I feel guilt for something normal, please help me deal with this without confessing
Its ridiculous. Everyone and everything (even AI chatbots lol) tell me I did something normal but the guilt is eating me alive
So I have a talking stage and he really likes me, I like him and he is an angel on earth
I am f20, ive been in a really abusive relationship at 18 where I got cheated on and physically sexually and so on abused. I was scared to date for 2 years.
Also, last september my mother threw me out and I was oficially homeless for 3 weeks. Now my life is actually good. Like really good. But that shit was traumatic as hell. I am also in Therapy.
I am also in therapy for my ocd.
See the thing is the guy I am dating rn, m22 grew up in a safe and stable environment. And well, it shows in the best way possible. He is so damn stable and I am so scared that he might think I might not be enough even tho Ive got my life in order. He also still lives with his family which is fine at 22 in this economy
2 weeks ago tho, when we were texting for 5 days at that time before the first date, I judged him for still living at home. I was scared he might not Be independent enough to be a partner a "Manchild" or "mommys boy" that he might use me and so on.
And I was SO WRONG This guy is so damn kind and loving and independent, he organizes, listens to me, is interested in my opinion when he plans dates, takes initiative so often, he actually LEADS and wants me to stop thinking all the time. He even tells me I am not allowed to overthink when we are on dates and he reminds me of it when I start to spiral a little bit.
But 2 weeks ago when I judged him I made a reddit post and asked if its okay that a man still lives at home in dating. I was insecure and scared.
The people in the comment section told me I was too harsh and I argued with them because it felt like they were trying to push me into the typical narrative of a woman who acts more like a mother to a partner and I am scared of that kind of future.
And I was wrong. They were right. I told them that I was scared of him doing 50/50 on everything and still having the benefits of the relationship even tho I have less money than him. They called me calculative and that it would be better for him if Id end it already.
And now the reality is different than I thought. He actually does pay more but yesterday I was so happy to be with him so paid for his stuff too and it did not bother me at all.
I deleted the post and my comments after I got to know him better, but what if it hurts him that I once thought of him that way ? I have a really bad confessing urge I have to surpress because I dont wanna hurt him or make him think that him living with a loving family (other than me) is a problem for me . That it makes him insecure or make him feel like he is not enough, while he is more than enough for me. But what if I dont confess and I feel like a liar and I have to keep it a secret my whole life? Thats what my brain is telling me.
Sorry if this post is confusing. There is so much chaos in my brain rn. Everyone tells me its normal to jump to false conclusions in the first days of dating/texting but I feel so bad.
Please help