
R1g0rM0rT1s
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Posted by R1g0rM0rT1s
i've only recently realised i am one of these people. i've also realised it's the reason for bad choices in relationships and that like attracts like and so i've attracted unavailable types who don't want to get too involved either. even the bloke i married, lol.
but now i've just met someone really nice. a crab. i think i'm starting to like him and in the same breath i can feel i'm getting my running shoes on for a hasty exit.
i'm taking things slowly but.....well now i LIKE him and that's sort of counteracting the slowing things down cos all sorts of things are whizzing through my mind about this man and whether i'm ready for a relationship or even if i WANT one.
and the other thing is that cos he's a crab and really sensitive, i don't wanna say to him that i need some space to think about all this cos i know he'll be thinking 'what's there to think about' and really, what IS there to think about?
oh i don't bloody know!!!!!
are there any other committment-phobes here who have overcome their fears successfully?

Posted by seraphPosted by R1g0rM0rT1s
i've also realised that i've been unconsciously testing him these last few weeks. i like him cos he hasn't let me down on anything he's promised. reliability has always been something i've craved in a man, lol....never got it though. i've unconsciously scored the crab highly on that attribute. but i wonder if too highly. i mean no-one wants to be with mr dependable cos that equals mr boring doesn't it? or DOES it?
cos i spose that you can TRUST someone who's dependable and being able to trust someone shouldn't be boring should it?
oh fuck. i'm in a bit of a tailspin on this one. never met a regular dude before, lol!!!
He's trying too hard and you're picking up on it. And you view that as debasing in a man. You see him as insecure, whether you admit it or not. It's naturally repellent. You view his child-like clinginess as adorable and somehow endearing. Reliability in man is one thing. Catering to your every need in order to compensate for his insecurities (because he's afraid to lose you) is something else entirely.
You're interested in his approach because it's novel. It's new to you. You like him. But do you *desire* him?
I think your raw desires are actually reserved for Fire signs. Your history bears this out clearly.
Are you still in his presence because you're afraid of hurting his feelings?
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Posted by aNEWday
I think for me part of it is fear of falling for the wrong person and another part is being too comfortable or used to being single to dive any deeper and give up my freedom.

Posted by seraph
R1g, the solution would be to just leave the whole relationship thing well enough alone for a while. But you alway seems to get tangled up with someone or other, and then you *invite* the entanglement because you love the attention. But it's the attention and validation that you seem to be craving, and not necessarily the other person.


Posted by seraphPosted by R1g0rM0rT1s
the answer to those questions is........i don't know. i don't know the real reason i like him but i do kinda suspect it's for the wrong reasons hence the constant need to slow down and evaluate what's going on cos i don't want to go at his pace which i feel is already persuading him to feel things that he's mistaking for something more.
also, it's as if there's something in the back of my mind that is telling me that when he gets to know what i'm REALLY like, he'll have a dramatic change of heart LOL. i haven't been working these past few weeks and i'm a different person in that zone so i've told him he should wait until that time to see if he still feels the same.
which also buys me breathing space.
So this is an issue of self-worth, then?
You feel uncomfortable with what might be the genuine article because you don't feel like you're worth it? "Once he sees the real me . . .", once the other shoe drops, etc. And then you feel you would have to deal with his disappointment, including your own? So it's much simpler to keep people at arms length, because the stakes are lower. There's less risk, and there's less emotional investment involved that could potentially go sour.
"which also buys me breathing space." Is it fair to say that that you prefer the distance and comfortable defenses of "breathing space" over the genuine risk of going all-in with someone?
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Posted by seraph
Ok I really *need* a deeper Scorp perspective on this. I feel I'm digging *so* close to where I need to, but I keep missing it by a few inches.
Posted by seraphPosted by R1g0rM0rT1s
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He's trying too hard and you're picking up on it. And you view that as debasing in a man. You see him as insecure, whether you admit it or not. It's naturally repellent. You view his child-like clinginess as adorable and somehow endearing. Reliability in man is one thing. Catering to your every need in order to compensate for his insecurities (because he's afraid to lose you) is something else entirely.click to expand

Posted by BommyKnocker
To R1g"
You're not a commitment phobe. You're just too scared of getting hurt. You're waiting and even hoping that this person is a safe investment for you. There is no such thing as a safe investment in love. You're worried that your risk analysis skills are not good enough for decisions of this seriousness which is why you're all over the place when it comes to this relationship, they are good enough. This thread shows that you are thinking seriously about the risks and aware of them and that's good enough for anyone.
Contrary to what this thread suggests, there aren't that many commitment-phobes in this thread or in the real world. Just people who are too scared to be happy.
No risk = No return. It's as simple as that.
This is not a case of libra moon or libra mars or libra whatever it is. It's a case of you not wanting to get hurt. Take it slow, don't plan things.. see where life takes you.

Posted by EusiveSoulllPosted by ninjafish
Wow, why being so nasty to seraph? I don't get it? I mean it's nice that you guys are tight with your fellow crabs but woah, put those pincers away!
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Posted by R1g0rM0rT1s
anyway, crab doesn't know his birth time but here's his chart minus ascendant:
sun cancer
moon scorpio
mercury gemini
venus gemini
mars virgo
jupiter aries
saturn aquarius
uranus virgo
neptune scorpio
pluto virgo
first thing i see? A FUCKING SCORPIO MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!! i am SO doomed. SO fucking doomed cos those suckers never let you go once your in their clutches, lol!

Posted by ellessque
and goes on the defensive to the point of attacking someone else, their opinion becomes less desirable because I then feel they are projecting and their opinion becomes less about me and more about them.
....and the heavens know if something becomes less about me......... 😛









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but now i've just met someone really nice. a crab. i think i'm starting to like him and in the same breath i can feel i'm getting my running shoes on for a hasty exit.
i'm taking things slowly but.....well now i LIKE him and that's sort of counteracting the slowing things down cos all sorts of things are whizzing through my mind about this man and whether i'm ready for a relationship or even if i WANT one.
and the other thing is that cos he's a crab and really sensitive, i don't wanna say to him that i need some space to think about all this cos i know he'll be thinking 'what's there to think about' and really, what IS there to think about?
oh i don't bloody know!!!!!
are there any other committment-phobes here who have overcome their fears successfully?