Crimson....just checkin' in.

[workinghardguy]

Whoa big shooter.. Slow down there... I know I had the same feelings about dating... at about the same time in the timeline you're at.

But you're probably nowhere near ready. I know I would get excited at the thought of the date part, going out, flirting, etc... how I knew I wasn't ready was when I went past that. When I went to the follow-up phone call, the maintenance part, the work that goes into maintaining an intimate relationship. As soon as I thought of that I got (and still get) exhausted. So I know I'm not ready. If just thinking of it exhausts me... well, where would I find the energy to actually do it?

You have enough on your plate now. Work on that.

Though as an odd/funny aside... I did put up a profile on a dating site. Mainly because I was curious who was out there and you had to put one up to use the site. So I was completely honest. I talked about where my brain was at, how I wasn't ready, why I wasn't ready, that I had no idea when I would be ready.

I was pretty surprised when even that got responses. I had women emailing me out of the blue... I believe I even used the term "damaged goods" in my profile. Some folks just won't be turned back I guess...