I seek advice seeing as how I have nobody in the material world to talk to about these problems of mine. I'll be as short but detailed as I can.
In the beginning of May I met a girl on OKCupid (a free dating application). She messaged me first and gave me a nice compliment; and after finding her attractive in both senses-- I gave her a compliment too. She is local (lives about 10 miles from me) and we both go to the same college. We chatted on OKCupid for a day or two before exchanging phone number, in which we texted for another few days before we set up our first date. We had a blast and got along well. Two more dates happened in which our late date was a cuddle night. We ended up kissing and sparks were definitely flying on my side... but an unfortunate turn of events happened. My anxiety and eagerness to see and make plans with her overwhelmed her and she told me. I accidentally used the word "perfect" and she felt as if she was on top of a pedestal. I told her that I needed to clear things up on my end and she agreed that I shouldn't drag somebody into my emotional instability.
When she was coming to truth with her feelings of me seeming "pushy" she told me that we could still be friends, but I am having a hard time deciphering he words and what they might mean.
Here is what I am having difficulty understanding and need advice for:
"Well lately you have been pushy and it's been turning me away. But other than that I have been meaning to tell you I think it's better if for right now we just stay friends. You're a great guy and everything but last time we hung out I felt like you were putting me on a really high pedestal that I won't be able to live up to. You've mentioned before that you get sad easily and get anxious and I don't wanna cause more of that. It's a lot of pressure when someone tells you that you're perfect. I'm not perfect though and if I do something that you don't like or don't live up to expectations I don't want you to hurt yourself or get depressed about it. It's just a lot of responsibility for me that I don't think I as a person can handle. I can see you don't do well by yourself but I can't be with you 24/7 and I don't want you to get sad about that either. It doesn't mean you're a bad person or messed up. I just think it's better if you focus on yourself and try to get more comfortable with your feelings and everything first. I don't want to end up being your first gf and hurting you and making you not want to try ever again. I'm really sorry I don't want to hurt your feelings but I gotta be honest"
She also replied to a question of mine; if whether her decisions were because of me as a person or my emotional levels... that she "doesn't know" how to handle it. That I shouldn't be upset if she finds a BF in the mean time, etc.
I am going to spend time for myself but ultimately I want to figure out if I can work towards something with her again. I plan on surprising her with a healthy lunch at her work... and after that, proposing hang outs once every 2 weeks or so before I leave for my work training ( 8 full days for 9 hours a day ).
In this mean time of handling and figuring out my anxiety, eagerness... and insecurity... is it possible for me to win her over? I care for the gal and I'm not sure if she'll be open to the idea that I DO want to come back and change for the better, for her-- I just can't tell her that. =\






