Whenever I tell my boyfriend I'm sick, he never satisfactorily

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When he's sick I get all worried and tell him to take his meds and really give too many fucks about him being sick. But when I tell him that something's not good with my health the most I get out of him is a take care. He never even follows up with me on how I'm doing, if I'm getting better. Today I told him I might have covid and asked him to take good care of himself and all I got out of him was 'okk'. I agree I kinda dumped it on him, there were 5 texts about him taking care of himself and 1 about me coming down with it + it wasn't even in the middle of a chat, I just threw it all on him like hi listen (and 6 texts then) and now that I read it, it isn't sounding like even I'm taking my health too seriously. I wasn't to be honest and my major concern was to tell him to take care. He cares about me in other aspects except when I get sick. He's told me to be careful regarding covid but when I actually might be getting it, he doesn't care??!! We had this thing about him not calling me enough with me lashing out at him about it, then he texted me yesterday, wasn't a long chat though he just asked me how I was doing and that was it so I thought we're cool. Today he didn't take me seriously. You can't go from telling someone I miss you and want to see you to this in a week, right? I know he atleast loves me enough to care if he knows I have covid for sure. So did he not take me seriously at all? May be he missed that text or that sentence?

To be honest, I have faked illnesses to get his attention in the past, last time about a year ago but today I just wasn't faking it. My father doesn't believe I'm getting covid either, even though he's seeing me in front of him showing the symptoms. He says it's a viral fever. He knows I came in contact with my grandmother a day before she showed the symptoms. Is it the men? It is denial on their part? Why are they refusing to take me seriously enough?
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Posted by PhoenixStorm

I don’t mean to be mean but seriously. Before you even admitted that you had faked illnesses in the past I got the vibe that you were being over dramatic and doing it for attention. He probably senses it too. Instead of questioning why his response isn’t “satisfactory”, instead ask yourself why you feel the need to lie and fake an illness to get someone’s attention . That’s not normal or healthy. 💡

Today I didn't though. May be it came out like that 😣
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I don’t mean to be mean but seriously. Before you even admitted that you had faked illnesses in the past I got the vibe that you were being over dramatic and doing it for attention. He probably senses it too. Instead of questioning why his response isn’t “satisfactory”, instead ask yourself why you feel the need to lie and fake an illness to get someone’s attention . That’s not normal or healthy. 💡

Today I didn't though. May be it came out like that 😣

I could be wrong obviously, I don’t know you personally and I know things can be taken out of context. I would not take his lack of response so personally though. If you’re not turning blue in the face or having difficulty breathing, there is really nothing more that he could or should do.. Covid can be very mild for a lot of people, so even if you’re having mild symptoms it wouldn’t alarm me either, and I’m a nurse. I can understand if you had a biopsy come back positive for cancer, in that case I can understand why you would be bothered by a lack of concern. But Covid symptoms = basic cold symptoms. So test now and worry later, IF the test comes back positive. But there is no reason for him to be alarmed right now, or overly concerned over the possibility. That’s all it is at this point, it’s just a possibility.
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Hey since you're a nurse, my grandmotherand cousin are positive and me and my mom met them a day before they showed symptoms. Now we're both having the symptoms. Could it still be viral fever or something else and not covid for us? Also, I did tell him who I came in contact with, I think he should've shown more concern and I definitely don't want him to think I lied coz that's embarrassing and now I know better (last year I didn't)
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I don’t mean to be mean but seriously. Before you even admitted that you had faked illnesses in the past I got the vibe that you were being over dramatic and doing it for attention. He probably senses it too. Instead of questioning why his response isn’t “satisfactory”, instead ask yourself why you feel the need to lie and fake an illness to get someone’s attention . That’s not normal or healthy. 💡

Today I didn't though. May be it came out like that 😣

I could be wrong obviously, I don’t know you personally and I know things can be taken out of context. I would not take his lack of response so personally though. If you’re not turning blue in the face or having difficulty breathing, there is really nothing more that he could or should do.. Covid can be very mild for a lot of people, so even if you’re having mild symptoms it wouldn’t alarm me either, and I’m a nurse. I can understand if you had a biopsy come back positive for cancer, in that case I can understand why you would be bothered by a lack of concern. But Covid symptoms = basic cold symptoms. So test now and worry later, IF the test comes back positive. But there is no reason for him to be alarmed right now, or overly concerned over the possibility. That’s all it is at this point, it’s just a possibility.

Hey since you're a nurse, my grandmotherand cousin are positive and me and my mom met them a day before they showed symptoms. Now we're both having the symptoms. Could it still be viral fever or something else and not covid for us? Also, I did tell him who I came in contact with, I think he should've shown more concern and I definitely don't want him to think I lied coz that's embarrassing and now I know better (last year I didn't)

Of course it could be but I still recommend getting tested. I live in an area with high cases, have had a headache, sore throat and cough for over a week and was tested today and my test is negative. You will not know without taking the test. I would not worry without taking the test, if you have Walgreens where you live they will test you for free. Go to Walgreens website to register.
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Thanks. Hope you feel better.
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Posted by slug

Maybe think about what your true intentions were when you sent the message.

To tell him to be careful with his health since he's travelling in a few days and I don't want him to get stuck at the airport and lose his tickets money admist all this. But I would be lying if I said I didn't want him to say anything about my health. First concern was his health though.
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You’re getting Covid? You either have it or you don’t. Get tested first, then state the truth.

??!! Ppl can talk right before getting tested

No. I wouldn’t. It leaves people with negative opinions.
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I guess I shouldn't have either lol. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it before getting tested, but with 4 ppl in my family sick, I really really wanted to encourage him to take care and so I ended up texting him.
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You’re getting Covid? You either have it or you don’t. Get tested first, then state the truth.

??!! Ppl can talk right before getting tested

No. I wouldn’t. It leaves people with negative opinions.

I guess I shouldn't have either lol. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it before getting tested, but with 4 ppl in my family sick, I really really wanted to encourage him to take care and so I ended up texting him.
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He would need to take care of himself by not being around you. I do think that’s important to share. But no need to say it’s Covid. Could be anything
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I don’t mean to be mean but seriously. Before you even admitted that you had faked illnesses in the past I got the vibe that you were being over dramatic and doing it for attention. He probably senses it too. Instead of questioning why his response isn’t “satisfactory”, instead ask yourself why you feel the need to lie and fake an illness to get someone’s attention . That’s not normal or healthy. 💡

Today I didn't though. May be it came out like that 😣

I could be wrong obviously, I don’t know you personally and I know things can be taken out of context. I would not take his lack of response so personally though. If you’re not turning blue in the face or having difficulty breathing, there is really nothing more that he could or should do.. Covid can be very mild for a lot of people, so even if you’re having mild symptoms it wouldn’t alarm me either, and I’m a nurse. I can understand if you had a biopsy come back positive for cancer, in that case I can understand why you would be bothered by a lack of concern. But Covid symptoms = basic cold symptoms. So test now and worry later, IF the test comes back positive. But there is no reason for him to be alarmed right now, or overly concerned over the possibility. That’s all it is at this point, it’s just a possibility.

Hey since you're a nurse, my grandmotherand cousin are positive and me and my mom met them a day before they showed symptoms. Now we're both having the symptoms. Could it still be viral fever or something else and not covid for us? Also, I did tell him who I came in contact with, I think he should've shown more concern and I definitely don't want him to think I lied coz that's embarrassing and now I know better (last year I didn't)
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Firstly, if you’ve been in contact with people that have the virus, get tested and make sure you are isolating. Don’t go anywhere public until you know for sure that you are negative. You are most contagious when you have zero symptoms ( like your cousin and grandmother were) don’t mess around and don’t be flippant. This is how cases escalate out of control.

Secondly, have you ever heard of the man flu? That’s what men have everything they are sick. Women cater to them and look after them like their mothers did and the men act like they are dying. You give them that, they are and mostly will be the breadwinners who work their whole lives to support their family and probably rarely get sick or take time off.

In 20 years with my Sag, he didn’t cater to me the way I catered to him when sick, even when I had food poisoning one time and it was coming out both ends and I felt like I was dying. What could he do?? I remember telling a male friend what I had gone through that night and he seemed to give zero fucks too. It’s not that they don’t care, they just don’t care the way we want them to care and show it and I don’t think they ever will, so stop faking it!
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Posted by Arielle83

I can understand why he he’s a minimal texter.

You bait with drama for attention.

When he doesn’t feed your need, you become even more controlling by rabid texting him.

The texts become increasingly nasty and guilt tripping because you feel it’s his job to pay attention to you when you need it.

I wouldn’t care either. Your goal is to set him up so you can be mad at him and guilt trip him for attention.

You’re very toxic.

It's upsetting that he'd think any of that this time when I wasn't lying and in fact was looking out for him. He may have thought I'm being over dramatic over nothing and not that I'm lying. I guess not talking about it unless he brings up something of that sort is the best thing to do now.
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Posted by Queenofthepheasantfairies

🙄 holy moly this is a new level of mind games. Faking a sickness to get attention. Good lord.

That said. I hope you feel better soon.


lol it's probably way more common than you think and most people don't admit it. I think i had watched some kind of short video or doc on how sick people get addicted to the attention so when they get better theyre bummed out and start faking it. LMAO. Next level but.... what you won't dooooo, do for looooove, you tried everyyyything but you won't give uuuup.
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When he's sick I get all worried and tell him to take his meds and really give too many fucks about him being sick.

Assuming we're talking pre-covid behaviour here..

What do you worry about? Like what's gonna happen if a guy gets sick? He's got a bad cold and you have him on your lap shoving paracetamol down his throat? Help me paint a pic here cuz I don't get it
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Posted by PhoenixStorm

I don’t mean to be mean but seriously. Before you even admitted that you had faked illnesses in the past I got the vibe that you were being over dramatic and doing it for attention. He probably senses it too.

Oh yeah I sense that stuff too and I shut off sympathy immediately. Like that Kubrick and Shelly Duvall incident on the set of The Shining lol