Advice about an insecure boyfriend?

I'm currently long-distance dating a guy that I met while I was doing a summer abroad in England. We dated for a month while I was there, and he wanted to continue the relationship, so I agreed. The problem is, he hints at the fact that he's intimidated by me. People have outright informed him (sometimes even while I am right there!) that he ';doesn't deserve me'; or his friends have told both of us that I ';could do better.'; We come from different socio-economic backgrounds, and I guess I would be considered more attractive than he is (looks really don't matter though). I'm going to Oxford University in the fall, and he works as a mechanic and lives with his parents. None of this bothers me in the least, yet he continually puts himself down and compares his supposed shortcomings to my achievments. I think I could easily fall for this guy (he's funny, sweet, and extremely intelligent. I tell him all of this on an almost daily basis as well), but I don't want to be with him if it's going to hurt him. What can I do to convince him that he ';deserves'; me and looks/education are not an issue?





Thanks for any advice you can provide :)


Advice about an insecure boyfriend?
Don't pay attention to them.They are all jealous that they don't have anything special like you two have.it doesn't matter if it doesn't make others happy it's about what you want.I should know as I am in a interracial relationship and people do still give negative comments in this age. Advice about an insecure boyfriend?
I can't believe that people make such rude remarks. From the way you've described him, he sounds like a nice guy.





Just let him know that although you have all these achievements, you are just a person underneath who wants to be with a lovely guy.
remind him how important he is to you