Hey all,
I don't come here much anymore, but I popped back on and saw that I bumped it back in July and then just left it. I was really freaking out when I last posted here, but things have calmed down a lot. I am working full-time for the first time in a long while...I was cobbling together part-time and contract gigs for over a year, which left me with way too much free time on my hands, and that contributed to a lot of the drama.
To address some questions...my dad and I didn't have sex, but we did get into a couple of situations that had (IMO) sexual undertones and I was very conflicted and uncomfortable about it. After I moved out, our relationship improved for a little while...we would have weekly dinners out, then go back to his place for drinks. I guess we both felt emboldened to be more physically affectionate since we weren't living together anymore. I'd rub his shoulders for a couple of minutes, and he took this as license to reciprocate, but he took it a little further and would start nuzzling my ear, etc. After which I would take my shirt off and he would give me a full-on backrub. We were both clearly turned on by it, and it freaked me the fuck out.
This happened twice, and after the second time, I ended up distancing myself from him for a while. We finally had a real talk about it, and about everything. He agreed that he was depending on me for social validation too much, and I assured him that I cared about him and would be in his life if he wanted me there. We also discussed the sexual stuff between us very frankly. I point-blank asked him if he wanted to have sex with me.
He said "I don't know," after which I nearly fainted. I mean, it's one thing to have these kind of undertones hanging around or even BS denials, but that was an honest answer, and while it wasn't "OMG! I totally want to jump your bones!" it wasn't a no, either. We admitted that we were attracted to each other and that we had ultimately enjoyed the limited physical intimacy we'd had, but agreed that sex would be crossing a line that could have serious repercussions. Sooo...the backrubs and stuff have continued, with the understanding that nothing further will happen without having another long talk about it first. We probably see each other every couple of weeks now, and he's back to having a social life that doesn't revolve around me.
As for me, I'm working a lot, and I love it. I've been on some casual dates with guys, but I'm at a point where I really am not interested in a serious relationship. It's different, since I've tended to be a serial monogamist in the past (from one serious relationship almost immediately into another), but this is good for me.