Dating and Relationships - I'm Sorry About How I Behaved Before

We have to recognize, not just about people in general, but in the context of this episode, about dating and relationships. And yes, in some inst es, straight up as holery with interest, period. When we experience this confusing, conflicting, ambivuent, ambiguous, sometimes downright painful carryon in these situations, that person is saying no without actually coming out straight and saying no. They are clumsily, yes, sometimes crapply, going about trying to communicate their boundaries,. Not doing it in an assertive way or a respectful way. Sometimes it's just they want to avoid conflict.