I’ve been with my partner for six months and the NRE has been hitting me hard the whole time. That’s normal for me and I’ve been trying to just enjoy it and not let it influence my decision making. But lately, I’m struggling not to get carried away with how much I want to be with this person. My brain keeps coming back to the relationship escalator and thinking about how I could intertwine my life with his.

How do you keep NRE in check? How do you make sure you’re not getting carried away in how you’re feeling and make decisions that you aren’t ready to make?

It would be tough for me to spend less time with him. I want to be with him all the time. But I’m not sure how else to get ahold of myself and refocus on other things and people.

Even when I’m with him, I’m all over him. I’m worried he’s going to get sick of me. But I think he’s experiencing NRE strongly too and has been very patient.