Thank you, I really appreciate the empathy. That’s a very accurate summary of where I’m at, and it helps to feel understood rather than judged. I’m taking things slowly and trying to be honest with myself as I navigate it, but can be a bit confusing at times.
I hear what you’re saying, and I understand the structural realities you’re pointing to. I’m not pursuing co-primary, escalation, or a poly future, i’m being honest about my current emotional experience and learning from it. and sometimes that comes off as i’m confused because; i don’t want to...
yes, i appreciate how blunt you are about it. i think it just sucks finally getting a connection where the possibility of it outside of reality would be literally everything i would want in a person. still mourning it sometimes, and also trying to learn from it and accept that this is just a...
yeah, i think it just got more than casual without us both expecting it. even if the structure is technically “casual” it doesn’t feel that way at all. I don’t really know from his perspective. but at least from his behavior, i can tell he feels the same.
We have been talking consistently for...
Hi all, I’m looking for advice or perspective and hope this is the right place.
and deeply monogamous, with an anxious attachment style I’ve been actively working on in therapy. I recently got out of a long relationship and was single for the first time, casually dating while planning a move...