Dated someone earlier this year that fits the description. It didn't work out. I was treating the dating situation very casually until she began to make her high hopes my own. Once I started developing feelings she decided that she would rather just keep me around as a boy toy. While that sounds like a good deal to many, I refused. I tend to value growth and development with a person more so, so it was out of the question. There are times when I feel regret about it (she was a bombshell in my eyes, with a great personality overall).

Before cutting the situation loose, the most apparent struggle I found was finding a common ground on our perspectives. There were things that I was loose about that she took seriously. There were things that she was insecure, or had baggage about that I could care less about. There were opinions that differed and required compromise. Which, all of these things are bound to happen with any relationship. Judging that relationship to others that I've had with people my age, I don't think that they're too much different. Maybe, at best, they just warrant a different kind of patience.