I don't know - are your business pressures likely to change? because if you were too busy for him before, soon enough you will be too busy again and wondering whether he is looking around again. Or you will put your career on the back burner for his sake and end up resenting him for holding you back.
Still, 13 years is a long time to invest in a relationship. Difficult one.
Oh, if romance is even a remote possibility that would be a different thing altogether. Either I would be keen, in which case it does become exclusive, or I would retreat as nicely as possible to a safe distance.
I thought your question was general chat, and I am usually chatting to a couple of people at any time, but not on a romantic basis. I find people interesting. Someone only wanting to talk about 'us' when I don't see an 'us' is not so interesting.
It's absolutely fine to talk to multiple people so long as there are no misunderstandings about it. If you're telling each that she's the only person in your life, or even letting her think it, well, you know the answer to that.
When it's just getting to know people, even a bit flirty, why not? Chances are they are talking to others too. Sooner or later there'll be a click somewhere and even that doesn't stop the chatting, the honourable thing to do is say I've got a meet coming up and it might turn into something. No more and no less.
If it does, it would be gentlemanly to let the other(s) know that as much as you've enjoyed the flirt, you're going to give this new encounter a fair shot, good luck and goodbye xxx
If it doesn't, say so, and continue the chat
There's an incredible charm about honesty but a foul slime about finding out someone has been morally ambiguous
I do know of a little person who'd had a running flirtation on the phone with a customer for over a year and they got on so well that eventually he was phoning her every day and finally suggested they meet up. She hadn't even mentioned that she was different, and said confidently that it wouldn't matter, that they were long past that.
Maybe they would have been - if she had mentioned it. But she waited at the meeting point for an hour and no-one came up to her and he never phoned again.
When you do really, really click with someone, and how rarely does that happen, should it make a difference? So that's why I said I'm shallow.
There's an old joke, I cook a lot with wine, if there's enough I even put it in the food
But serious answer -
full-bodied cheap red wine in winter casseroles Brandy in chicken liver pate and also in Christmas brandy butter whisky in the whisky sauce that goes with Chicken Balmoral
and I used to make a really good beer soup (no, seriously) but haven't done for years. Might true it again sometime.
RE: He hurt me, but my love is bigger than my anger.
I don't know - are your business pressures likely to change? because if you were too busy for him before, soon enough you will be too busy again and wondering whether he is looking around again. Or you will put your career on the back burner for his sake and end up resenting him for holding you back.Still, 13 years is a long time to invest in a relationship. Difficult one.