am I stupid for wanting both emotional connection AND physical attraction?
i’m F22 and currently confused about two guys 😭
the first guy is someone i’ve had a really close connection with for a while. he’s emotionally very good to me, listens to me, and i genuinely love having him in my life. we had feelings for each other and were romantically involved, but we recently decided to just be friends because neither of us was really on the same page about what we wanted. i’m still very emotionally attached to him and he’s someone i feel safe talking to.
then i met this 19-year-old Italian-Arab guy while travelling in Rome, and we ended up in a situationship. i’m VERY physically attracted to him and we had crazy chemistry. he’s super tall, charming, respectful, and i really like him. but we don’t speak the same language fluently, he’s pretty inconsistent with texting, and i don’t really know what he wants. sometimes he calls, asks about my day and says he misses me/kissing me, but then disappears for ages 😭
the first guy knows about my situationship with the Italian guy because one of our other friends told him about it. That obviously made things more complicated emotionally between us.
so basically i feel stuck between emotional connection with one person and intense physical attraction/chemistry with the other. and now that the first guy and i are just friends, i’m realizing how much emotional security he gave me.
i don’t know if i’m genuinely interested in the Italian guy or if it’s partly the excitement of someone new, especially because i met him while travelling.
am i expecting too much by wanting someone who gives me both emotional security AND strong physical attraction? or should i just stop trying to make either guy fit what i want and let things happen naturally? 😭