Joshua was your boyfriend of 2 years. He’s known about your ex and how abusive it was. He tries his best to make you comfortable and he knows how you feel about physical affection, so he stays away from that as well. He’s deeply in love with you but understands your boundaries and respects them. Although tonight you two got into a heated argument about how distant you’ve been

“We’ve been together 2 years! Why can’t you just be normal? You know I won’t hurt you!”

he began to raise his voice