9 Moments When Your Japanese Girlfriends Feel Overshadowed by Their Boyfriends’ Exes

4. When she feels compared to someone else.


“He said that I’m kind … I appreciate the compliment, but I feel like I’m being compared and that doesn’t make me feel good about myself.” Women are often hurt by careless comments guys make. When women feel that their boyfriends are comparing them to someone else, they automatically think it’s their previous girlfriends. When you are making a comparison, let her know who the other person is, for example, “You are as sweet as my sister.”