throwawayacct199230

throwawayacct199230 OP t1_iuka4or wrote

If he really is struggling to commit, then I am not understanding why he would make future plans with me like going on trips and asking me to come to certain family events? Also, it is so strange that he introduced me to his family and brought me around them often. I would think that if he does have commitment issues then he wouldn't really want to bring me around his family.

I never put any relationship pressure on him either and never asked to introduce me to family or anything. He did everything on his own. He is also clingy when we are with his family or anywhere in public.

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throwawayacct199230 OP t1_iuk9olq wrote

It is going to be really difficult to watch him date other people, but I am also not ready to loose him. I think I put this guy on a high pedestal and I can't seem to let him come down from it.

I guess I just have to give it a try and see how it is being friends with him. If it is too painful then I'll have to cut it off for my own mental well-being.

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throwawayacct199230 OP t1_iuk6kof wrote

Thank you for your response! I understand that he has commitment issues, but it doesn't make sense how he can just go back on the dating app within a week and a half of us ending and start dating other people. Do people with commitment issues not feel relationship deeply? Do they typically keep things at a superficial level? When we dated it never felt superficial since he brought me around his family and took me on a trip to visit another family member.

I am not sure if I can ask this question or not, but is continuing to stay platonic friends with him a bad idea since I do have strong feeling for him? I think therapy is going to help him a lot and want to show that I am there for him and not going away if times get hard.

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