Am I overreacting? Boyfriend.
Am I overreacting for being upset that my boyfriend ignored me for 2 hours while gaming?
I was over at my boyfriend’s house, and he got on the game with his friend. At first I didn’t mind, I get it, everyone needs their time to chill. But what bothered me is that it turned into almost 2 hours of barely talking to me, acknowledging me and I was just… there. Sitting. Waiting. Feeling invisible.
I didn’t expect his full attention the entire time, but I also didn’t expect to be completely ignored while I’m literally in the same space as him. It made me feel kind of unimportant, like I could’ve just not been there and it wouldn’t have made a difference.
I haven’t really brought it up yet because I don’t want to start something over nothing, but it definitely didn’t sit right with me.
Am I overreacting for feeling upset about this? Or is this something I should actually address with him?
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For context, we’re both 27 and have been dating for over 8 years. It was supposed to be a lowkey day for us both to game or to watch movies together. What makes it harder is that I didn’t bring it up in the moment because I didn’t want to start a fight. I’m a pretty non-confrontational person, and even trying to express how I feel is difficult for me. I do try to communicate my feelings, but a lot of the time it ends up turning into an argument or somehow getting flipped back on me like I’m the problem. Because of that, I hesitate to even say anything.