Amanda, from Md, asks:

From my point of view everything has been great so far. My boyfriend and I have been together for a few months now and he's already told me that he thinks he's falling for me. But the other weekend I went with him to a friend of his families graduation party and he introduced me as his "friend". I've never been one to get upset at the little things guys do but for some reason this has been eating away at me. Is my boyfriend embarrassed of me? Are there any guys that can explain this to me? Thank you

VictorM's advice:

If he was embarrassed he wouldn't have taken you. And if he was hiding anything he wouldn't have taken you either.

Have you talked to each other in terms of actually being boyfriend/girlfriend? Have the actual words been said and have you two agreed you are a couple? If not, maybe he didn't want to say something to others that hasn't been said among you two.

The newness of the relationship might have held him back from saying "girlfriend". Maybe he felt he would be asked questions he wasn't interested in answering (people can get very nosey about stuff like that). "Girlfriend" invites lots of personal questions from his guy friends, like "how serious are you?" "any marriage plans?" "how is she in bed?" etc.; "friend" puts those questions off.

But above all, don't let it eat at you -- ask him. But don't ask with an accusatory tone of voice. A simple "I'm curious, why did you introduce me as your friend?" should do. Let him answer. He probably has a better answer than mine.