When are you ready for a relationship?

  • Monica AKA Mika
    16 years ago

    Ok so me and this guy have been talking for about 2 weeks and we see eachother basically everyday, but we dont have that title yet so i basically cant get mad if he gets other girls numbers and what not even though he says he isnt talking to any other girls the way we are talking but he does have girls that are friends just like i have guys that are friends. But my question is : How long are you supposed to be talking to someone before you ask why we arent together?

    P.S. I asked him if he wanted to be in a relationship and he said he has nothing against a relationship he just doesnt want to jump into anything and he wants to get to know me more...

  • LoreNz0
    16 years ago

    "how long are you supposed to be talking to someone before you ask why arnt we together?"

    well my answer to that is "when it feels right".

    if you havent officially gone on a date yet or anything, it sounds like ur close friends. and in some cases ur straying into the friendship zone. but since uv already talked about goin out i think u should just stick ti out and see how ur relationship develops. it does sound like u like him a bit and hes not sure yet, but i woudnt suggest pushing anything on him.

    if it feels right and the time is right, then ull know.
    k hope that helps u out.

  • Monica AKA Mika
    16 years ago

    Well, we have gone on many dates and I am mature enough to figure things of this sort out for my self usually but this time its more complicated because you see he has a child by a girl who lives about 2 hours away and they were never together it was more like his first and only one night stand gone wrong but he has a beautiful miracle of a son now so i wouldnt call it a mistake but anyway they tried to live together and be together for the baby but it ended up not working. It lasted all of one month and she moved back up north. Today we talked a little about the situation and he told me that its like we are together just without the title because he doesnt want to jump back into another relationship when he just got out of one.

    I dont really know how to take this or how long we are basically going to be friends with benefits but he says he isnt talking to any other females like that so what...do i trust him even though he's not my boyfriend?

  • Captivat3d
    16 years ago

    He seems like an honest guy, he's telling you that he doesn't want to jump back into another relationship which is understandable. I think you should give him the time he needs especially since the last relationship he was in was obviously a very difficult one. I think you should wait because you can't force a relationship on him. If you feel like your waiting too long and it's not worth it, then just move on. If he's not ready, he just isn't.

  • Lori
    16 years ago

    ^I agree. Be thankful that hes not entering a relationship that hes not ready to quite commit to. If he did that, you would be in even more deep. Just wait.

    I say that you're ready to be in a relationship when you are sure about it and you are sure that you are ready for anything it may throw at you. You must also be honest with yourself and ask yourself questions and give honest answers. Like...."Am I really mature enough to be in an actual relationship? Etc.

    Relationships maybe common and it feels like everyone is in one, but remember, heartbreaks are common too. Be careful.