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So. This is a bit of a mess.

>tl;dr: my "boyfriend" was abused and assaulted by his ex. Verbally. Physically.

>I picked up the pieces. held him through the nights
>meet 3 times a week, bang usually twice per meeting for months
>call every night for an hour, chat during the day. He's quite affectionate and loving
>he refuses to call me his girlfriend
>today, I call him out, wtf, aren't we in a relationship functionally?
>him nooo, I can't fall in love, I'm broken
>can you in your own words name what's the difference between what we have and what normal couples have
>*crickets*
>I ask him if he wants to bang other girls
>good heavens no
>are you faithful?
>yes, he'd never cheat, he has to look in the mirror later
>....
>why would you promise me you're faithful if we're not a couple?!

So..hm. I get the sense he's traumatized. I'm trying to get him to see a shrink but he thinks it won't help and is unwilling.
Being recognized would be nice too.