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    edc1989
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    I recently started dating a guy who I had an immediate connection with. We have joked many times that we are pretty much the same person and have more in common with each other than anyone we’ve ever met.

    Things were really great, we texted all the time when we weren’t together and hung out as often as possible. Since he graduated, he has started working full time and has to be up extremely early (430am) and is gone for most of the day. I’ve noticed as of lately, he hasn’t texted as much or tried to contact nearly as much as before. I also have felt somewhat worried because on nights of work, he doesn’t want to hang out as often as before because he has to be up so early and when we hang out at night, we don’t get to bed early enough. I know this seems logical, but I am really feeling very pushed aside and like he doesn’t care as much as he used to.

    I feel for a relationship this young and as intense as it has become that the want and desire to hang out should come first and foremost. Like young, passionate love it overrules your life and when you are really crazy about someone you want to talk and see them as much as possible.

    I don’t know if I’m being paranoid or not, but it just seems he has lost interest very fast when I thought things were going great. Is his sudden diminished need to want to talk and hang out because of his lifestyle changes or his change of heart?

    I’m in anguish to think about falling so hard for someone an having them lose interest. What’s your opinion?

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    How old are you both?

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    edc1989
    Member #35,384

    both 23

    #24129

    It sounds like you don’t know this guy very well yet since you’ve just started dating him, so there’s not the big commitment you might have if you’d been dating for some time. Sometimes things go really well in the beginning before one or both of you have a chance to reflect on whether or not you want to continue — and that may be what’s happening. Also, this guy has a very demanding job schedule, and he’s a lot more busy now that he has this job than when you first started dating.

    Your ideas that a relationship should come first and should have a certain flavor aren’t universal — not everyone thinks the same way you do. In fact, if he’s got a good job right out of college and he’s committed to it, that’s an asset to who he is! I know you see it as an obstacle, but it’s part of who he is right now. Decide if you want to date someone with a demanding schedule. (You have a choice! 😉 )

    It also sounds like the honeymoon period may be fading away and he’s got other priorities. Rather than complain about the time you get to spend with him, instead, my advice is to make that time together so terrific and make yourself so alluring, that he’ll WANT to spend more time with you — rather than you wanting him to want to spend more time with you. 😉

    Let me know how things go!

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