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Old Jun 06, 2021, 05:37 PM
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If you’re asking the question you already know the answer . Furthermore once a week is definitely not enough time to get to know someone . What are you doing?

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Old Jun 07, 2021, 05:11 AM
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I’d say if you need to ask a man to see you more, this relationship has no future. If he wanted to see you more, he already would. So I think in addition to you cnot particularly feeling it, he doesn’t seem to be feeling it either. It doesn’t mean you don’t enjoy each other company. But it’s not a love story.
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Old Jun 07, 2021, 06:06 AM
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It's true that affection doesn't equate to being in love with a partner. What do you see as a component of being in love or what is it to you overall? You mention in another post here that chemistry and emotional connection are elements, yes? Deep attachment? Anything else? Another question - What in the emotional connection would be different than with a family member or close friends? I'm personally curious about this whole topic/thread.
Yes, chemistry, emotional connection, deep attachment, and I would add feelings of excitement/romance, and wanting to place the other person's happiness as a priority. When we're in love, we feel we would do anything for another's happiness and well being. We go above and beyond for the person we love. We go out of our way and we are generous with the person we love... there's a sense of placing an equal value to that person as we have for ourselves. Meaning, our own happiness is very important, but the person we love's happiness is just as important, and sometimes, can even be more important to us when we're in love. When you're in love, there's also a feeling of walking on cloud 9, where everything just feels right in the world and you want to scream it from the top of the roofs. That's the feeling of being in love. It may not always feel this way, but generally speaking, that's how being in love should feel, imo.
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Old Jun 07, 2021, 03:08 PM
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Yes, chemistry, emotional connection, deep attachment, and I would add feelings of excitement/romance, and wanting to place the other person's happiness as a priority. When we're in love, we feel we would do anything for another's happiness and well being. We go above and beyond for the person we love. We go out of our way and we are generous with the person we love... there's a sense of placing an equal value to that person as we have for ourselves. Meaning, our own happiness is very important, but the person we love's happiness is just as important, and sometimes, can even be more important to us when we're in love. When you're in love, there's also a feeling of walking on cloud 9, where everything just feels right in the world and you want to scream it from the top of the roofs. That's the feeling of being in love. It may not always feel this way, but generally speaking, that's how being in love should feel, imo.

Thanks, that's a pretty detailed description.
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Old Jun 07, 2021, 03:09 PM
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I’d say if you need to ask a man to see you more, this relationship has no future. If he wanted to see you more, he already would. So I think in addition to you cnot particularly feeling it, he doesn’t seem to be feeling it either. It doesn’t mean you don’t enjoy each other company. But it’s not a love story.

Interesting pov. I don't know if I ever saw a guy who wanted to do this once settled in a relationship. I.e. wanting so much to meet more, etc etc. Guys seem to just settle fast in the relationship after the initial short honeymoon. Though, I did listen to a married guy (who wanted to have an affair with me, of course) talk about how he does still regularly take out his wife for dinner, date nights, whatever.



I'm not aiming to get stuck in being cynical or skeptical though. In theory, I'm open to finding different experiences/guys. I am open to hearing about what I may have missed. I am just very conservative as it is now. I am making sure to not believe anything unreal.



So anyway, experiences aside, again, I don't want to get cynical, so I do think it's not impossible for OP's boyfriend to be willing/interested in meeting more often. Why not make sure of that instead of assuming. Hope OP got a positive response from him.
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