"My friend ignores me in public"

If your friend appears to be ignoring you in front of others, there could be many reasons, including being shy or worried about other people's reactions.

Why is your friend ignoring you in front of others?

• You may suspect that your friend is deliberately ignoring you around others, and you may even fear that he is ashamed of you. But there can be numerous reasons for his behavior.
• Many people feel somewhat inhibited in the presence of others or in front of strangers and what they do often seems cautious. Is your friend otherwise more of an introvert and inhibited when others are around? Then he seems to be ignoring you, but does not do so on purpose, as this is just a distinction accompanying his shyness.
• Similarly, some find it uncomfortable to exchange caresses in public because they feel observed and therefore do not want to freely express their feelings. Here, too, what he is doing is not directed against you, but is more based on the personality of your friend and occurs especially when someone has not had any significant relationships up to now.
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• In addition, your friend may not even see his behavior as ignoring. Perhaps he and you just have a different need for intimacy, but generally a little less is related to you (apparently partially ignoring you) without this having to mean that he is not you loves.


He ignores me because he's mad - what to do?

Being mad is one thing, but nobody wants to be ignored. How do you go ...

• Ultimately, it may well be that your friend deliberately pays you a little less attention sometimes - for example after an argument - because he is still angry.

What to do if your boyfriend is dismissive

• Whatever the case, what to do if you get the impression that your friend is ignoring you is to seek clarification. Do not confront him with accusations, but describe how you experience his behavior.
• Then ask him how he sees what he is doing and what the causes may be. Does he perceive situations in which you feel ignored by your boyfriend the same way?
• If shyness is the reason for his behavior, then the problem may settle over time. If your friend learns that others will not react negatively to him in public, he will also dare to show more affection for you.
• If anger is the cause of his behavior, then you can work together to develop strategies to differentiate the problem Gaining a grip (for example, pronunciation before doing something together or keeping your distance until the anger has passed is).