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Post by rubyroxs on May 29, 2008 22:23:14 GMT -5
So I got out of an abusive relationship maybe seven weeks ago. I'm safe and fine. But wondering about what's coming next.
There's this guy who i met way back in Dec. Long story short, he's the cousin of the guy one of my best friends is dating. All four of us have been out in the bars together a few times usually drunk. The first time we were both pretty drunk and he wanted to spend the night. Given my past, I said no! Last weekend the four of us had a great time at a reunion and none of us were drinking. He keeps telling me he likes me and I keep telling him we need to go slow! I like him, but it's annoying when he calls me every night and says he's frustrated that we have to wait until the weekend to see each other. I told him again! I need to go slow, I just got out of a train wreck and I don't want to start a whole new one. I seem to be bad at reading signs. My friend and his cuz obviously say its a go. But I just wanted some neutral advice. Are there warning flags with this new guy here I'm missing?
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Post by gaia on May 29, 2008 22:34:06 GMT -5
So I got out of an abusive relationship maybe seven weeks ago. I'm safe and fine. But wondering about what's coming next. First of all - congratulations on getting out of that relationship. That must have taken a tremendous amount of strength on your part. Are there warning flags with this new guy here I'm missing? Ok.. so.. it's very understandable that you're being quite cautious about this new guy - obviously you're quite justified in doing that too. I would say that, from what you've said, there are no real "warning flags" at all. However, he clearly doesn't understand that you're feeling vulnerable though. Yes, you've told him you want to go slowly - have you told him why you want to go slowly? If he doesn't know about the kind of relationship you've just got out of, then you can't expect him to be sensitive to how you're feeling. *Whether or not you tell him is your choice though... Perhaps you could have a chat with your best friend and see if you think it's appropriate to tell him or not? I don't know what to advise on that one.
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Post by Sweet Pea on May 29, 2008 22:42:09 GMT -5
might be a good idea to swear off relationships for a year and study up on co-dependency.
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