Dear Courtney:
You wrote that you had a strong physical connection with this guy right off the bat during the first week of getting to know him. I assume you had a sexual relationship with him that first week…? You also wrote taht a “none exclusive ‘casual relationship’ isn’t for” you. So, maybe the lesson in promoting the goal of having a committed, serious, long term relationship – which must be based on the two parties to the relationship having more than physical attraction, having characters, goals that promote what you need and what- maybe the lesson is to avoid sex until you know more and more about his character and goals. Befirend the man first.
anita