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I want to go for it! To see where it could go if nothing else. I'm not scared of a no as it wouldn't be any different then the situation Im in right now. The main situation that I am having is...

I tried to tell myself that it'd be all well and good and I could keep the bridges open with my relationship. That was probably the worst 2 months of my life. Remove all contact to her from your life...

I appreciate this comment a lot and gave it a good amount of thought. I am pretty sure that I am beyond that stage now and can get back to the regularly scheduled programming that is my life.
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my impression is that the OP is 23, which in some cases too young, but in no way fair for the above post.

That still seems a pretty jerk move on your mom's part (sorry if this is too blunt). I am also in the camp that dating to me implies exclusivity. I find the shared bond of a close relationship...

How is grad school too young?

So to start off with, I'm somewhat of a shy guy with a not very good idea of relationship stuff (and I'm 21) as I've only had 1 relationship and the fact that it was long term makes me feel that it...

I have to reply to this because the situation is so similar to what mine was (with the depression and everything).
I was naturally a shy person most of my primary school career but being switched...