<human>: This guy works for my apartment complex and apparently we've both liked each other since I moved in 4 months ago. We talked occasionally and pretty much hit it off so he asked me out. We've only been seeing each other for a couple weeks but already something came up that kind of freaked me out.

He just got out of an 8-year relationship 3 months ago. He says the woman was a co-dependent alcoholic and he finally asked her to leave so she moved in with some other guy. He hasn't gone out with anyone since and claims to be completely over her (he seems to be, but I'm skeptical...)

Anyway, last night we had a misunderstanding and I was kind of offended by something he said. I let it go at the time but it kept bugging me. Usually I've been in healthy relationships where if I'm upset, I calmly bring it up and we discuss it like adults. So I texted this guy and let him know I was hurt by his comment. He immediately got defensive and tried to turn it around on me.

Part of me wants to be patient with the guy because he just got out of a destructive relationship and probably doesn't know how to engage in a mature conversation to resolve a problem. But at the same time, my gut tells me this is a red flag and I should break it off.

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<bot>: The new guy I'm seeing reacted defensively when I tried to bring up a concern I had. Should I try again to discuss, or trust my gut and break it off?