Andrea8823 is offline Andrea8823 Post #1  November 22,2009, 11:50pm
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Today I went on a second date with a guy that I met off of Eharmony. It went great; we ended up spending 7 hours together, and it flew by. We went to a bar, walked around town, then went back to his apartment and watched a movie/tv. I couldn't believe how late it had gotten.

While we were hanging out, he told me on two separate occasions that he'd like to hangout more often, and he asked about my work schedule for this week. And before I left, he told me he really likes hanging out with me, and I said I liked hanging out alot too.

I really do enjoy myself around him, it's weird to finally meet someone that I actually have alot in common with. I don't feel uncomfortable around him, or awkward. We never run out of things to talk about.

But for some reason, I'm still worried in the back of my head that I'm going to say or do something wrong and totally blow it. For example, the first time we hung out, I hugged him before I left. Tonight however, I was too busy worrying about the homework I had to do when I got home that I forgot to hug him. On my way to my car I realized I had forgot to and I was like damnit.

Besides forgetting to hug him, our time together was awesome. It was hard to resist getting close to him on the couch, but I controlled myself

I guess the point of this rambling post is to ask if there's any way I can make myself less paranoid that I'm going to screw things up?
 
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notyet is offline notyet Post #2  November 23,2009, 12:43am
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sounds like things are going great! i'd suggest that you just keep doing whatever it is you are doing. and don't sweat the little things.
 
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Today I went on a second date with a guy that I met off of Eharmony. It went great; we ended up spending 7 hours together, and it flew by. We went to a bar, walked around town, then went back to his apartment and watched a movie/tv. I couldn't believe how late it had gotten.

While we were hanging out, he told me on two separate occasions that he'd like to hangout more often, and he asked about my work schedule for this week. And before I left, he told me he really likes hanging out with me, and I said I liked hanging out alot too.

I really do enjoy myself around him, it's weird to finally meet someone that I actually have alot in common with. I don't feel uncomfortable around him, or awkward. We never run out of things to talk about.

But for some reason, I'm still worried in the back of my head that I'm going to say or do something wrong and totally blow it. For example, the first time we hung out, I hugged him before I left. Tonight however, I was too busy worrying about the homework I had to do when I got home that I forgot to hug him. On my way to my car I realized I had forgot to and I was like damnit.

Besides forgetting to hug him, our time together was awesome. It was hard to resist getting close to him on the couch, but I controlled myself

I guess the point of this rambling post is to ask if there's any way I can make myself less paranoid that I'm going to screw things up?
Breathe.
 
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Fleuellen is offline Fleuellen Post #4  November 23,2009, 2:53am
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Oh, don't fret so. I'm only wondering that both of you are "too" into each other after a couple of dates. Be sure to keep up your own life. You want a romantic interest not an emtional crux. Mind you I'm jeolous; DVD at home on 1st date. I recall a vey recent date where the whole kiss, hug caress thing was crimped by my own adolescent sons! Just be sure to enjoy the exploring, uncertain dating stage and not go off into an "instant" but transitory relationship. Oh, give him some flowers next time. This is to lean hom to do the same in return. And I bet he be chuffed as he'll never have been given flowers before.
 
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If you start worrying all the time about everything you did or said it will start to make you feel insecure. It is tough to come back from that one.

So, know that you are awesome, behave like you do, don't second guess one thing. You have to be you and he has to like that. It is the way it works. Seems like he does.

Trust me, it really doesn't matter I find men maybe even more than women, if they like you, they like you and one little thing you say or do, or forget to do does not change that.

Have fun...be yourself...enjoy. This is the easy part.
 
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In answer to your basic question of how to be less paranoid, as has already been mentioned, relax.

Now a few observations on your post that you really did not ask about.
1. You forgot to hug him because you were worrying about homework. If you are going on a date then you need to be able to focus on your date. If there are other things in your life that are occupying your mind such that you are not 100% with your date then you should not go on that date. Wait until you can be "all there".
2. YOU forgot to hug him goodbye. What was HE doing that he could not have initiated the hug?
3. You hugged him on the first date but not on the second. In my own paranoid mind I am going to read that as "she is not that interested". No reason to ask for a third date. In other words with me you would have already blown it.
4. Just an aside but in my experience when just beginning to date someone when the dates are lasting a long time (7 hours) things don't work out in the long run.
 
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Gr8Guyn2008 wrote :
In answer to your basic question of how to be less paranoid, as has already been mentioned, relax.

Now a few observations on your post that you really did not ask about.
1. You forgot to hug him because you were worrying about homework. If you are going on a date then you need to be able to focus on your date. If there are other things in your life that are occupying your mind such that you are not 100% with your date then you should not go on that date. Wait until you can be "all there".
2. YOU forgot to hug him goodbye. What was HE doing that he could not have initiated the hug?
3. You hugged him on the first date but not on the second. In my own paranoid mind I am going to read that as "she is not that interested". No reason to ask for a third date. In other words with me you would have already blown it.
4. Just an aside but in my experience when just beginning to date someone when the dates are lasting a long time (7 hours) things don't work out in the long run.
Well, when I was walking towards the door he was standing in the kitchen talking to me. If we had been closer, I would have remembered to hug him. Do you think I should say something about it? I think that would just sound weird though.
 
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Oh and it's not like either of us planned for the date to be that long. I was just thinking we were going to go to the bar, and he asked if I wanted to go watch a movie and I said sure. It's not like we both felt forced by the other person to hangout for as long as we did, it just happened. The next time we hangout, I'll try to keep it shorter, since you said that things don't work out for some reason when you spend that much time together?
 
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Believe that everything happens for a reason so what will be, will be. If you two are meant to be together then everything will work out, regardless if you mess up a bit or hit some bumps in the road.

Don't get too ahead of yourself with this guy just yet. Sounds things are going great so just enjoy them and take your time getting to know him. Don't jump in too fast and don't worry about minor things like forgetting to hug him goodbye.
 
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