Hello I need some advice. I'm early 30s. Have only ever had one long term relationship which last 7 years and came out of it last year. Never dated before then or since really.
Recently have started seeing someone I've known for about a year. It's been maybe a month or so since we started seeing each other. I only see him maybe once a week. He texts occasionally but I wouldn't say we text a lot or it's that intense.
I feel very vulnerable. I like him a lot which is why at the beginning I went with it. I thought I wanted just a casual thing or a fling (although I didn't say it) but I'm worried now I might be getting in too deep. I can't really tell how he feels. At the beginning he seemed to be into me but I'm just not sure anymore whether he feels that way.
With my ex partner we saw each other a lot right from the start and I felt very secure with him. With this I feel very insecure but I don't know if maybe it was unusual what I had before - seeing someone all the time beginning - and that this is more normal.
and please tell me how do I get a grip on my emotions? I'm so worried that I'm going to become very obsessive or just end up getting really hurt. I think I need to keep it casual still on my part so how do I stop myself becoming too attached too quickly.