how to deal with feeling disrespected by an older partner
i’m using my spam account bc he’s on reddit
i (19f) met this man (27m) about 6 months ago and we’ve been in an on and off fwb relationship ever since. neither of us have interest in having a serious relationship with eachother but we do really enjoy the time we spend with eachother. that being said, i often feel like he doesn’t see me equally and it makes me doubt continuing our relationship. he often calls me “big girl” (he said this when i talked about moving out), “smart girl” and “busy girl” which just feels sort of demeaning to me. he has admitted to me that he feels like a mentor to me and feels he is somewhat of a father figure to me, and stood by it when i disagreed. there are quite a few instances i can think of but i don’t want this to be too long and too specific. i guess i’d like to know if you think i’m reading too much into what he thinks about me and if this is really not a big deal. i also would love to hear how someone else in this sort of situation with these feelings have dealt with it. should i have a conversation with him or is this worth ending our relationship?