I just...don't know what to do (girl problems)
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Ok so if there is anyone willing to give me advice, now is the time. Please read the whole thing if you are kind enough to give your advice.
7 more days and I leave school to go back home for the summer.
When school began I found a group of people that branched off a little bit. Within this group was a girl named Brittney, and she was absolutely gorgeous and she had this southern personality that was attractive for a northerner like me. She had a boyfriend since senior year of high school that she was dating. She still dated him up until 3 weeks ago, when they broke up. During the time they were dating we were kind of the "opposite sex best friends".
She began spending time with another guy, that she got into a big fight two nights ago and I don't know whats going on with that. Since her and her boyfriend broke up, we have been going out to get food and going out together a little more. She always comes to me with her problems that she doesn't tell anyone. Then she suggests that me and her go on a "fake date" and get dressed up and do something because she's been stressed and wants to be taken out by a nice guy.
Many people would read into that as her asking me out...but most likely is what she said, a fake date. That happens this Friday night.
I like this girl a lot, and I'm not one for expressing my feelings out face to face because I'm worried about the outcome. I was thinking of writing her a letter and leaving it in her room on her desk...i don't know
It's so confusing, this girl is absolutely amazing. I've never really felt this way about any other girl that I have met. I mean sometimes she flirts with me a lot and does really cute things. For example, last week I went to get food with her and a few friends, and I locked my keys in the car and i was really ticked off...she walks away and buys me ice cream and brings it back....the little things in life!!
I don't really know what advice I'm seeking...I guess how to go about this? She's staying the summer at school and taking classes while I'm home...this timing sucks! But I am coming back down for a week in June and then August...
7 more days and I leave school to go back home for the summer.
When school began I found a group of people that branched off a little bit. Within this group was a girl named Brittney, and she was absolutely gorgeous and she had this southern personality that was attractive for a northerner like me. She had a boyfriend since senior year of high school that she was dating. She still dated him up until 3 weeks ago, when they broke up. During the time they were dating we were kind of the "opposite sex best friends".
She began spending time with another guy, that she got into a big fight two nights ago and I don't know whats going on with that. Since her and her boyfriend broke up, we have been going out to get food and going out together a little more. She always comes to me with her problems that she doesn't tell anyone. Then she suggests that me and her go on a "fake date" and get dressed up and do something because she's been stressed and wants to be taken out by a nice guy.
Many people would read into that as her asking me out...but most likely is what she said, a fake date. That happens this Friday night.
I like this girl a lot, and I'm not one for expressing my feelings out face to face because I'm worried about the outcome. I was thinking of writing her a letter and leaving it in her room on her desk...i don't know
It's so confusing, this girl is absolutely amazing. I've never really felt this way about any other girl that I have met. I mean sometimes she flirts with me a lot and does really cute things. For example, last week I went to get food with her and a few friends, and I locked my keys in the car and i was really ticked off...she walks away and buys me ice cream and brings it back....the little things in life!!
I don't really know what advice I'm seeking...I guess how to go about this? She's staying the summer at school and taking classes while I'm home...this timing sucks! But I am coming back down for a week in June and then August...
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- the great Sir Leo Harrison
but seriously, it sounds like you were her 3rd choice, she's just rebounding and i dont think she cares for you the way you do about her. just because its cruel doesnt mean its not true. dont do anything but leave, and if you see her when you go back, see what happens then. trust me, time is on your side.
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dude I've done both things. 1) tell her how you feel, or 2) don't tell her how you feel and enjoy every minute with her. depending on the girl, she may react well or poorly to you telling her how you really feel. some girls will see it as "awkward" that their best friend likes them, and it can ruin the friendship you two have because she wants a friendship and you want more. or some girls will say "no let's stay friends" and move on and keep the relationship the same it was prior to you saying that. but some girls will give you a shot and go out with you, even if you were previously good friends. obviously, that's what we're hoping for here.
if you DON'T tell her how you feel, you know that at least you will stay close friends, but nothing more. and that, over time, can really eat away at you. and that's completely normal. yes you want to include yourself in her life in a different way but you also don't want to lose her friendship. really, if you don't tell her, you may end up driving yourself crazy, and not wanting to talk to her or be with her anymore because it makes you miserable (especially when she tells you about the other guys involved in her life).
Timing is another issue. it doesn't seem like there has been a lot of time between her past relationship, take that into consideration. only you can gauge how she feels about that relationship.
Oh, I also wouldn't really do the letter thing, I would just say it to her in person. pick the right occasion (go get ice cream or grab a bite) and just look her in the eye and say it. say whatever comes out, be natural, you don't want her to like someone you really aren't.
whatever you decide, good luck. personal recommendation: tell her. you only live once, with no regrets, and you never want to think years down the road "if only I had said something."
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People regretting telling their friend how they feel years later?
Or
People regretting the one that got away years later?
Just off hand... I'd go with the latter. Treat it as a fake date at first but treat her really well and show her what she COULD have with you.
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I agree with Helen. Be there as you always were, and let the light come on for her. In other words, see if it becomes her idea to change the nature of the relationship. I would give her some time by keeping your relationship going, but at some point you have to say how you feel. I would also probably phrase it something like, "lately I have started to see you in a different way, and my feelings for you have changed." Don't do this by letter.
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I have to go with restlesssoul here. She's rebounding and looking to avoid being alone. A lot of women, especially young women, tend to jump from one lily pad to the next and almost always do it with a "safety guy" in mind. Men do it too but it's more common with women. I do say you should tell her you care about her, like her but that you're headed home for the summer and you'll see her in the fall. Yes, time is on your side.
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Moral of the story is, even though it wouldn't necessarily be the same for you, you might live happily ever after if you tell her how you feel, for me, and our stories sound VERY similar, it all went to shit and I regularly think about how much I regret it. I don't even care about the loss of the romantic prospects anymore, that fades and yours would too, I just wish I still had her as a friend. I would therefore think very carefully about whether or not you want to risk that because no matter how much you think you know this girl, you never know how a situation like this will pan out. I never thought in a million years that my friend would just cut me out completely, I thought if she knocked me back our friendship would hold up. I guess I was naive But you live and learn. Just be careful.
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Basically, you've got a choice between romance and friendship. If your romantic feelings outweigh the friendship, then you should tell her how you feel. She might feel the same way and you two could have a great romantic relationship. However, if losing her as a friend is not an acceptable outcome if she doesn't feel the same way, then don't risk losing the friendship. Don't be naive to think that you two can remain friends if you tell her and she rejects you. I hate to say it, but in most cases it just doesn't work out like that.
1) You'll show a 'take charge' attitude.....chicks dig that
2) You gotta do it for yourself, instead of waiting for her, because at the end of the day, nobody looks out for you but yourself. If some other dude digs her, he's not gonna hold back because of your feelings for her.
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but that Chris Rock shit is so true tho about some women
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Actually, I think the the timing is perfect, and here's why.
first of all, if a girl asks you to go on a "fake date" she probably wants to go on a real date with you but is too nervous to ask, or she thinks that you just see her as a friend and doesn't want to muddle that up. she's thinking of you in a "dating" context, but she's not sure how she feels (understandable in her position of just breaking up) or she's not sure how you feel. Secondly, if she brings you ice cream, she likes you. That's totally the kind of thing I did for guy friends in college who I kinda sorta liked a little more than friends. except for me it was cookies. Girls like the idea of "taking care" of guys they like (to a certain degree, no one wants to be your mom).
anyway, it's good timing because 1) she has the summer to sort out getting over breaking up and whatnot 2) you make a move or say something to her at the end of the year, she's got the summer to think about it and then when you get back in the fall, all smoochie smoochie. OR if it doesn't go well and she's really not into...no problem! she'll forget about it over the summer and when you come back to school you can just kinda patch it up and be friends again, you can claim you don't feel that way anymore. perfect! (I timed something like this out my junior year of college, except I made the fatal error of that the guy in question was a SENIOR and NOT coming back...)
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Wembley? We all believe!
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"Its a secret to everybody."
there was one that I regretted... but I got 'closure' on that one years later so no regrets.
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
SO yea, but I like teasing girls that I like. Its fun and they seem to like it too.
"Its a secret to everybody."
I did that kind of thing too. I guess it depended on the guy. I had a crush on this one guy all through college, but EVERYONE including him new about it. It was so freaking embarrassing. at one point a guy friend of mine came up to visit...we went to a party and pretended to be a couple infront of this guy, I even introduced him as my boyfriend. pretty much my one goal in life was to make this guy think I wasn't interested in him . I guess it was just embarrassing to like someone when you knew there was no chance in hell they'd feel the same. I envisioned him making fun of me with his friends behind my back, though I don't think he was the type of person to do something like that in retrospect.
man, he was cute. I wonder what he's up to these days...
how the hell are u ?
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you