Yes, you are an attention-whore!
.... sorry, but i'm always tempted to respond to these 'question' threads as such ...
anyways, you're not an attention whore, just needy.
got that right off the first paragraph, then got to the last and *bingo!*
I think the best advise I can give you is that whatever it is, it's gotta come from within you.
out of the context of your relationship.
not saying get out of the relationship ... just saying, it's about you.
not making much sense probably ...
(ps) major props on going for a PhD /envy ... and, you probably are smart, self-analysis is a marker of intelligence I believe .. /guilty
