I never said that. I was referring to my mental health. I said that if I was in a better situation as a teenager, and did not deal with anxiety or severe ADHD, along with other things, I probably would have been in a better place related to education and careers. If that was the case, who knows, maybe we would have had a deeper conversation which may or may not have led to a first date. Or, in that scenario, perhaps I would have never come across this woman. But since I did not meet her standards related to education and the like, it never would have worked out, probably even if I had a chance to prove it to her in person. All I am doing is speculating about how it could have happened if I was in a better place or didn't deal with things out of my control in my formative years, because I have had intrusive thoughts about this in recent years.You keep going on like if you had just a little more time to prove who you were it would’ve worked, that’s not respecting women that’s more in line with the ol’ “wear em down til they give in” strategy.
Do I sound like I am in denial about believing this or have a blind spot? Unfortunately due to the way men have been raised in our society, many have misogynistic like views about women, so I will not rule that out, but I struggle to see how a lot of what I have discussed falls in line with it
I don't believe in that way of communicating at all as I think it is extremely toxic. And I don't see how I did this, as right when I knew she wasn't interested, I moved on.that’s more in line with the ol’ “wear em down til they give in” strategy.
Never said this either, the one does not exist and it would be crazy to say for sure how it would have worked out if we did indeed date. Many things could have happened. But, since we shared a lot of interests, I worry that there's a better than average chance we could have had a long-term relationship had I been in a better place and had more life experience (NOT the way I was 4 years ago). Now, that doesn't mean we would have had a long marriage. Many different things could have happened in that type of scenario, a lot of long term relationships failYou have this thought that you’ll be the one that she chooses if you just got one more chance amongst what sounds like many chances already, once again this ain’t the movies.
The one thing I do think we're both in agreement on is that I am pretty obsessed with this person. And I need to find a way to stop thinking about her. I have some ideas.
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