I (29 M) was “dating” a (30F) for about 6 months…. We met through mutual friends and had great chemistry and similar tastes…. Whenever our schedules aligned we would coordinate a date but it was never a 1 on 1 and a third person (let’s call her patty 30F) would join us…. In more than one occasion patty’s schedule would conflict and we would have to reschedule…. After a few outings (which I never considered dates) that ranged from hiking to dinner to movies after a night out and a few drinks the person I was interested in (let’s call her sally) mentioned that she didn’t “feel comfortable being alone with me” and insisted that patty always be with us “just in case”…. I was stunned…. I’ve never initiated physical contact (we only held hands once during the queue to the movies) not a kiss or anything intimate and respected Sally’s past since she had bad past relationships but genuinely felt friendship that could grow into a relationship but her comment hit me like a ton of bricks, I had somehow, in her mind became someone that would roofie her and take advantage of her at the first opportunity… I felt hurt… and decided that if that was the case I should distance myself from her and that she should interact with someone she should trust since I wasn’t that person… I kept our conversations short… just yes,no, and maybe answering something on social media or txts once a day…. Today 4/7/2025 I received a TikTok link showing a hiking trail that she wanted to visit… (patty had a recent leg injury and has issues walking) I told sally we probably had to postpone that trip since patty was injured and wouldn’t be able to walk that trail…. Sally never answered…… later that same day patty txted me saying “Sally’s birthday is coming up and wants to go out for dinner”…. I told her “I’ll be busy at work and only have one day off this week” (which is true and conveniently is a day after Sally’s birthday and my schedule is posted every Friday so I couldn’t promise a specific day in advance) they both went silent and haven’t responded since….. AITAH for not wanting to pursue a potential relationship that I’m no longer interested because I “can’t be trusted” and just assume the worst in people and felt genuinely uncomfortable and no longer see a future with the person in question?