Is me [20 F] getting involved with someone [22 M] who admits to having emotional detachment issues a mistake?

Oh Honey, You are going to do what you want and you are going to know in the pit of your stomach that it is a bad decision.

You already know it. I know what is going through your head is... "But If I walk away, I'll never know for sure."

But you know that you are concentrating really hard on ignoring that voice thats screaming at you to leave it alone.

The problem is, your already falling in love with him. Its only been 2-3 months. Once you have started its pretty hard to stop. Not to mention I bet you are one of those people who never walks away from a challenge. Thats going to make you fall harder.

Here is what is going to happen. You are going to read all the good advice here. You are going to seriously over think and agonize over this. In the end, he will call you or come by and you will forget about all of it. You will convince yourself that you don't want to be in a relationship either. Your a pretty darned independent and modern woman after all. You like him, you care for him, and maybe you can help him. He can change. What kind of person would you be if you walked away when you could have helped. Plus... the sex is awesome. "I just wont fall in love. No sweat. That Reddit post was a temporary freak out before I gained some clarity on how different I am from everybody else."

And you will continue on and you will feel good. And you will get to know him better and better and feel more and more attached because you are an emotionally healthy young woman and he is so wonderful to you. He makes you laugh, he makes you smile, he is a good person. You feel a connection. You don't need labels. Nobody else could possibly understand because this is unique to you and him and there have never been any other people like you. Who is really qualified to give you advice. Nobody. You do what you like.

He wont. He will think you are so awesome for understanding and you are such a cool chick. He is so happy he met you this is great. And thats where it ends for him. This is as good as it gets no emotional attachment necessary. And because you don't have and never have had problems with emotional detachment there is no way you can understand that. It is too far out of your realm. You will start to doubt yourself. "Why doesn't he like ME? What am I doing wrong... maybe if I try this... maybe that...." You will feel shitty, and you will talk to him about it. And since he is really good at communication he will tell you the absolute truth again. And you, again, will hear what you want to hear. You will stick around until you get sick of it and your heart is shattered in a million pieces or you cure him and he falls in love with someone that isn't you. Maybe he will even thank you for it and invite you to the wedding. Or just tell you that the relationship is no longer appropriate because it makes his girlfriend whom he loves more than anything uncomfortable.

And you will tell yourself. But I knew... I knew this would happen... how could I have allowed it. How could I have jumped into this with my eyes wide open.... what is wrong with me? Cue more emotional baggage.

Then you won't be an emotionally health young woman with no detachment issues. You will be the one that should come with a warning label. That may even happen a few more times until you have seen enough of this world to mature and realize that you come first and It is a priority to take care of yourself. Part of that is being in balanced happy relationships where you both feel the same towards each other.

I hope you get a head start on most young women and realize that soon. Ideally before giving someone permission to damage you. But I suspect you wont.

Best of luck, Darling.

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