I 26M getting mixed signals from 26F and now I am being confused
There’s a girl I’ve been friends with for the last 7–8 years. About a year into our friendship, I fell for her, but she rejected me because she liked someone else. It was tough, but eventually we both moved on with our lives.
Now, after my breakup around 4–5 months ago, we started talking again. Coincidentally, she also went through a breakup around the same time.
Over the past two months, things have been going really well. She told me she feels she made a mistake back then and that I’m the person she connects with the most. She even said that if everything goes right, she could see herself marrying me someday. We’ve been spending a lot of time together, had a few make-out sessions, and were even planning a trip together.
But a few days ago, she told me she wants to slow things down because she’s not in the right headspace for a relationship right now. She said her last relationship was traumatic and that she needs some time. Since then, it feels like she’s becoming a bit distant. I do have feelings for her, and she says she has feelings for me too.
Now I’m getting anxious that the same thing might happen again like it did last time when I fell for her. Even though right now I’d say I really like her more than anything else, I’m confused about whether I should wait for her and stay by her side, or start looking elsewhere — which honestly would be difficult for me too.
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