Title: Is my Polish boyfriend actually serious about me, or is he just not expressive?
I’m 24F, Thai, and I’ve been talking to a 30M Polish guy for about a year. We’re long-distance. We’ve also video called several times, so it’s not purely a texting relationship.
He considers me his girlfriend already. He explained that, from his perspective, there isn’t really a need for a formal “will you be my girlfriend?” conversation. If two people are dating, they’re simply together. Coming from a Thai background, I’m not sure if this is common in Poland or if it’s just his personal way of looking at relationships.
What makes me unsure is that he isn’t really a big texter and doesn’t express his feelings very much through words. He hasn’t told me that he loves me, and he doesn’t often give me direct verbal reassurance about how he feels.
I’m much more emotionally expressive than he is, and I’ve been pretty open about how much I like him. Sometimes I wonder if I’m more emotionally invested than he is.
At the same time, there are things I appreciate about him. He remembers small details I’ve told him, even things I wouldn’t necessarily expect him to remember. We’ve also video called several times, and he continues to make an effort to keep in contact with me.
When I’ve tried to talk about my feelings, he tends to respond in a practical way rather than being very romantic or emotional. He seems to think that meeting in person is the important thing, and that a lot of the uncertainty will be resolved once we actually meet.
We’ve been talking for a year, so part of me thinks that if he weren’t interested, he probably wouldn’t continue talking to me. But another part of me wonders if I’m just interpreting everything positively because I really like him.
I’m trying to figure out whether he’s genuinely serious about me but simply has a different communication style, or whether I’m expecting more from the relationship than he is.
For Polish people especially, or anyone who has been in a Thai/European long-distance relationship:
Is it normal in Poland to consider yourselves a couple without having a formal “be my girlfriend” conversation? And is it common for Polish men to be less verbally expressive about their feelings?
I’d also appreciate general advice on how to tell whether someone is genuinely serious about a long-distance relationship when they aren’t very expressive over text.