I'm guessing that, now that you have learned to stand on your own two feet and do things for yourself, you have come to value your privacy and "me time". Perhaps you are afraid that if W lingers around you won't get that, or that you two are in danger of backsliding into a more dependent way of interacting?

I may be way off base. You said that it hurts when she hangs around - can you be more specific about what you're feeling and what you would like to see happen instead?

Thread #10
22 year M, MLC, Piecing since 1/07
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