still building the missing half

[HalfMissing]

Extremely shy. The C said he needs a lot of time to form verbal responses and most people don't you give you that much time. I wish I had known that all these years and could have waited more for him to say things. She also told me that she and H are trying to work through his father's death. It could be that S7 starting hockey could force H to think through his own years playing hockey. His father was such a big part of that experience and it is probably bittersweet for him now.

H was so shy that I was his first girlfriend and I basically had to do all the initiating. I think he feels safer online talking to people because of the anonymity. (Don't we all.) Online he can take all the time he wants to try to gather his thoughts. The C also said that H can only express thoughts (with a lot of time) and never can express feelings. I just didn't know any better and thought his behavior was normal for men. I really am the opposite of him in this respect, although I am a bit shy too. I am very quick with my thoughts and responses and I think I ran all over him. Poor H. The C said (and I agree) that he is a sweet man but very broken.