Men of DOT: I don’t feel valued in early exclusive dating. Wait for it to ramp up, or cut and run?

How has that worked out? To quote your post from a year ago:

I’ve been dating an awesome guy for about 5 months. Things started out really strong and I was just so impressed at how forthright he was in pursuing me. Very understanding, emotionally aware/stable, generous, good sense of humour, confident, intelligent. Attraction wasn’t a 10/10 but it was enough and we had good sexual chemistry.

But as time has progressed we’ve discovered more and more differences, and I’m finding myself feeling a bit of contempt at times. I also am finding that he’s not on my mind all that much when I’m not with him. It feels like my feelings have plateaued and it’s been this way for a while.

I’ve also only ever been infatuated/in love with men who keep me feeling a bit uncertain (nothing terrible though); this guy makes me feel very secure, so I wonder if there’s something there.

What I'm understanding is that even relationships that start out strong, in your experience, can end up being a wash, and you're much more attracted to men who "keep you feeling a bit uncertain" (i.e. insecure).

What's going on here, friend??

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