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Love takes time... (I wrote he because I date mostly men, not generalizing or picking)

Maybe I'm a slow poke, but I'm so confused how people fall (or seem to fall) in love so quickly.

I've heard it a million times and within weeks of meeting...

"I'm falling for you already"
"I'd marry someone like you"
"You got me sprung"
"You're end game"
"I think I love you"

First off, how the fuck do people have those kinds of feelings after days?? How do you tell someone you know nothing about that you love them?

Which leads to secondly, why am I expected to believe them? Because every time it goes like that, he ends up being a user and/or a psycho. It seems to last about a few months. Right about the time I'm getting warmed up and starting to trust, he starts freaking out. I've heard it all tbh. That I'm a liar, cheater, fake, selfish, narcissist, bitch. All because I didn't follow his schedule?

Or what? What is it?

You can tell when he's full of shit, but I've known some to start putting their eggs in my basket after one date. Even well meaning, that's FAST.

Am I just slow?

Is this why I can't find a partner? Because I can't fall in love on the first date? Because by the eigth date the facade is over and he's being a dick, and I'm not okay with that?

Or is this how we date now? Love bombing and running through each other so fast?

I just can't wrap my head around any of it.
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iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
It’s love bombing for sure, real love takes time and depth.

I have been told the same too. Thats list, not love. People like that don’t understand what love really is. How can you say you love someone after a few days/weeks.
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@iamonfire696 I'm realizing, as things change, there's so much about human nature I don't understand. And I'm just glad I don't.
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@SW-User when that love bombing phase ends around 3-4 months you start seeing the real person and they are not what they portrayed in the beginning
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@iamonfire696 Nope! I feel like it happens faster for me because I can't respond to it how they want. So they get mad and accuse me of all kinds of things. So fkn weird 😂
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
@SW-User Well in that case that’s good cause you’re not wasting all that time. Some women live for that phase though and those kind of men can’t keep that up forever.

You don’t BS though so it wouldn’t last long.
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@iamonfire696 They get scary and mean though. I wish there was a way to avoid men like that without avoiding them all.
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