Girls are very tricky, Part 1

I just had a long conversation with Carla that basically amounted to her saying "I love you, but I'm still going to assume the worst when things you say or do can be taken a certain wrong way, because I was screwed over in the past and I have issues... It's just easier for me to assume the worst so I don't end up getting hurt". That's what I got out of it at least. I asked her to try and filter my words and actions through the fact that she knows I'm in love with her and care about her very much before she jumps to any conclusions, but she said she can't.

I don't mean to dismiss Carla's issues and what she's been through. I want to be patient with her and give her time to work through things and all that, but the thought that keeps going through my head is that I can't continue things while constantly having half the things I say and do taken the wrong way - not at this stage of our relationship. I feel like at some point she's got to separate me from her past. If that's not possible, she should tell me now.

Recently I've felt like my relationship with Carla is at a crossroads; we have issues that have got to get worked out, and soon. If we're able to work through this stuff it should be all sunshine and candy, but if we can't work through most of it, my motivation to pick up and move to Atlanta to be with her is going to be pretty low. There will be more exciting blogs about these issues, I'm sure.