My girlfriend is great. I'm into her but I don't know if she feels the same. I'm her first boyfriend. I had to break her out of her shell a lot. Her parents are strict. I always have to call her. She never calls me. Her mom says she's just like that. I don't know what to think. Do you think I should talk to her about us yet or no?

It's just her personality. She's shy and not clingy. Accept it and just be awesome, she will come out of her shell completely when she is ready. If you try to pressure her into acting differently it may backfire.

I totally agree with Elara. She might be acting shy just for the time being and will come out eventually, over time. You don't have to force her, otherwise she might feel pressured, or smothered, and get overwhelmed and back out.

Being too clingy or pushy can backfire a lot of times. I know it's not qualities I like in a guy. I want him to be my counterpart, not the parasite that's glued to my shoulder.

zeldafreak123 : Well if you truly feel there is lack of communication going on I guess you could say something but I’d be very careful if you do want to talk about it because often times it’s not what you say but how you say things that could affect things.

I do agree with Elara when I say she does seem like a shy person and eventually that will wear off after a while with you. If you ever saw the Rocky movies it’s kind of the same thing. Adrian was extremely shy toward Rocky and dealt with her brother who was over protective, strict and even abusive due to his alcoholism. In the subsequent sequels she came out of her shell bit by bit but always had that shy, sweet demeanor about her.

I’m not comparing it but it’s similar in how she may be shy toward you and that takes time to work passed. It does sound like you have a good thing going though and if I were you I wouldn’t worry too much about it. But as I said if you do truly feel a need to have a talk about this then please choose your words carefully and also the manner of which you say those words toward her.

Best of luck to you.

Haha she sounds a lot like me just a year ago and because of this I have to agree with Elara. You're her first boyfriend meaning she's terrified. She's probably worried that if she calls or texts you too often you'll think her too clingy and she also might be scared of what her parents are going to react to everything, you said they're strict. I was utterly terrified. I wanted so badly to be the perfect girlfriend, but I had no idea what to do. Luckly my boyfriend understood that I wasn't going to be able to completely open up to him over night(after being a friend of mine for awhile he knew that all too well). So he waited and let me come to him and never pressured me or made me feel bad. He just accepted me for who I am and with patience and a lot of love I came out of my shell and feel completely comfortable with him. A year later and things are going wonderfully.
Now she might not be your true love or the person you spend the rest of your life with, but remember you're her first boyfriend. You are going to set the stage for her relationships with men. If she really is anything like me, love, respect and kindness are the best things for her.

elara is right it's her personality and you need to give her time

Well I honestly think it depends on the person.  My boyfriend was a veeeeeeery shy individual, and I'm.........not.  I'm a very upbeat and in your face kind of person.  So I pushed him.  I kissed him the first day we were together in order to break the ice.  We're still together so I guess he liked it.  But it may not be the same with women I don't know.  I know I am a woman who likes a little push from her man every now and again, just to know that the sparks are still there.

But that's just me.  I've never met her so I can't say if she's that kind of woman too.  But if she is, then a little push might be just what you guys need to put that big spark in your relationship.