“I am always on guard when a girl goes all in too fast and I'd say most guys are. No guy wants to hurt a girl; it makes us feel like really terrible people. Girls get very attached quickly, every guy knows this, so if I'm not ready to handle it, and I’m not sure I want to go all in, I'll just end it. I went on three dates with this girl shortly after a really difficult breakup. I could tell she really liked me and that she was way more invested than I was. I did think she was a great girl, but I just wasn't ready to make the same level of investment in things as her so I ended it. She was devastated, but I think it would have been way worse if I’d let it drag on.”

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