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Originally Posted by Wander
The last two nights I have been having dinner with another inpatient. the first was a fluke but last night he searched me out. He is not my usual physical type but I am very attracted to him and we shared many interests.
He is a paramedic on leave due to bad PTSD form work. He was the guy who went to the accidents and comforted the other paramedics but there was no one to comfort him. It is really wrong. Now he is being judged at work as weak as he could not take the heat. I men what empathetic, loving, caring human being could be ok after seeing so much carnage for so long and not be touched?
Anyways, now I am looking for him everywhere I go. Think I have a crush on him and if my spider-senses are right he likes me too. Has anyone started a relationship with a person they met IP? My ex-husband did and his relationship is going strong after 17 months. Any things to be careful about? Any advice?
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Omg memories!! My very first IP when I was 18 I met a guy a little older than me. Like your friend, he had PTSD. We clicked right away. We would get In trouble for sitting too close lol. Well he got out a few days before me and before he left we kid in a corner and kissed. He handed me his number. When I got out I called him and we started hanging out. It was very casual and just a friend with benefits type of thing. He was a goth. Not my type. But I would do his eyeliner for him. He was so hot omg. But his family was like gypsy's, never around long. His dad had to move and I never seen him again. I took it so hard and got really depressed but we talked on the phone often. He'd talk about his adventures on the road and it was exciting. I don't remember what happened but we lost touch. That was 11 years ago and I still think about him often. Thing is I can't even remember his last name to look him up[emoji30](blame the meds). He was such a cool dude. I hope he's doing well now.
Edit: adding on that now that I think about it... I see couples in IP gravitate towards each other all the time. I'm sure this is more common than we think!