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Old Nov 04, 2012, 06:02 PM
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Have you even met with this guy yet? If not, you really DO have to back off, and take this very slowly. You don't want to rebound, and like you said, get your heart broken.

If you and this guy are talking about love & serious issues, perhaps you should tell him that you want to take this VERY slowly because you don't want to get hurt. You HAVE to be open and honest with him. He'll probably say he'd NEVER hurt you, but you must tell him that after being in a long-term marriage, you were hurt very badly and you have to protect yourself from being hurt again, no matter WHO it is. Tell him you just want to take things slowly. Then after a time, you will need to tell him of your issues, i.e. Depression. GAD, abandonment and csa survivor. You don't need to tell him now, cause from the sounds of it, you haven't even MET him yet. So wait until you see where this is going before you tell him of these.

But be open enough to tell him about wanting to take things slowly and not wanting to jump into anything due to your fear of being hurt. Be very careful, because people on FB will say anything -- and if you DO decide to meet him, make sure it's in a PUBLIC place!!! He might not be safe.

I wish you the very best. Please take care of yourself. I do understand depression very well, having suffered it since I was a small child. So be careful. God bless & keep us posted, ok? Hugs, Lee
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