Change your prespective about what this 'really' is...it's a scratch.
True enough! And I think my post was a little harsher on myself than intended, I was fine with it, it just pointed out something along my path, internally for me to work on.
In analyzing this a bit internally, rather than stay in the present moment, and enjoy my time with this woman, with no expectation, I seemed to be thinking ahead to hoping that something would come out of it. Kind of setting yourself up a bit for a let down.
And in hoping something would come out of it, you wind up limiting you present moment interactions. A bit of the 'Nice Guy' syndrome if that makes sense.
Take care, my friend hope all is well with you!
M: 41 STBXW: 41 D: 9 Bomb: 4/26/09
On board the D train now..
"Suffering is when we try to change what we cannot."