My boyfriend and I [F, 19 and M,22] have been together for nearly 6 months. We had an intensely fiery start to our relationship, and have been very deeply in love. We are long-distance (Ireland to England), and so spend nearly every waking moment on Skype and texting. We have so many things in common, so many aspirations in life and agree on everything. We would make a perfect long-term couple, and we've discussed this.

Recently though, things haven't been going as well as I'd hoped, and we officially admitted today the problem:
He likes to tease. I don't. 

It's just me, I've always been sensitive to teasing. When someone says "oh well that's just cause you're stupid :p", I laugh, but inside my heart breaks a little. Every. Single. Time.

And it's just him, he does that to every single one of his friends, and always has. He's British. It's how he communicates.

I want this relationship to work out, desperately, as does he. We love each other, and we want to spend our lives together. But I've been going through a pretty bad bit of hormone-related depression recently, which is only aggravated by his occasional teasing (even though he's been incredibly supportive!!) 
He can't change how he talks, as it's what he's always done. He does tone it down a lot for me, but he's not going to change any more than that.

I would love to have a thicker skin, to not be heartbroken every time he says something jokingly unkind (he's SO loving the rest of the time!). How do I do it? 

Help...
user
My boyfriend and I have a very close, passionate relationship, but he's a horrible tease who always makes fun of me. How do I not be crushed every
assistant
My boyfriend and I [F, 19 and M,22] have been together for nearly 6 months. We had an intensely fiery start to our relationship, and have been very deeply in love. We are long-distance (Ireland to England), and so spend nearly every waking moment on Skype and texting. We have so many things in common, so many aspirations in life and agree on everything. We would make a perfect long-term couple, and we've discussed this.

Recently though, things haven't been going as well as I'd hoped, and we officially admitted today the problem:
He likes to tease. I don't. 

It's just me, I've always been sensitive to teasing. When someone says "oh well that's just cause you're stupid :p", I laugh, but inside my heart breaks a little. Every. Single. Time.

And it's just him, he does that to every single one of his friends, and always has. He's British. It's how he communicates.

I want this relationship to work out, desperately, as does he. We love each other, and we want to spend our lives together. But I've been going through a pretty bad bit of hormone-related depression recently, which is only aggravated by his occasional teasing (even though he's been incredibly supportive!!) 
He can't change how he talks, as it's what he's always done. He does tone it down a lot for me, but he's not going to change any more than that.

I would love to have a thicker skin, to not be heartbroken every time he says something jokingly unkind (he's SO loving the rest of the time!). How do I do it? 

Help...
user
Boyfriend likes to tease me and I don't respond well. I want this relationship to work, so how do I grow a thicker skin?
assistant