OK this is going to be a weekend read for me - I want to thoroughly read the whole thing thanks MG this is another one of those sticky's I do believe. I started to get grossed out as soon as I hit #5 and I stopped not too far past there for now! It is true what it says about not being able to really have an intimate relationship in that kind of situation. I remember thinking way back, way "pre-reality" that I was starting to feel more like a mom than a girlfriend and that really bothered me a lot but then came in probably all the other stuff like guilt, feeling I must do whatever to salvage things since I waited so long for "such a good relationship" etc...yeap definitely a weekend read and yes I think it might hurt a smidge but this is another one of those excellent eye opener posts and helps to explain some of the things I felt or noticed before or now and helps put a name to it and I think I will be able to learn from reading this.