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My boyfriend, since we have grown closer, all he seems to want to do is pick on me- verbally and physically.......calling me a retard (which I call him names out of playfulness too, but not that much), teasing about mistakes I make, poking, tickling, pinching, slapping (light- it doesn't hurt)....but then sometimes he will tend to get my face somehow and I don't enjoy that. I know he's not trying to hurt me, and I know he is all about action and can't sit still.....but I have little to no defense against him. I have brought it up to him quite a few times that I really enjoy the "playfulness" but sometimes it is excessive and even when I say please stop he doesn't stop. I know that to him its all fun and games, and of course he replies "it's just my way of givin you love!" well.......it's gotten to the point where I can make it very enjoyable too, but then if I can't or don't want to defend myself and ask him to stop picking on me, it doesn't do anything. But then also there have been times where I get irritated and tell him that's enough and he says "oh yer no fun" or "chill out"........has anyone ever experienced this before? Even if not........anyone have any idea how to remedy the problem? I see it as not a huge problem, but it does build up inside of me to think that I am like his "best friend" or "little sister" because he doesn't really compliment me much or empathize. He will, however, sarcastically say "aww, I'm sorry", kiss me, then start right back up again. So it's like I never know what he's going to do.
Now here is one theory though- he has told me that he doesn't want to be walked on as he let himself get in past relationships and that he is a much stronger gun than he used to be. So it could be that this is his way of portraying that or avoiding it?


Thanks in advance......