Help me out pleaseee

Sooo basically, I've been dating this boy and don't hate me but we only talked for about a week before we started dating. It just felt right at the time but now that we've been dating for a week, I want to call things off. Either go back to talking or just be friends or something and let me tell you why. When we talked, it felt like he was the one because we just fit so well together. We met on insta through one of his friends who asked me if i was single and so on and so forth. I genuinely liked him, then and now, but there's just something that's been bothering me a lot that I feel like I should tell him but I'm not sure how to. Every now and then, I'll tell him something heartfelt, hoping he responds with something similar or sweet but he usually just responds with a paragraph of how pretty I am which isn't a bad thing but like it's every time and it's almost like he doesn't see me for anything else. He's always complimenting my beauty in ways I've never heard which makes me blush and all but what else does he see in me? Also sometimes when I see a repost of his saying something similar like don't leave me, I will respond to it with a paragraph saying like of course I wouldn't leave and all that stuff right but like he will just respond with lol and im fine really its okay. I know it doesn't seem that bad but it's like I just sent you a big paragraph about how I would never leave you like I feel like the most he could've done is say thank you for the reassurance or something you know? Maybe my standards are just too high but to be honest, this is just simply how I feel. All this makes me feel guilty in a way though like idk how to describe it but it makes me feel guilty. He also just doesn't fit in my family's standards. He somewhat gave my parents a bad first impression which that's something I won't share because it would make this so much longer than I want it to be but because of that bad first impression, they aren't happy that I'm going out with him. Also because I'm Asian, my parents have really high standards that go with our culture and identity. My brain and my life is like a mess right now so please help a girl out pleaseee!!! What do I do at this point? Do I just communicate and try to make it work? I feel like that's what I should do but I'm not entirely sure. What if he reacts in a way I wouldn't expect? What if he or I break up with the other but I end up more hurt? I'm just really confused. I'm also still kind of new to this whole dating thing. This is only my 3rd relationship and my 2nd was really short. I really need some help or advice or something please help a girl out over here

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helpagirlout Relationships February 17, 2026 at 11:12 pm 0 0