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Hinata
He feels like he always needs to prove something to you, wants you to think that he's the best. Things that you didn't know could be a competition turn into one and it most likely comes from the fact that he's the underdog of the team, he unluckily has the same mindset when it comes to relationships.
Kageyama
He's really compliant, too compliant. You feel like you're the only one making decisions in your relationship with him and he just goes with the flow, agrees to everything you say in hopes to appease you which is a terrible thing in the long run.
This most likely stems back from what happened to him in junior high but if he doesn't work on communicating so that he doesn't state his words as harshly as he does before then nothing's gonna change for the better for him.
Yamaguchi
He's a little bit like Kageyama, too scared to voice out his opinion not wanting to upset you and he's also really having a hard time trusting you since most of the people that come to him usually have their eyes on his best friend, not him.
Tsukishima
Sometimes, you don't know whether he's being playful mean or actual insult mean. Trust is almost none existent and he's emotionally closed off most of the time even as you progress further into the relationship.
You feel like you're being judged every time you two do something together, it doesn't help that he teases you about it sometimes when you're bad at something which just brings you down even more.
Nishinoya
Sometimes, you feel like you have an overprotective brother instead of a boyfriend. Can get really possessive of you at times just like how he gets with Kiyoko-san. Hardcore simping that can just seem overbearing at times.
Tanaka
You're in a relationship with him but all he talks about is Kiyoko-san. At times it's pretty funny but most of the time you feel like you're just watching your best friend simp for someone.
It doesn't help that they're together more often than you and him since you aren't in the club. You do trust him but your patience is running out when all he talks about is her.
Asahi
He's too anxious about a lot of factors in your relationship. He's not ready for a relationship since he wants to work on himself first but really wants this with you even if you told him you can wait. His mind wanders around a lot and overthinks every little mistake he did and thinks that you'll leave him if all his imperfections and flaws keep piling up on him.
Daichi
You feel like he's a father instead of a boyfriend. Not in a sexual way, literally a "go to your room, you're grounded" kind of way.
Trusts you with the club but keeps an eye out just in case they get too rough even if you assure him that you can handle yourself and immediately walks you home the moment you accidentally tripped on something.
You feel like he doesn't trust you and your capability to take care of yourself even when you fully know that you can, it's pretty suffocating to be around him sometimes because you feel the need to act so prim and proper instead of acting like how you usually do.
Sugawara
He's either too overprotective when it comes to you and his teammates. Doesn't like sharing you with anyone, especially with the club. You're the one thing he wants to keep just to himself and gets really jealous when you talk to any of the boys, especially Kageyama.
Oikawa
He doesn't know how to make time. You understand that volleyball is really important for him but having a good balance on how much time you spend on something is better than overworking yourself to the point of hurting yourself.
You don't feel like his girlfriend, you feel like a nanny, a caretaker. It makes you feel like you're in a one-sided relationship when you do all the work and get little feedback.
Iwaizumi
You can't be friends with Oikawa. He gets really possessive of you around the setter because as much as he trusts you and his best friend, his friend is a flirt and he's afraid that the setter's charms would sweep you off your feet and you'd leave him for his best friend.
Which would just break his heart and yours when you end up just like all the exes that broke up with him since he's too focused on volleyball.
Kuroo
Your relationship with him feels superficial. You're in a relationship for the sake of being in a relationship, to satisfy that high school cliche of having a significant other at a time where you don't have yourself and your partner figured out.
He brushes off your concern about him by making a joke or teasing you, anything to diverge the attention from him. It's the emotional barrier that never seems to come down no matter how hard you try chipping it away, it always stays.
He holds himself together even at times when it's okay for him to fall apart.
Kenma
Just the bare minimum is enough for him. Everything is like a game to him, including your relationship. You feel like an NPC (nonplayable character) sometimes, he only comes to you when he needs something, like a quest.
A bit of a hypocrite, is emotionally negligent by accident but immediately notices it when you do it because you're busy as well. He also doesn't voice his concerns a lot unless it's absolutely necessary which builds up this wall that can make a lot of things harder for the two of you.
Lev
He jumps right into it. Doesn't think of the consequences. He just does it. He's the type of person to accidentally make a decision without your opinion even if it's a matter that both of you need to have a say on. He's also the type of person that would publicly propose without even talking about marriage yet and accidentally puts pressure on you because of how many people are looking.
He's not aware of the repercussions of his actions and that could be dangerous even outside of a relationship.
Yaku
Sometimes, bantering with him doesn't feel like banter, it feels like an underhanded fight. Like Tsukishima, you don't know whether he means what he says or if he's just kidding. Projects his insecurities from time to time on you in an unhealthy way and would tell you that he's not good enough (even though to an extent he knows he is) so that you would comfort him and spoil him rotten.
Ushijima
He can read in between the lines but chooses not to. Always wants you to be upfront in a way that just makes you do all the emotional work in your relationship so that he doesn't have to.
Love was never his forte and never will be he thinks to himself so why start now? It's not like you two will be together for the rest of your lives. He already knows that relationship tends to crash and burn so he just waits for you to leave when you get tired of him.
Tendo
He hates it when you go somewhere and not tell him, wants to be with you at all times and protect you even when you both know it's not necessary. Spoils you too much even when you don't need nor want it, doesn't like taking you on outdoor dates since that means being near other people and he wants your eyes only on him.
Bokuto
You feel like you adopted a kid. Everything feels like a mind game just to get him to cooperate with you and it's exhausting. Has no shame whatsoever even if he's embarrassing you as well.
You always have to keep an eye on him to prevent him from doing something stupid and getting himself hurt. Also needy a lot and is a spoiled brat most of the time, gets easily jealous when you pay attention to someone else even for just a single second.
Akaashi
He projects onto you a lot. Treats you the same way he treats Bokuto and treats you like you're glass. Says that you act childish even when you're acting you're age and doesn't want you to be around Bokuto a lot knowing how rowdy the captain can be. He also doesn't want you to be around Bokuto a lot since you might spend more time with Bokuto than him and he hates that.
Atsumu
He's always rude, doesn't have anything nice to say to you and insults everything you do. There's a fine line between constructive criticism and downright telling a person they suck and Atsumu always goes for the latter. Gaslights you from time to time telling you "No one else would love you, only I would". Makes sure you stay as far away from his twin as possible.
He can share a lot of things with his twin but not you, never you.
Osamu
Just like Atsumu, he doesn't want you anywhere near his twin or anyone in from the club. Gives you backhanded compliments from time to time when he gets jealous, lowering your self-esteem so that you won't leave. He makes a loud noise when he's angry like harshly putting his hand on the table or bashing the door so that you'd get scared of him and stay submissive.
Suna
You feel like you're in a relationship with a brick wall. He doesn't want to do anything most of the time and forgets all the plans you make together and makes you adjust to him more than you should. Most of the time you're around him he doesn't say much and you always have the need to fill up the silence by saying something you'll know he'll most likely forget in a few hours.
Kita
He's emotionally negligent on purpose, scolds you for every little thing you've done wrong silently, gives you that stare of disapproval. He's also very controlling and wants everything to go his way, his routine, and his way of life. He's very traditional and follows most of it, including the misogynistic ones.
Sakusa
Doesn't want you to be affectionate to him but also get really jealous and possessive when you're affectionate to other people that you clearly have a platonic bond with. He's always hot and cold, you feel like you're walking on eggshells around him all the time even when you guy have been together for quite some time.
He never wants to meet halfway and you're always the one compromising for his sake. You want to watch a movie with him? You're watching with him at home. You want to go to the park for a short stroll? Then you can go by yourself.
It doesn't help that when you come over, he might as well just wear a hazmat suit with how covered he is in his own home. He doesn't want to work on himself to get better or be better and it's he's way of saying "take it or leave it"