He fits the ISFP type to a tee, as the saying goes. I understand that he needs his space, that he needs to be alone to concentrate sometimes, but it gets annoying when he ignores me all the time. Frankly, it gets very discouraging.
He is a very loyal, interesting person, and I love him very much. However, he goes on bouts of complete ignorance and gets very frustrated when I even try to talk to him. We don't see each other everyday, which makes me a little unhappy when he doesn't utilize our time together. I only really see him on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and he basically comes over to the apartment to watch TV/movies, talk to my room mates, and sleep. It frustrates me how he won't leave me alone for five minutes when I'm trying to do something important, but ignores me for hours on end for a movie he's seen a million times. I woke up this morning to him coming in (I expected this, so it was all fine), and giving me a kiss before he walked out of the room and turned on the TV. He came in a little later after I gave up trying to get his attention, and he gave me a hard time about replying to a college email. He then proceeded to watch more TV for about an hour.
Whenever I try to give him affection, he usually just sits there and doesn't return it. He gives me all kinds of flack for doing things, and then he turns around and does the same thing ten times worse. It's frustrating to know that I love him a lot, and to also know that he doesn't like the affection that I give/want to receive.
Are there any specific reasons he's doing this? Any ISFPs out there that have dealt with this issue themselves? Any advice?
He is a very loyal, interesting person, and I love him very much. However, he goes on bouts of complete ignorance and gets very frustrated when I even try to talk to him. We don't see each other everyday, which makes me a little unhappy when he doesn't utilize our time together. I only really see him on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and he basically comes over to the apartment to watch TV/movies, talk to my room mates, and sleep. It frustrates me how he won't leave me alone for five minutes when I'm trying to do something important, but ignores me for hours on end for a movie he's seen a million times. I woke up this morning to him coming in (I expected this, so it was all fine), and giving me a kiss before he walked out of the room and turned on the TV. He came in a little later after I gave up trying to get his attention, and he gave me a hard time about replying to a college email. He then proceeded to watch more TV for about an hour.
Whenever I try to give him affection, he usually just sits there and doesn't return it. He gives me all kinds of flack for doing things, and then he turns around and does the same thing ten times worse. It's frustrating to know that I love him a lot, and to also know that he doesn't like the affection that I give/want to receive.
Are there any specific reasons he's doing this? Any ISFPs out there that have dealt with this issue themselves? Any advice?