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Old Jul 17, 2014, 11:49 AM
AmbrosiaAvalon AmbrosiaAvalon is offline
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Originally Posted by A Red Panda View Post
I definitely think we do tend to do things a bit more "intensely" but well.... are those intense relationships ever really healthy for us? haha. I'm just reflecting on my own life atm... I've had a lot of intense relationships. And afterwards, realized just how unequal they were and that I was really rather poorly treated. But the relationship I'm in right now? It's healthy, my happiness matters as much as his does. But it's not intense. Sometimes I've been questioning it the way that you seem to be.... but you know, at least for me... the lower intensity demonstrates more stability and long-term potential, because he's staying with me even without it.

And hey - you've only mentioned one thing about him that really bothers you... and you followed that by saying that he's trying to get help with it! Which sort of rocks, so many people won't seek help!

Is there any chance that you're a bit hypomanic? When I'm in an up (and it's pretty common for us all) I just want to bail on EVERYHING to go pursue something else. I never do, because I can sit down and force myself to do pros/cons.... and the "But I WANT TO" argument doesn't last too long when I start adding in things like "will go broke" (gotta love being practical at my core!).

Good luck though!! I'd definitely talk to your T about things to see if they can help you sort out what you actually really want.. and whether or not this is just fear creeping in.
Thank you! I actually did a pros and cons list for him last night and the pros definitely outweigh the cons. I think I have been pretty hypo lately... it's actually refreshing to hear that I'm not the only one that gets this way! Wanting to bail on everything because I *want to*, the intense relationships that are always *very* one-sided... fun times hah. Not to mention all of the good friends I've had that I've driven bonkers by asking them to decipher every little thing a guy does to see if he's really secretly in love with me.

It's easy to see why I'm with my fiance, remembering all this reminds me of how easy and drama-free our relationship has been! Idk why but it's so easy for my brain to laser-focus on the 5 fights we've had over the course of our 3 year relationship... O.o
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