Summary of all Jared episodes from the last two years

Jared does want to be in a relationship, but his fear of being conflict, upsetting someone, and being the ‘bad guy’ is stronger. He wants to feel ‘a little delusional’ about someone because deep down he thinks that gives him the certainty that he won’t change his mind (which would make him the bad guy). The irony is that until he really addresses this fear and learns to tolerate other people thinking badly of him, he will be so blocked by hyper-vigilance around ‘the next step’ that it will be nearly impossible for him to feel a sense of delusion with anyone.