I was wondering as far as developing
friendships, and possibly pursing more of
a relationship with this person, how can I
go about doing this.
Here is a couple of questions:
when I am developing a friendship, what
kind of signal is it when you spend a long
amount quality time with someone and when
they go home for the holidays they offer a
handshake as a sign of goodbye, instead of
a hug, or when someone tells you they are
single, and lets say I have spent about
2yrs, of being a good friend to this
person, should I pursue a relationship,
and ask that person out!
I need help!
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saturn24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posted: 12-22-03 23:11pm
I am confused as to what exactly you are
asking. But, if you are saying that you
have a good friend that you want to have a
relationship with, I can answer that. In
my opinion, you want to kind of hint
around it to first see if they are even
interested. It would put you in an
awkward position if they only want a
friendship with you and you just poured
your heart out. I would just start to
mildly flirt and see what kind of response
you get. If you can't wait, then just
ask. But it may make your friendship
wierd for a while if denied.
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mikeyncc
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Texas
Sorry For Misunderstandings Posted: 12-23-03 11:54am
Ok, on the first question I was asking is
what kind of sign is it, when I spend a
quality amount of time with someone and we
begin to share moments from the past and
even some personal stuff. I was asking
is this a possible sign of a
relationship.
And the second was, like you mentioned
saturn, should I pursue and ask this
person out. I feel kind of bad though
because I don't want anything to happen to
the friendship that we have had. It may
seem she may want to stay as friends.
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Amberlee123
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Joined: 08 Dec 2003 Posts: 185 Location: Tennessee
Posted: 12-23-03 12:17pm
To stay as friends, this friend of yours
may want. If you truley have feelings for
someone you should let them know. The
chance may pass, then it will just be"i
could have, I should have" and you ask
what it means if you have spent quallity
time with this friend and they leave for
the holidays with only a hand shake, well
perhaps sence you have been no more than
friends in the past how is he/she sapposed
to know if you are comfortable with any
more than just that. Yes it may make the
friendship a little wierd after you
confess your feelings if you are turned
down for further relationship, but not if
you don't let it. Do not ust avoid
hi,/her afterwords if they don't want what
you do. Just be as confadent as anytime
befor. The subtle flirting doesnt always
work because alot of people may not catch
on. Good luck. If you have feelings for
someone you should almost always let the
other know with exceptions of they are in
a relationship. Just choose your timing
well.
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saturn24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 205 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa
Posted: 12-23-03 20:56pm
You can do what you want, but this is just
my advice from personal experience. I
wasn't saying that it was going to get
wierd because you would lose confidence.
It is because if she doesn't want any more
than that, then she will probably feel
uncomfortable around you after you confess
your feelings. I love having men as
friends, but it never ends up working.
Because, just as soon as I get the exact
friendship that I want out of them, they
confess that they want more then that and
everything falls apart.
But if you really like this person, go for
it. That is really all that you can do.
That way you will know for sure. But if
she says no, then just drop it. Stay the
same friend that you were before and don't
ever mention it again. After a while
things should go back to normal. But, I
wish you luck. Maybe she really does like
you, but is in the same situation as you
are.
As for the hug thing, good friends would
not be afraid to hug each other whether or
not there is more than friendship there or
not!
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sammisa
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Joined: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 250 Location: Washington, State
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Posted: 01-19-04 17:24pm
I think you should just make your move
tell her what you
think, or next time when she goes to shake
your hand, just pull her close, and hug
her. I sure would hate for you to loose
what you have, but on the other hand,
maybe she feels the same, and she didnt
want to ruin your friendship either. This
is a hard one
Yeah, thats what I would do.. (i think).
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bonedogg
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 26 Location: NA
Posted: 01-23-04 09:51am
Chances are you feel attracted cause you
have so much in common and have gotten
used to each others company. Ask yourself
whether you can see the 2 of you being
intimate in the near future. If it seems
impossible, then it is. Tread carefully.
You wouldnt want to lose a friend. And by
the looks of it, a close friend.
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janeysuz
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 79 Location: neworleans
Honesty Posted: 07-04-05 18:23pm
I think when you just start becoming a
little tiny bit more physical...Just say
touch the back of their hand when you
talk, or touch their back when you walk
together, these are not overtly sexual but
make a statement that I want to cross a
line a little bit and let you know I want
to move things along...You can just tell
right away if they're receptive or if they
move away, don't move in for the kill, a
hug or a kiss that's unwanted can signal
them to run away for good...Because it's
often too much for them to think "oh gosh
I have to reject my friend and I can't
bear to hurt them, so i'll just
escape/evade/avoid them"...You can tell
really quick, if you look a little extra
long in their eyes and see if they squirm
or see if they reciprocate, a little
giggle may mean they're interested but
surprised that you're changing the dynamic
a bit...Anyway, be gentle and
nonaggressive and things will be pretty
obvious and you don't have to lose the
friendship