Originally Posted By: Burgbud
The very act of me not getting very invested is quite likely to trigger her, or at least allow her, to become more invested.


Could you explain why you believe this to be true?

Originally Posted By: Burgbud
I'm not willing to get into a serious relationship with anybody until I'm also willing to put them first, at least occasionally.


Well, there you go, then. Although it seems like, potentially, a divorced or widowed woman with kids of her own might function perfectly well in that kind of relationship without getting hurt if you guys really dug each other; I mean, she'd have her own priorities as well. But that doesn't really matter, because it sounds like another serious emotional relationship is not what you're looking for in the forseeable future. Guess that means making lots of new friends -- which approach has much to recommend it -- or all wolf all the time.

Myself, being the sexually-bonded type, I am extremely skeptical about the ability to *maintain* wolf-exclusive relationships ... or the desirability of developing that ability. But that's me and naturally YMMV.


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