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could this be a red flag? Moving too quickly

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Leefygreen · 26/03/2019 15:27

I've been seeing this guy for a couple months now, we've been on a few dates and met up for a chat a fair few times too. He's really nice and it's was going really well at first but lately there's a few things that have put me off a bit. For one he complains about his ex...a lot. And I understand, I'm not the biggest fan of my ex either but it's a bit odd the amount he brings her up. Then he's started talking about us meeting each other's DC, I explained that it was much too soon to thinking about that, we aren't even properly together yet. Now today he's messaged me "i want to be clear about this, what are we? What do you want from this? A relationship? Maybe even marriage, children together in the future?" I'm really confused by this. Why is he thinking about marriage and children at the very beginning of a relationship? Especially as I'm going through the process of a divorce right now and I'm not really looking to have anymore children. I'm happy with how things have been between us but he seems to want something much more serious

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MzHz · 26/03/2019 21:01

Take it from me, if he doesn’t listen to this - he’s gotta go.

It’s very tempting to allow yourself to be swept up, because of your own insecurities but best case scenario he’s not ready and worst is that he’s trying to snag you and lock you in because he’s manipulative and needs a new source of ego feed.

Only time will tell. Keep your guard up for now, and don’t allow your boundaries to be trampled

You got this.

category12 · 26/03/2019 21:13

You're not taking things too slowly. You've only known him a matter of weeks, and he's talking about meeting the dc already? You barely know each other.

Him slagging off his ex and trying to fast-forward the relationship are red flags. Don't let him force the pace.

crappyday2018 · 26/03/2019 21:17

Oh yeah and my ex slagged his ex off and blamed her for everything bad that happened in his life.

Leefygreen · 26/03/2019 22:27

Yes I'm trying to be careful, I've learnt from past experience not to let my guard down too quickly my standards are much higher nowadays. But he took it well and was understanding, just as long as he stays that way

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