<human>: We met a few months ago to hook up but there was an undeniable connection so we started going out and were crazy about each other. Right at the start we did acknowledge the age gap as a potential barrier, I had no problem with it but being the older one he was worried about how it looked to others (his friends etc, though he said he would introduce me eventually), we had no trouble being affectionate in public.

A couple weeks before the breakup, as we became more and more intimate during our dates/ nights spent together, he started pulling back in terms of texting. He said he wants to stop his feelings from growing because he doesn't want to be hurt. His longest relationship was with a younger guy and he broke his heart. He says he doesn't want to end up hurting me too. I tried to reassure him (not to my best ability because I'm not good with text), but insist we talk about it in person.

The final time we met, we didn't have much time so we didn't end up talking about it, but everything was still normal (good) between us and he said sweet things. Then the text stopped again, and so I texted him asking to meet up to finally talk and if things should end then at least I have closure. He texted back saying to leave things as they are, and I respected that and said okay. There was no hard feelings between us.

Now it's been a week and a half (no contact between us, I've been doing all the things I'm supposed to do to move on) and sometimes (rarely) I feel empowered and okay with it, but most of the time I'm carrying around this heavy feeling, have dreams about it and think about it when I wake up with a pounding heart. He was the most genuine and sweet person I have met... I wonder if he's hurting as well or moving on? Why would you want to force yourself to deny your feelings?

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<bot>: Broke up due to age gap, now I can't stop thinking about it. Is there anything to do when one of us is afraid to be in a relationship?