of my life. Problem solves itself.
Smotherers tend to react badly when you tell them to back off. Drama city. Yuck.
-have never been smothered-except someone from college who had his hand on my knee at breakfast as I'm trying to eat my cereal-couldn't handle it-ended quickly. Abandonment hurts too.
Dealt with both, but only one of them hurts, and far less so these days - abandonment. Therefore I'll say it's the most concerning.
Dealing with that currently... not fun in the least...
I could go for some smothering though lol...
Best way to get over someone is to get under someone...
They are about equally as bad. I love snuggles time but to be smothered removes any desire to touch them. Abandoners hurt my feelings emensly
Being annoyed beyond my capacity to be civil.
Although I need my space, I like the cutesy stuff too much, but there is a time and place. Iv had the misfortune of having gfs who smother me in public, and not enough for me in bed.
Abandonment. Am an extrovert with the personal space of a cat who immediately arcs up anytime someone tries to control me, so being smothered has never been much of an issue. On the other hand being adopted and having been dropped in it from a great height where people have said you take care of this and don't worry about that as I'll deal with it, only to have them abandon me and leave me to sort it out, that plays on my mind more.
Honestly I tend to get both in a relationship. Lots of smothering early on, which for the most part is fine with me because I need a lot of intimacy especially with a new love interest, but I'm a huge introvert too so I need time to myself to recharge. Of course they tend to see that as me not being interested anymore, or possibly cheating, since we're not constantly on the phone or snuggling like at the very start, and then they cheat on me or abandon the relationship, or both. Then I'm ready for more intimacy but she's nowhere to be found. Abandonment hurts more for me because it usually includes cheating.
On second visit to the idea, it may come down to the definition and degree of "smothering." I don't think I've experienced the same level of smothering as some folks here, and therefore perhaps I'm ill equipped to understand how bad it can get?
Abandonment seemed easier to guesstimate, as it has only one degree, and a sharp one at that: finality.
I once had a guy after the first date on Friday night meet me again Saturday early afternoon into Sunday evening. Which seemed cool that he was so into me at first. But then every weekend turned into that right away. Friday nights into Sunday evening. It was too much too soon. Tried to change it to every other weekend. Then only every other Saturday. And I was just over it after less than 3 months.
@Muttcuts Needy people can be difficult. I admit I may have an unnecessarily high tolerance for it. I think they often fear abandonment, which causes them to over compensate and involuntarily conjure up a self-fulfilling nightmare.
Smothering and controlling. When my ex told me she rented an apartment, I went to Tractor Supply and bought the biggest two wheel hand truck they had and moved her sorry tail out!! And out she stayed. I divorced her!! Best move I ever made
Ouch!