Learnings

Last Sunday I met a man with whom I felt an instant connection. We met again last Wednesday and talked for 4 hours. It felt like I had come home. He was a fellow empath and appealed in every way as a potential partner. Only concern I had was he had no kids and had never been in a relationship with someone who had kids. Also he had never been in a committed relationship as far as I could discern.
Well I invited him for coffee with my son and I this morning after shielding myself first and making sure I felt grounded. I didn't want to feel his feelings, I wanted to feel my own. He didn't stay long and there was no contact all day. I text him after dinner and asked him if he now understood even  little bit about the role my son played in my life. He came back saying he had no experience with kids and didn't think he could be in a relationship with me because of that. I am relieved. Everything seemed to happen at breakneck speed and if we had me on our own again, I would have had a lot more vested in it.
Great learning. Go with gut feel........