I feel for you. It's perfectly acceptable to spend time, single, and focusing on yourself, your struggles before branching back out into the fray. It's too bad they seem to believe that it's ok to pressure others into relationships for the sake of relationships. Almost forces you to settle for less than what you want. They aren't respecting your space.

Wish I had a clearcut solution.



P.S. never mind he was confrontion avoidant and couldn't ask you himself. ..

P.P.S. he's looking for a rescue, red flag indicator of possible control pattern...gut (sinking feeling)..could mean dread