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I'm 25 and have always had a hard time with dating. It's not that I'm picky but I'm not a romantic. I'm a realist. I don't waste my time and move on quickly when I get a tiny speck of a feeling that this might just not work. So here's my problem. I finally found a guy that things are going great with. We've been dating for months now and he wants to be official, serious. I, being the way I am don't know. It's just easier for me to stop dating someone than it is to break up. But part of me really wants this. So I told him id like him to meet my family first. He thought this was a great idea and planed for the 4th. I have a big family party on the 4th. I picked him up around 1 because he wanted to help set up and meet my parents before everyone else came at 4 but on our way into town (we live in the next town over) his friend called and asked him to go to the lake for a few hours. He didn't even make it down my parents drive way. I didn't want to tell him no so I said he could it was "whatever" he said he'd be back by 4. He came at 7. Met the family. And got along great with dad. But I just can't get over it. For weeks and even now he's saying he wants to be serious. I'm his priority. I'm the most important thing to him. I think I would have said yes But I can't give him an answer after that. I don't know if he means all these things. If he did, if I was a priority would he have left? Would he have been on time? I didn't seem to important then. How can I be sure he means that I am. Or if his words or just words. Of course he apologized and made up for it. I need help. Am I being fooled by the smooth talker that everyone loves but then gets the girl then turns into an ass. Or do these thing happen with men and I should go for it.