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I feel like it’s very normal and natural to get into small fights when you’re first getting to know someone. You are learning each other’s likes and dislikes, boundaries and triggers.
As long as you both are honest and genuine with each other and give each other mutual understanding/respect, if the relationship is still worth pursuing and they haven’t done anything that raises major red flags or concerns don’t run from it. Trust you instinct but
pay attention to how you feel around them. Your energy levels, your happiness. If you really care about each other, you’ll respect each others boundaries.
I’m very quick to cut someone off the very first red flag I see lol. But sometimes what I see as a red flag is really just a lack of communication on both ends and a simple misunderstanding that could’ve been easily resolved if we gave each other a healthy space to express
how we felt without getting defensive and running.
Retreating to protect yourself is normal and a coping mechanism. If you genuinely know the person cares about you in a healthy way and is consistently showing you with their actions they care, stop trying to find a problem so you can end it before they hurt you first.
I’m talking about *small fights* not ones where they completely disrespect you and show you they’re an awful person lol.
