(The trigger warning is just me being cautious - hopefully this shouldn't be triggering, but I'm not one for taking chances!)
So, I've been with my girlfriend for nearly 6 months now and things are going great. We get along really well, enjoy each other's company, we're very intimate and can both genuinely see a long future together. It's certainly the happiest I've been in a long time, and I genuinely feel very fortunate that things are going this well after a very long dry spell on the relationships front.
Unfortunately, it's not all sunshine and roses. My girlfriend was abused by one of her exes a few years ago (both emotionally and physically, from what I understand), and subsequent boyfriends haven't treated her particularly well. This means that every so often, she gets really worried if I don't respond to texts for a while (which I will admit is one of my weak points), or if I don't sound too talkative on the phone. She's also got serious self-confidence issues (understandably in light of the past), which means I spend a fair amount of time challenging negativity and having to reassure her about a number of things, including our sex life. I don't mind doing so - I have no complaints in any department, without going into too much detail - but I'm worried that she feels this insecure. It's not going to drive us apart by any means (she's not the first insecure person I've known, or that I've dated, and I really do love her), but I want to try and help her to know that I'm not going anywhere and to feel as loved as I do.
As such, I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to things which might help put her mind at ease so that when I say something to reassure her she knows I definitely mean it. I'm not expecting any quick fixes, but as my own arsenal doesn't quite seem to be doing the job I felt it was worth opening to the floor to see if I've missed a trick somewhere.
Thanks all.
