She loves me but says she's not ready?

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So this girl I’ve been seeing, we’ve been close for months now. She said she loves me two weeks ago, and I was happy — even brought her to my sister’s wedding. My mum started asking questions, you know how it is… But now she says she’s not ready for a relationship. What does that even mean? If you love someone, you build with them. My father married my mum at 24, I’m that age now and people expect me to start bringing someone home for introductions. But how? She keeps saying she needs time, but talks about her ex like he still lives in her head. God when? I’m not a boy playing games — I want to marry, have children, do things the right way. She says she’s working on herself, but I feel like I’m just… waiting. Is this normal? Or is she just keeping me warm? My friends say leave, but she said she loves me. So why does it feel like I’m the only one serious?

Anand Selvaraj · Answer

Look, I went through something similar last year and it messed with my head too. She loved me, said all the right things, but kept pulling back when things got real. What I finally understood is that love doesn’t always mean ready — people can feel something deep and still not have the emotional space to build with you. My buddy called it 'heart full, hands empty' and honestly that stuck.

I thought bringing her to family stuff would speed things up but it did the opposite — it scared her more. Turned out she was dealing with her parents’ messy divorce and hadn’t even told me. So I gave her time but also gave myself boundaries. I said I’d wait a month, we’d check in, and if nothing shifted I’d start moving on.

Do that — give her space but don’t freeze your life. Have that chat, let her explain without pressure. And ask yourself if you can really wait without resenting her. Love shouldn’t leave you stuck at the starting line

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