Hi all ! I have been absent for a bit and I have gotten myself out of the toxic go no where relationship that was plaguing me and started dating. I have been dating Tony for a month now and to me it seems that we are not compatible on a variety of levels and I cannot imagine why he insists that we should try and make the relationship work.

Tony thrives on conflict and I hate it. I am passive aggressive when angry and indirect. He is a right wing conservative and I am liberal and he seems to enjoy having political debates with me. I do not enjoy them. He gets very frustrated with me because I am uncommunicative and don't really tell him what I want to do but just does not feel like a safe person to me because he is so cynical and critical.

There are also some sexual differences he is into role playing and power exchange and I told him right off the bat I did not like that but he continually tries to push my boundaries and maintains that I cannot really say that I would not like something that I've never tried. My opinion is that due to our personality differences that we cannot have a successful relationship and we will only hurt each other by trying. He insists that two people that choose to be together and want to make something work can. I would really love to hear thoughts or opinions on any of this. Thanks.