My [27M] girlfriend [26F] doesn’t handle confrontation well and is very defensive. Her first reaction is to leave everytime.

Everytime me and my partner have a disagreement, her first reaction is to leave. I’m currently visiting her out of town (2 hours away) and staying a few nights. I forgot to bring shampoo for myself and she then proceeded to call me stupid and disorganised.

I tried to explain to her that I didn’t want to bring it as it would add unnecessary weight to my already heavy bag and I assumed the hotel would have supplied some anyway.

I told her this and she escalated the situation by calling me arrogant and telling me to admit I was wrong.

I told her that I’m not in the wrong and I made that decision due to the reasons I’ve mentioned above. I said that I won’t be the type of guy to be walked over and I’m not submissive, so if she’s had it that way with guys in the past and that’s what she likes - she won’t get it with me.

She insisted on me admitting my wrongdoing but of course I refused. She then headed for the door to go back home but I stopped her. Whenever she gets angry she becomes impossible to deal with and she can’t see reason.

Now we are both sat in the room on our phones not talking to each other.

It seems like whenever there’s confrontation, her first reaction is to leave.

How do I deal with this? It seems incredibly unhealthy.

TL:DR Girlfriend doesn’t handle confrontation well. She becomes very stubborn and extremely angry. I am visiting her and I am far from home, yet her reaction was to leave me on my own due to a petty argument.

Submitted August 21, 2021 at 03:53AM by WTHizaGigawatt https://ift.tt/3y0WI3C