And sometimes people are held back by traumatic experiences that meld into deeply held beliefs.
I’m the kind of person OP is talking about. I know it’s hard for the folks around me that I love dearly. I try to change it, find ways to reassure myself constantly, etc… It’s an incredibly frustrating, lifelong battle.
Sometimes you’re the only adult in a relationship. And it sucks.
And sometimes people are held back by traumatic experiences that meld into deeply held beliefs.
I’m the kind of person OP is talking about. I know it’s hard for the folks around me that I love dearly. I try to change it, find ways to reassure myself constantly, etc… It’s an incredibly frustrating, lifelong battle.
Tbh neither of us were being the adult lol. We both had a hand in keeping that relationship a FWB relationship.
But hey, live and learn. We’re both still friends and talk most days of the week, so I’d say the whole thing was a net positive.
Elaborate? I might be in the same boat