Hi Samantha! I appreciate the thoughtful response. Admittedly, this is an incomplete picture of why I'm risk averse when it comes to relationships. In this specific arena, overthinking is more a symptom than the root cause. That goes waaay back to childhood trauma. I had a crush on a girl who was needlessly cruel about it, as children sometimes are. I can't blame her, because, being so young, we didn't fully realize the long-term consequences our actions would have. But yeah, that's where that stems from. Thanks for reading and for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response :)