I intend to live forever - so far, so good

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Ok, I will help balance this out a bit. I think that "dating" for CTH is important because, like a lot of doormat types, he needs to build up some more self confidence. That fear of rejection is a hard thing to shake and it will not serve him well when he is in a legal battle with someone that will walk all over him. Getting out there and meeting new people, dating people, playing team sports, whatever...to me, it is all the same thing. BUT, for someone that has been through what most of us has been through, asking someone out might be one of the biggest fears to conqure.