If I were you, which I'm not, I'd ask MYSELF, not my mother, how I (bold lettered I) feel about this. Do I feel the need to talk about the incident with him? How do I feel about myself as a result of the incident? Do I trust him? Do I want to be emotionally close to him? What sort of boundaries do I want there to be between us? It's up to me to ensure those boundaries are enforced. Do I feel hurt? angry? mixed feelings?
Take an emotional inventory and see where you want this relationship to go, whether you want a relationship with him at all, and how much of a relationship you want with him. What it would take for you to have the kind of relationship you desire to have with him?
Take gentle care,
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