i am 18yrs old and a pretty outgoing person. i have lots of friends, especially guyfriends, cos i tend to get along a bit better with them. i think that i am never going to have a relationship with anyone and that scares me. i love meeting people and making friends but i automatically divide people into my "only ever friends" category which makes me somehow refrain from ever liking them more than a friend.
i want to be able to like someone a lot and be close to them, but i dont know how. i am really afraid of getting hurt and rejected in that way. with friends its easy, i care about them a lot and would go out of my way to help them, but i wouldnt have a meltdown and be deeply hurt if they discarded me at some point.
is there any way i can stop making people "only ever friends and nothing more" people to me??
how can i let them get closer to me?
i want to be able to like someone a lot and be close to them, but i dont know how. i am really afraid of getting hurt and rejected in that way. with friends its easy, i care about them a lot and would go out of my way to help them, but i wouldnt have a meltdown and be deeply hurt if they discarded me at some point.
is there any way i can stop making people "only ever friends and nothing more" people to me??
how can i let them get closer to me?