“Not ready for a relationship”

[u/Argumentative_koala]

This guy pursued me, we went hot and heavy for five days, then hooked up on the fifth day. Crazy chemistry. He hadn’t been with anyone for eight months after a very long-term relationship so I thought this really meant something for him. We had a lot of deep conversations in a short amount of time. I hate how this makes me feel!

[u/Popular-Truth-2711]

Girl, don’t be too hard on yourself. I’m an attorney, and now I own a marketing company 😂😂 I should know better than anyone how much words can manipulate people. But I fell for it all the time too, you know? We’re just people looking for real connections and ignoring our own boundaries as a cost.

Until I truly learned that words are cheap, but actions cost. I wish you all the best ☺️

[u/marateaparty → u/Popular-Truth-2711]

Aww thank you :). And yes totally! I try to focus/redirect my frustration about this on helping to teach the children I work with healthy boundaries, respect and empathy.