“Mmm-hmm,” I said, listening. “I’m worried that my meeting you, meeting this fantastic girl who is perfect for me…” he said, “I’m worried it will be too much. I’m worried she’ll feel left behind. Or… that I’m moving on too quickly or something. There’s nothing left in the house to change. And I feel like she’s about to”—he didn’t say it lightly—“crash.” “You feel like you need to stagnate because she is stagnating? Or that you need to keep her at bay for now until she settles?” “Kind of. For some reason, I just think, when I tell my mom I’m in a really great relationship, some part of her
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