I have been talking to a guy for a few months. We hang out but we haven’t officially said we’re dating and haven’t kissed or anything. I think we were working up to that. Anyway, I was sexually assaulted and it was really traumatic for me and the things that occurred afterwards were also very traumatic. Because of this, I haven’t really been myself and have not been talking to him much. He’s been asking me what’s wrong and now he has kind of stopped talking to me. He asked me if he did anything to upset me and I tried to explain he didn’t do anything but I don’t think he believes that I’m not upset with him.

I feel bad and I don’t want to lose him as a friend or potentially more. I just don’t know if I want to tell him. I don’t want to burden him with it or scare him off. I also don’t want the judgment idk. But I feel like if I don’t tell him, I’ll miss an opportunity to ever be with him and I don’t want that.