The First Fight with the New Boy

[sororitygirl2]

I've been dating a new guy about 8 months. He and I have known each other for years and been casual acquaintances, so when we started dating, it was really great and we wondered why we didn't do it earlier.

Things are still good except that we just had our first "real" fight a few days ago. We've had little arguments before, you know just bickering a couple of times, but this was something that actually mattered a little more.

I'm realizing that we have very different styles of arguing - in that I want to sit and talk things out and find solutions, and he just wants to watch TV, go to bed, and pretend nothing ever happened. In fact, I would rather do anything than that - I would rather have us screaming and yelling than to ignore an issue.

I know guys don't like to talk the way girls do and I've experienced this before, but never with someone as stubborn as he is. I've always been able to make my past boyfriends talk about things and draw them out of their shell when it came to emotions and facing problems, and we've been the better for it. But he is SO non-confrontational and pretty much has said "I love you and everything is fine" and that I need to deal with it, and that this is the way he is...

Other people who have experienced this before - what do you think? Perhaps he will open up as time goes on? Is there hope for us or are we just doomed from the start?