I [27M] just exited a relationship 3 months ago where my significant other [25F] tried to commit suicide when I broke up with her. I recently started dating someone new [27F] whose significant other [25M] also tried to kill themselves when she broke up with him. Is this a good idea?

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Like the title said, I recently got out of relationship where suicide was held over my head as a threat anytime I tried to break up with my ex. We dated for 3 1/2 years and after I finally was able to work up the courage to leave, she tried to commit suicide that weekend and I had to call the cops and have are admitted. A few weeks ago I started seeing someone new who also got out of a relationship where her significant other also tried to commit suicide after she left him. We've seen each other 4 times now and have become extraordinarily close in that short amount of time. Obviously the events that recently happened have made us form a deep connection. I don't jump one relationship to the next. Neither does she. We actually didn't plan on dating anyone seriously for a while, but we can't get enough of each other. I worry that we are using each other as an emotional crutch because of what just happened to both of us. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing. Reddit what do you think? Should I slow my roll with this or accept this as a sign that this is someone that I should be connecting with at the right place and right time?

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TL;DR I just got out of a relationship where my SO tried to kill herself and I'm starting to date someone whose SO also tried to kill themselves. Is this a good idea?

Submitted December 02, 2018 at 04:51PM by ThatGuy3050 https://ift.tt/2rihStX