>>40647549Sorry, I didn't check to see if I had gotten a response. I appreciate it. It's kind of crazy you're a decade older than me haha. It's pretty impossible to begin to cognise what it's like to experience that much.
>What I've found is not so much that they were irreplaceable...I have a hard time feeling like that's the case. I truly understand the sentiment though. I know a lot of relationships I've been in, have allowed me to experience and to grow as a person. However, I just want to be with one person forever. I want the person I kiss and cuddle and lose my virginity to, to be the only person I do those things with ever. And, I wish that person could be them. I think they're the only person I have the capacity to truly unconditionally love. I have relatively high standards. But there's people out there who meet my standards and would make me feel more secure, yet I can't find myself caring at all. It's irrational of me. Maybe that's my issue.
>I think you should give a lot of thought to why you think a sacrifice will improve the relationshipI have. I guess it's just, if I screwed myself over for the sake of getting to be with them, would they then see how much I love them? Having them commit to me for real would just be a bonus I think. It's honestly a really stupid line of thinking.
Thank you for mentioning DBT earlier btw, I've never heard of it before. I've only seen garden-variety therapists prior, but they haven't been helpful. I may see about finding one that specializes in DBT, if insurance covers it.
I've already thanked you for your responses, but I don't think I can convey how much better you've helped me feel about this, and how grateful I am for that. Thank you.