hello everyone, i hate that i have to turn to this for help, but i’m struggling. i love my boyfriend, we’ve been dating for about a year now. at first it was long distance, and then he moved to where i live and we’ve been living together for about 4 months. i’ve never dated someone with anxiety before, so it was a little bit of a learning curve for me but i’m trying my best to be empathetic. 

it’s hard when his anxiety makes it so he’s jealous over every single guy that i know. we were at the gym the other day, and i waved at a guy that i went to high school with (and then tried to avoid for the rest of the time). after that he got kind of quiet. i asked him after the workout if he was okay and he just said that it’s hard for him to see me talking to other guys cuz his anxiety tricks him into thinking i’m into them. 

and just other random times he’ll get upset thinking about all the past guys that i dated, and why he’s any different. he’s always worried he’s gonna lose me. always worried i’ll like someone more than him. i always try to remind him that i love him, and he’s the only one i wanna be with. but sometimes it’s frustrating and i have a hard time separating him from his anxiety. any tips or tricks? do i need an attitude adjustment? i really want this to get a little easier for the both of us. thanks in advance.