Question

Javier adores his new girlfriend, whom he finds very attractive and intelligent. however, no matter what he does, she criticizes him: his appearance, his opinions, his cooking, the gifts he buys for her, and all of his other actions. he is feeling more and more discouraged despite his best efforts to make her happy. this is likely a case of

Answer 1

This is likely a case of emotional abuse and infatuation. He is infatuated by her looks and her intelligence, and due to this infatuation, he pours out his "love" for her. However, Javier's girlfriend criticizes him no matter how well he treats her, and he is getting discouraged. If this continues, he has a high chance of getting depressed due to an emotional abuse. When two people are in a relationship, they should be encouraging one another and balancing one another in all ways - physically, emotionally, etc.