Erik and I have been friends for the longest time, and we started dating not too long ago. I love being a girlfriend (with a nice guy for a change) and everything’s been perfect…until last night.
He told me he’s ready to take things to the next level (he wants sex, to be blunt) but I don’t think I can do it. I mean, I know he cares about me and everything, but I’ve kept something from him.
When I was a child my step-father and his brother molested me.
I’ve gone to therapy and counseling, I’ve tried almost every type of holistic treatment possible. I’ve done the yoga, planted my tree and attended events that teach us to move on. But I can’t.
The feelings and memories still haunt me, wake me up screaming with nightmares and terrors.
I want to be a good girlfriend for him, and I want to do everything right, but I’m not sure how to tell him without driving him away, making him regret wanting to be with me. I want to tell him, but I don’t know how.
Help, please?
