What's On Your Mind?
I have been talking over the phone with this guy for half a year now. I lived in Seattle and he lived in the San Francisco bay area until recently. I moved to San Francisco because I am looking for work. We met online. I introduced myself and told him I was planning to move down to California soon to pursue my career. He is in the same line of work. Anyways, at first I treated him like a professional contact, then I began treating him as a friend. He came to visit Seattle for a friend's wedding - he has family and friends living there - and we went on a date. He came back for another visit a few weeks later and we went on our second date. We made out! So a month and a half has passed since then and we go out on our third and fourth date here in San Francisco. Made out again. Something feels different though and I can't put my finger on it. We have been talking this whole time, at least once a week if not more. I am attached. He is still into me but more aloof. Like, he used to pick up the phone every time I called and now he will call me back but doesn't ever pick up exactly when I call. It's the little things that are bothering me although he still acts like he likes me in other ways. I have been hurt many times before. I have been disappointed, let down, and am pretty much disenchanted with they whole idea of being in love. Last year I had to have an abortion and that guy abandoned me after. I am still having a hard time trusting. I want things to go back to the way they were with Evan when I was in Seattle and he was in California. No pressure because of the distance. Now it feels like a test of our relationship and it's too much pressure for me to handle. I haven't even found a job yet and might very well end up living somewhere in Southern California instead of here. With four dates down, I feel like we are moving into sex territory. I made a promise to myself not to have uncommitted sex ever again about a year ago.
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11 September, 2008 - 20:27
Above all, trust your gutt feeling! It's there inside you for a reason. It tells you not to get on the elevator with a stranger or walk in to a dark alley at night. It also tells you that the guy is distancing himself from you and his response to you is changing. The little things are the signals that your brain recognizes based on your previous experiences or what you have seen others experience.
Don't dismiss them, becuase they are a part of your self-preservation system. You deserve someone who will take and continue an interest in you and become worthy of sharing an intimate relationship when you are ready, so that you don't have to compromize your promises to yourself. Tkae a break and regroup. Be strong and good luck!
09 September, 2008 - 21:01
well, all i can do is offer some advice. you sound like a romantic who can get swept away. having an abortion is a very traumatic experience let alone the father of the child leaving you after. you need time to heal. you stated that it "feels like a test of our relationship" but are you really in a relationship with him. to me if he isn't answering your calls but calling you back - that seems a little shady. have you ever had an ex that you talk to when things are shitty with your current guy. its kind of like that, he may be keeping you around because it boosts his confidence to have you around, or he is intrested in somebody else but still has feelings for you so he keeps in contact with you. my suggestion is to back off and see what he does. let him come to you. if your job pulls you somewhere else, then let it. don't put yourself on hold for some guy that you have known for such a short period of time. do what makes you happy. it may hurt at first to let him go but love and other friendships hit you when you least expect it!










