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Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 29, 2008; 12:00 PM
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tellme@washpost.com.  Carolyn's Recent Columns   Carolyn Hax: Hi
everybody. My computer isn't being very cooperative right now,
so I'll need to ask your patience while I figure it out. Thanks.
Confused, Ill.: Hi Carolyn -- When should you push a
relationship? I've been dating a man that has great potential;
he's attractive, smart, attentive, and unbelievably good for me.
I so enjoy spending time with him and think we mesh really well.
But I don't get the butterflies and thus am having a difficult
time on the intimate end.  I've spent most of my dating years
having inappropriate flings or being infatuated with guys who
didn't reciprocate my feelings. Is there a good way to tell if
this is me being freaked out