I (26F) think it takes a lot of vulnerability to be your true self. I recently met someone (29M) who is so totally himself. We have been on three dates.
We are kindred spirits and have very similar outlooks on life. I have had boyfriends before but my feelings for him are very different. So much more real. I feel like we connect on a level that I have never connected with anyone. I feel like I found something that I didn't even know I was looking for.
I have had my walls up for my whole life and I don't know how to let them down. As soon as I feel the tiniest bit vulnerable I can't help but look away and feel uncomfortable. This is the first time in my life that I have felt safe enough to want to try to be vulnerable and fully be myself.
I feel really vulnerable when he makes eye contact with me (I can't maintain it for very long).
I feel really vulnerable when he talks openly about his feelings (I have not been able to share mine and shut down the conversation every time he tells me about his).
I feel really vulnerable when it seems like he wants to or is about to kiss me (I look or move away).
This is my personal hell. I want to look into his eyes until we see each other's souls. I want to hear about how he feels and tell him about how I feel. I want to kiss him more than I have ever wanted to kiss anyone. And yet, I can't. He is so easy to talk to but when it comes to anything that makes me feel even the slightest bit vulnerable I shy away.
How do I be vulnerable?
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