You need a partner who respects your boundaries and doesn't escalate against your boundaries.
A quid pro quo to make it okay for him to work hot on giving you emotional validation, whilst it is odd, may be fair, but I am concerned that the mode is coercive if you are still not being met on the validation stakes, and remains very risky.
You need a partner who respects your boundaries and doesn't escalate against your boundaries.
A quid pro quo to make it okay for him to work hot on giving you emotional validation, whilst it is odd, may be fair, but I am concerned that the mode is coercive if you are still not being met on the validation stakes, and remains very risky.
I think that you may have found your limit.