Boyfriend shut down and wouldn't talk to me after I tried to talk to him about how the pill was causing of negative side effects and that I wanted to stop them. He told me I didn't need him to make that choice. Shouldn't he care since it affects him too?

Candice

After three months of dating I sat down with my guy and told him I wanted to get on the pill which he was relieved about since we agreed kids were not an option at the time. However, I had horrible side effects and tried to stick it for as long as I could. At my worst I was extremely emotionally sensitive to the point where I would be a puddle of tears suddenly for no real reason. Worse yet I would drop into deep depression and avoid leaving my home for days. I would not have the desire to do anything including take care of my animals or myself. I had almost no sex drive until I did and then it was all I could think about. Id get such swollen and sore breasts that i could not stand wearing a close fitting shirt let alone a bra. The absolute worst was the week or two of migraines. I sat down with him and talked it over and we decided together that I should stop them, let it be for a few months and the try a different one. He was so sweet and supportive about it. Asked me how I was and if I was feeling like my self again. After two months I started a new lower dose and felt fine until the third pack. All the previous side effects were back. I tried a few others after that. Last week I told him the pills were causing issues again. That I tried but they all disagree with me. I told him that I needed to get off them for good. At the time I was still taking them and was getting a raging migraine. He got up and left the room. Began cleaning his entire kitchen. I played on his couch hiding under a blanket for three hours and he never said a word to me. We had decided a while back that we didn't want kids together however he has two young daughters. So I'm sure he was concerned about that. A couple days later I asked him if he would talk to me about how he felt and what we were going to do going forward. He again wouldn't talk to me. Finally he answered but just said that I didn't need him to make the decision. I feel like he should care more because it affects him just as much as me. I know I'm an anxious little shit but this honestly bothers me that he shut me out.

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