See, I am a naturally warm and open person. With loved ones, I appreciate emotional and physical closeness, and I am always conscious to mind how my actions might be impacting those around me. If I'm not yet comfortable or in business mode, I tend to be more serious/formal and to the point.

The issue arises when someone may be getting to know me and they see that open and inviting core me. I try to make it a point to make people aware that I may be slow to warm and it takes a lot of emotional intimacy before I would consider someone in a sexual or romantic way, and yet...

It seems like I be hurting a lot of feelings out here, anyway. Even with people I considered friends.

Can anyone relate?