On second read, sounds almost like 2 emotionally unavailable people trying to have a relationship, without either allowing to be put in a position to be hurt. Negotiating for the safer, upper hand? ICBFOS? (I could be full of S***)
Yes, for me too. Keep it safe and unavailable, that way no one gets hurt.
I wonder if I have spent most of my life numbing and being unavailable just to avoid a hurt I suffered as a child?
Yes, I think I have.
Damn.
This is why it is called the Damn Book Club.
ETA
sorry coffee, i didnt mean that is what is happening with you.
i just felt what coyote was saying about two unavailable people getting together.