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[dmw7]

I'm in the process of trying to figure out whether or not I'm losing it completely, and whether or not I'm trying to talk myself in or out of something, and which is the better option.

What it boils down to is I think I'm coming to terms with the fact that there's an aspect of the current situation that I just can't deal with. I've tried, and

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If I were in your shoes

[vja2]

I think I'd be saying much the same things (from what I know of the situation, which admittedly isn't much since I haven't been so much in contact recently).

Still, from an outside perspective: If his patience is wearing thin, you'd know. You have to trust to the idea that if he's unhappy he'd let you know. Similarly, you're not likely to miss signs of unhappiness from him. It takes a degree of self-absorption you simply don't possess. Yeah, there might be miscommunications along those lines, but overall you'll know.

Dealing with insecurities is, all by itself, a strange beast. Once they settle in, they don't like to leave. It's essentially a constant struggle. It's no easy thing you've set out to do: "date a member of the opposite sex." And, much as the lot of us (though, specifically you) would like, there is no handbook. :-)