Me, I hurt a few girls in the past. Nothing unusual, really, just me breaking up after a year or so because I wasn't feeling it -- but plenty of time for them to fall deep in love with me. I hate hurting people, especially people I care about.
So my baggage affects me in that I'm unwilling to even entertain the idea of a long-term relationship with a woman unless I'm pretty darn sure I can fall in love with her... and, you know, that's a pretty rare thing. Some women are completely fine being f-buddies, and that's great, but a whole lot are looking for a serious boyfriend, future husband -- especially women in their upper-20s, lower-30s, who feel the clock ticking and really want to start a family. Can't fault 'em for that.
But I'm not looking for anything serious, unless maybe I meet somebody incredible. So the downside is that my baggage leads to a lot of lonely nights for me. I'm also sure there are girls out there that think I'm a jerk cuz I didn't even give them a chance.
All in all, I kinda like my baggage, and I'm gonna hang onto it for a while. Keeps me honest.
