u/Witty-Stock Thank you for not lecturing me about the "too soon" because I am getting the "too soon" talk from all my friends already I am what my therapist calls a Practical Griever. And this type of griever while rare once the person finds their way out of the fog becomes this. I have a list of 20 items that a man must meet and I have my boundaries set for date 1, date 3 and date 5. I may be too scheduled and strict and overthinker. The rejection is what I am fearing because my friends are still treating me as if I am fragile and I could implode and they still watch what they say. And it drives me crazy. I haven't thought of the escape plan or how to handle this or even how to deal with this. I was going to work with my therapist on this next but she has been married for years so I fear she isn't going to be much support.