He Said I Was “Too Intense,” and I’ve Had a Complex Ever Since

How do I keep making the wrong impressions that drive people away?

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A few years ago, a friend I was crushing on ended our relationship with a text. In just a handful of words, he said I came on too strong and was “too intense” for him. If I had been standing there in front of him, I might have laughed in his face.