It's probably not my best idea to poke anyone feeling a little sad and very hormonal, but I'm going to comment anyhow.
I do this mostly from a guys point of view with pretty much any woman - not at all just you. I have the inside scoop from what you've posted here - which could help or could actually make it worse. But from just a guys point of view... We guys sometimes can't win! We are never sure because our actions might be taken the wrong way. It's Valentine's Day with someone we hardly know and have only had drinks with. So what do we do? I've heard you say/write multiple times now, that this latest guy (need a name for him) is trying a bit too hard. He's sweet but trying too hard - right? So now he backs off, is not trying as hard, to which now you don't appreciate that and he's losing points with you. He/we just can't win. If he would have had flowers delivered or something "big" (big for where you're at) he would be trying too hard and you'd have been turned off. So he's done nothing -.yet, the day is not over - and you're turned off while he loses points. We guys can't win. Can't be to much nor too little - it has to be j u s t R I g h t ! ! ! Lol
Keeping score? It's his turn to initiate the first text volley. Does he know this?
Can he win? Or is everything going to either be too much or not enough? So much for living in the moment and just letting whatever happens happen.
Now, I get it, I really do. It's much easier to say we are going to do something that is not in our nature to do - like living in the moment and not over-thinking - and much harder to actually do it, especially when we've done it most of our lives.
Sometimes it just seems like us guys can never get it just right.
I do still luv ya though G. Hope the daughter hug helps!
DonH Midwest Me 56 WAW-EXW 55 Met 11/95 / Married 5/00 Bomb 6/20/05 / She Filed on 6/2/06 / Divorced on 10/9/06 4 who'd qualify as GF since D & dated about 25 women since D