A commitment to personal growth and becoming a better person. An awareness of their own baggage or weaknesses. Emotional openness. Responsible and respectful. Integrity; they practice honesty with you, themselves, and others. Loves because they feel good about themselves, not in order to feel good about themselves.
“I really like hanging out with you and I hope you like hanging out with me. What do you have the most fun doing together?” “I don’t want a big serious conversation, but I wanted to know if you like keeping things the way they are between us or if ultimately you might be looking for more. " “I know we haven’t defined things, and that’s fine, but I wanted to know how you see our relationship. "
“I’d like to continue being with you, but I was hoping we could agree not to date other people. I really like you and would like to see where this relationship goes. " “I think we have great sex and I want that to continue. I’m really not looking for anything more at this time. How do you feel about that?” “I’m not sure where our connection will lead, but I think we have something special and I want to take the time to explore that. How would you feel about waiting to have sex for a while?”
“I’d like for us to keep hanging out like this, but I’d really like you to meet my friends – they really want to meet you. Would you feel comfortable coming to a party with me?” “I know we’re both busy and want to keep this pretty light. Why don’t we just get in touch when we want to have sex?” “Can I call you my partner? I know we hadn’t talked about this yet, but I was hoping that we could define each other in that way. "
“I know we had talked about seeing where this relationship went, and I think I’m happy for us to be friends who have sex together and leave it at that. " “It’s been great being intimate with you, and I am feeling a deeper connection. Would you be willing to hang out sometimes and not have sex and see where we are?” “I’m confused. I thought I wanted a _______ relationship with you, but now I’m not so sure. I think I want a _______ relationship instead. How do you feel about that?”
“I like going out for beers with you, but could we do some other activities instead this weekend?” “It seems like you always want to spend Sunday with your family. I’m okay with doing that some of the time, but I want to do other stuff too. Do you think you could go alone this weekend?” “I don’t like the fact that we’ve fallen into a pattern of just having sex and watching TV. Can we plan something else sometimes?”
“I don’t think we want the same things and I don’t think we ever will. I think it’s best we stop seeing each other. " “It’s been fun, but I need to move on. I want something different from you than you want from me. " “I love you, but you don’t love me back, and it’s too painful to be in a relationship with you knowing that. I can’t see you any more. "
