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Colorful and hopefully optimistic but maybe hateful occasionally

Me, too. I’m worried about him. He said his friend was having an awful time. She isn’t suffering now, but it’s still so sad that she didn’t survive this bout of her illness.

He is ACTING okay through text but when I have the time tomorrow I’m going to call and ask him if he’s actually okay. But, politely. If he doesn’t want to talk to ME about it that’s okay.
 
Alright. So. I went to undergrad with a lady I liked a lot WHILE I was dating Brandi. Obviously I did not say a thing.

Last August I found her again and have been seeing her weekly. Despite everything that’s been going on. Including her being diagnosed with PTSD. Last night, I was hanging out with her and her little sister (who is about 12, I believe), and when her little sister left for a moment, I asked her (S) on a date, fully expecting a no because we both have so much going on in our lives. She said yes though!

So now I’m anxious for all kinds of new reasons. I’ve never had a normal dating experience before!

I haven’t felt the need to obsessively check to see if she’s safe to be around, though. I feel totally safe around her. It’s the best.

No idea if it’ll work out or not, obviously, because I can’t read minds and I’m still a little shook that she even agreed to this. Got her some flowers and she said she loved them. Made my week ?

I invited her to these forums a while ago. I may suggest that we block each other so we can vent our anxieties about everything, because that’ll totally happen, lol. Having good communication can start right away. I’m not even afraid, just a little shy. Pretty cool. With Brandi, I was afraid, but now I’m aware I don’t HAVE to be and that’s great.

I am worried I won’t be emotionally supportive enough but I suppose I’ll play it by ear. Brandi had me be her therapist so my boundaries may be a little too tight occasionally. I’ll have to tell her to communicate with me and call me out if she needs to.

Brandi hated this woman despite never meeting her. I bet I talked about how cool she was too much when I first met her, too, lol

Anyway, that’s all. It’s past bedtime, I just wanted to share that. I’m anxious about it but it’s good anxiety, mostly. I keep telling myself that it doesn’t NEED to work out because that takes the pressure off and makes it more fun, and hopefully will until we decide if we’re a Thing and then we’d obviously be more comfortable and familiar with each other’s boundaries by then

I have no idea what I’m doing tho lol. There aren’t any good guides on the Internet... I’m used to searching for instructions for everything but, uh. Doesn’t work for dating this one quirky human you met in undergrad. I asked a coworker who is younger than me but her advice helped a lot

:):):):):)
 
Happy news, safe people, trust and good times? Hell yes. :D So happy for you, Lil Oc. :)

And sliightly less serious and more nerdy note, if I find that manual I'll soo let you know. Awesome Girl's Guide To Safe Dating After Psychos so far wasn't the search words. :shifty: :hilarious:
 
Ronin said:
Happy news, safe people, trust and good times? Hell yes. :D So happy for you, Lil Oc. :)

And sliightly less serious and more nerdy note, if I find that manual I'll soo let you know. Awesome Girl's Guide To Safe Dating After Psychos so far wasn't the search words. :shifty::hilarious:
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We’ll keep looking!
 

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