Still chugging along
Update: Alex and I had a long talk the other night about what I needed and what my anxieties were. I think I actually broke up with him for the night, but by the time I had to go to work the next morning, I'd had enough time to think about things to decide that I wanted to keep dating him. He's new to relationships (even though he's 24) and I have a lot of baggage. He's trying, and I like him enough to try to work things out; I need to communicate more, because he was in the dark about most of the problems and worries I had.