Believe me mate, that sort of thing has definitely been discussed. I have always said that no relationship is perfect, you will both always have to make compromises with some of your expectations. Think part of the problem is we both had massively different upbringings. She was brought up as by a single mother with severe depression and had to fend pretty much for herself, this has made her very much a person who isn't comfortable with intimacy and guards her emotions. Me on the other hand, I'm probably too emotional, and me wanting an emotional connection that she is unwilling or unable to g