My (31M) girlfriend (26F) is extremely passive and doesn’t really express emotions – I feel emotionally alone in the relationship. Do you have advice for me?
I’m 31 years old, and my girlfriend is 26. We’ve been together for about a year. When we first met, she was very introverted and extremely passive. She still is. At the beginning I didn’t really see it as a problem, because I’m introverted myself, and I thought she just needed time to open up. She is also very attractive. When we met, she told me she had never had a boyfriend before and was still a virgin. I was surprised, but later I started to understand why. She is extremely shy, very closed off, and speaks very little. I still tried to give it time, and it took months before we became intimate. Back then I was patient and thought it would improve over time. Now, after about a year, I feel like I’m starting to see things more clearly, and I’m not sure what to do with this. The main issue is her passivity and lack of emotional expression toward me. In intimacy, I am almost always the one who initiates everything: hugging, kissing, physical touch, and sex. She basically just res...