On the Topic of Labels, Sex, and Gender

I’ve found that dating - online and otherwise - is a very complicated dance along a tight rope. The stakes determine how high that tight rope might be above the ground, and maybe change it from being_ Veta:Last year we broke up on January.(2 July 2017) Veta:We were together for 7 years and lived together for many [...]
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Angele:
I do not want to break up with him as he is the sweetest guy I've ever known and until now, I trusted him more than I've ever trusted anyone.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
I still haven't said anything to him.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
I am not a super jealous person, so I would have accepted this if he had told me, however, I'm very hurt that he lied to me repeatedly and excessively.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
He got mad because someone sent her flowers for Valentine's day and was still telling her he loved her at that point.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
He and I spent Valentine's day together and we already feel like a couple at that point.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
A couple days ago he fell asleep with his phone unlocked, so I snooped.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
He also told me that they were not in a relationship and that he never told her he loved her.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
He told me that this ended in December, before we started sleeping together.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
Before me, he was sleeping with a 47 year old woman.
(2 July 2017)

Angele:
He wanted to commit sooner, but I have commitment issues, so they was the reason we weren't official til March.
(2 July 2017)