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Old Sep 12, 2015, 02:58 PM
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You are extremely infatuated with him right now. Plus you cannot have him... which makes him even more interesting. That "high" you are feeling will even out. Some of the things you find so interesting will eventually annoy you.

You really do not get to know someone unless you spend a lot of time with them... if you choose to do that... you do not have a great safety net in another country. If he was in your country you would get a chance to see who he really is.

Give yourself time before you make decisions. If you continue to romanticize about him..you will not be in reality about him. He may never be able to live up to the dreams spinning in your head.

Right now he is incredibly interesting because he is so different. Do not fall into that "its us against the world" mode. You can attract others that may have some of his traits and shared values. You know what you do not like in a man. Find someone different closer to home - there are all kinds in all parts of the world.

You had a really interesting experience - and probably learned a lot about yourself and he obviously enjoyed you as well (he was as "high" as you were during your encounter)- and that is all good. Put it in your book of great memories.

I realize it's easy for me to say this - I know your heart is pulling at you - thus my icon a: war between the brain and heart.

You will have great experiences ahead of you. The more you think about him.. he stays alive in your head and the pain stays much longer.
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