You were brave opening your heart. Don't think otherwise. You said that you have a hard time reading Gabe right now. so don't read him. I read something recently that if you hold hands while having an argument, it helps it not be much of an argument.
I think we are all a bit scared to put ourselves out there again. To take a chance and know that we might get hurt. You know what though, if we never try, we never fail. If we never try we never succeed. Even when it looks as if we ruined everything, the other person might just surprise us.
hugs, kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory