Anita,

I like your metaphor, I think it works really well here. You’re absolutely right – we both keep our eyes open during our sport, but are going in blindfolded in our relationship. We are only seeing what we want to see and ignoring the negative or potentially negative qualities to keep us together, when this may or may not be the best thing for us.
I am scared of losing him because we were friends before being in a relationship and I still think he is a wonderful person. When things are going well, they’re amazing. We think the same way, have the same interests, I just can’t imagine having these feelings with anyone else. I am scared of seeing him so often and having him look through me because we are no longer together. Because we will still see each other multiple times a week, this is definitely something I am not sure I would be able to handle well.