#Of course this is an oversimplication of their issues but the main points still come across!!

[fantasylover145]

It's so funny that Eddie and Buck have the exact opposite problem in relationships. Eddie has a tendency to run. Eddie ran when Shannon got pregnant and he ran to the army, when things got to hard in Texas he ran to LA. Like with Marisol and Ana as soon as they were getting real Eddie ran as fast as he could. He ran away from the 118 because of Christopher's fear and now is running away from LA to go to Christopher instead of talking AGAIN.

Whereas, Buck has a tendency to cling, he held on way to tight to Abby even though everyone told him to move on. Then with Taylor, he had been through so much trauma, had been assaulted and Chim, his niece, his sister all left him as well as his best friend, so he clung to Taylor even though you could already see it wasn't working even before Lucy. Then as soon as issues started surfacing with Tommy he overcompensated and clung on too hard.

The problem with Eddie is he never communicates to anyone in his ife, not with his partner, his best friend, his son, not unless he is forced to and will run as soon as he sees the chance to because he thinks that will fix everything, that it will make it better. Eddie thinks that by doing these dramatic life changing things that they will somehow solve all his issues instead of actually putting in the work and communicating with his loved ones. So no one can really trust Eddie because he will make unilateral decisions without ever consulting anyone in his life and everyone is left out in the dark.

On the other hand Buck is holding on too tight, I think in part because he doesn't think he will get any better, likes the comfortability and the idea of being in a relationship even when it's not good for him and should let go. Buck genuinely likes his partners and while he is willing to put in the work, he clings on way to tight because of his fear of abandonment and fear of ending up alone. Buck needs to do some reflection on what he wants in a partner because while he does genuinely likes his partners. He really should be figuring out what he wants his life to look like, what he wants in a partner and what he wants his future to look like.

If Buck and Eddie do get together they need to work on their relationship issues. Eddie needs to stop making unilateral decisions that affect other people and actually communicate with them otherwise they will never truly trust him to stick around. Buck has seen this pattern with Eddie numerous times before with Shannon and Chris but also with Buck himself. Eddie continuously has made major life decisions and only told people that it will affect waaaaaay too late. He told Shannon he was doing another tour after he already re-enlisted, he told everyone including Buck that he was leaving the 118 after he already quit, Chris had no say over Eddie quitting at all, Eddie told Buck a year after that he put him in his will and only accidentally Buck finds out that Eddie is thinking of moving back to Texas. If they get together Buck already has abandonment issues and while Eddie typically has a good reason he never actually talks to anyone before making the decision to leave. Buck is going to always be terrified that Eddie is hiding something else or is going to leave or has made some other life changing decision without telling anyone first. How is Buck supposed to trust that Eddie won't just bolt as soon as shit gets hard?! How is Buck supposed to trust that Eddie hasn't got one foot out the door?!

But with Buck, he needs to figure out what the fuck he actually wants. Like Taylor and Tommy more than likely don't ever want kids, like Abby probably wouldn't have had biological children too, would Buck have just stuck around anyway?! Taylor, Natalia, Tommy and Abby while they had similarities were all very different. What is Buck looking for in his partners?! Does he ever actually talk about what he wants in the future?! How is Eddie supposed to trust that Buck wants to be with him if he thinks Buck is just too scared of being abandoned again and Eddie leaving him?! Therefore, Eddie may always have it in the back of his head that Buck is with him because of the wrong reasons. How is Eddie supposed to trust that Buck isn't just going with the flow and actually wants everything with him?!

Buck and Eddie desperately need to communicate with eachother. Buck needs to stop overcompensating with his partners and moving too quickly because of his fear of being abandoned. And Eddie for once needs to stop God Damn running and actually talk to his partners and his son. They also need to desperately go to therapy for a hundred years as well. Eddie shouldn't be wondering if he is just another unhealthy relationship Buck is clinging too and Buck shouldn't be constantly wondering when Eddie is going to leave him. That's why I would fucking love for Buck and Eddie to get couples therapy as soon as or even before they get together.