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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Parjila" data-source="post: 2527626" data-attributes="member: 85102"><p>The fear of rejection is normal. Trust me, I know. Start by working on friendships. If you have a solid friendship as a foundation, your relationship romantically will be more successful. Don't psych yourself out by focusing on having sex or building a family, that is actually not the most important part of a relationship. Work on building a best friend. It is a lot less scary to take the leap of a romantic relationship if you are already really close to the person, and you'll have all the necessary ground work laid out for resolving conflict, encouraging each other, and generally getting along you need for a long term relationship. That's how it worked for me and my fiance. We started as friends, and I wasn't even looking. I was scared of getting into a serious relationship anyways, but now I can truly say I am marrying my best friend.</p></blockquote><p></p>