DrStranglove
Don Juan
I normally wouldn't but this situation might be different?
Been hanging out with this girl for about 3-4 months. We click great and have loads of fun together but she resisted getting too physical saying she moves slow, doesn't like to be touched, and hasn't been with someone in a long time. I respected her wishes but still made gentle attempts to escalate. Sometime around Easter she went cold, said I was moving too fast but she mostly wanted to be alone. I was very nonchalant and we left things amicably.
After about two weeks of NC she texts me out of the blue. Long text about wanting to be friends, how much she would value me in her life, etc. I said sure no problem with no expectations.
We text a few days later and she tells me "I've been thinking about you lately, you were really kind to me". So we hang out a few days later and she opens up about getting hurt a long time back and hasn't dated much since then. Uses friends first as a defense mechanism to build trust and get to know who a person really is before getting emotionally attached.
Then a week ago she asked me to be direct about my feelings. Told her I know she moves slow but is worth waiting for, that I thought she was the sweetest girl and it'd break my heart if anything happened to her, that we have chemistry that's hard to find and worth fighting to keep, etc.
She was shocked and elated I felt that way, had thought she meant very little to me, had no idea I cared that much, and now her interest level has seemed to skyrocket. She's has been initiating contact almost everyday and initiated to see me Sunday and Tuesday. A massive leap forward in frequency. Sunday in the car I told her crystal clear I value the friendship, but want to see this grow into more when the time is right. She agreed.
It's seems like things have taken a positive step forward and she clearly came back on her own, but I'm still somewhat skeptical. She's great at dropping lines here and there like I'm special and the only one (ex: I would never do X with guys but I am with you), while at the same time being aloof and somewhat closed off. Very possible it's legit and she needs time to build trust and comfort as she claims, but it's kinda weird and has forced my guard up to a degree.
Been hanging out with this girl for about 3-4 months. We click great and have loads of fun together but she resisted getting too physical saying she moves slow, doesn't like to be touched, and hasn't been with someone in a long time. I respected her wishes but still made gentle attempts to escalate. Sometime around Easter she went cold, said I was moving too fast but she mostly wanted to be alone. I was very nonchalant and we left things amicably.
After about two weeks of NC she texts me out of the blue. Long text about wanting to be friends, how much she would value me in her life, etc. I said sure no problem with no expectations.
We text a few days later and she tells me "I've been thinking about you lately, you were really kind to me". So we hang out a few days later and she opens up about getting hurt a long time back and hasn't dated much since then. Uses friends first as a defense mechanism to build trust and get to know who a person really is before getting emotionally attached.
Then a week ago she asked me to be direct about my feelings. Told her I know she moves slow but is worth waiting for, that I thought she was the sweetest girl and it'd break my heart if anything happened to her, that we have chemistry that's hard to find and worth fighting to keep, etc.
She was shocked and elated I felt that way, had thought she meant very little to me, had no idea I cared that much, and now her interest level has seemed to skyrocket. She's has been initiating contact almost everyday and initiated to see me Sunday and Tuesday. A massive leap forward in frequency. Sunday in the car I told her crystal clear I value the friendship, but want to see this grow into more when the time is right. She agreed.
It's seems like things have taken a positive step forward and she clearly came back on her own, but I'm still somewhat skeptical. She's great at dropping lines here and there like I'm special and the only one (ex: I would never do X with guys but I am with you), while at the same time being aloof and somewhat closed off. Very possible it's legit and she needs time to build trust and comfort as she claims, but it's kinda weird and has forced my guard up to a degree.
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