I think I would quickly determine that you are too much trouble to date.

It is often the case that people find themselves in the company of others with whom they eventually do not get along but whom they love. Those who do not understand how to tactfully handle conflicts by knowing how and when to broach their differences, end up in an insular state.

Avoidance is an effective and common strategy to deal with conflict, even if it is often not ideal over the long run. People are emotionally driven; they often do not know how to get the things they want or to best reject the things they don't.

Boundaries work to keep the noxious away, but they are usually not very selective. Excessive use of the same resigns people to a residency on an island in the archipelago of lonely souls, stridently trying to convince themselves of the righteousness of their beliefs.

Interesting article.