Would appreciate any thoughts on this, feel like I'm being quite heartless.
Have been on a fair few first dates with nice people but never seem to click. Recently I have met a man with whom conversation flows due to various mutual interests/passions. We've been out 3 times now.
However even since date 1, he's revealed things that make me feel uncomfortable because they're quite heavy. Obviously you have to offer a sympathetic response but this can be quite tricky when taken by suprise and several glasses of wine down!
These include things like references to an abusive childhood, symptoms related to MH issues, mental health diagnoses, having been in therapy, suicide of a relative, a past partner having been in a abusive relationship.
I just don't know what to think as of course its disengenuous to present an idea of yourself that isn't true to a prospective partner, and I completely understand being open and honest about mental health from the get go.
Has anyone experienced this?