Ups and Downs

I'm seeing a pattern with Dawn.  She pushes and then gets timid or backs away. Usually I wind up pushing right after she does,  and then I feel like I've gone too far. Yesterday was one such time. 

I said I like her A LOT. But I've made some hasty decisions in my past, and some were bad. I said I didn't want to get hurt nor hurt her. 

Then later I said I probably scared her off. She said no. But nothing further. 

This is the second such round of th these cat and mouse games, and n dale w I feel less hopeful than before.  

Sigh