Anonymous wrote:Wanting to be attracted to the person you date is not shallow. It's a new year and we need to leave date shaming behind.
That said, you said he made your heart skip a beat so you are attracted to him.
Which leads me to believe this is about something else. It's not what others would say it's not a significant enough height difference to be noticeable that you would worry about social norms. If this were the case I'd tell you to gain some maturity.
I think you are afraid of your feelings and reaction to him. You fear falling hard for him and what happens if things don't work out. The only way out is through the fire. Jump in op it's a brand new year, enjoy yourself. Allow yourself to be excited by a man. Don't find reasons to deny yourself potential happiness out of fear of being hurt again.
You know, this makes sense. OP, could it be that you're actually afraid of intimacy? And that you find reasons not to date people you might be interested in? I ask because that was definitely an issue for me when I was single.