i can't either.
i think it's because i take the word "friend" seriously. usually when people say they're friends with their exes, they aren't really friends. they're just on friendly terms. i tried to be actual friends with guys before, only they didn't really want that. i call most people i know acquaintances.
also, i usually date guys i don't have all that much in common with. so once we stop seeing each other, there isn't enough common ground to want to hang around each other anymore anyways.
i also tend to become friends with people i don't have much in common with. we just clicked. the mutual fondness for one another is usually the only thing keeping us friends. i don't trust people who only become friends with others based on similar interests. they don't seem to really form any strong bonds. they seem to lack empathy.
ugh. i have problems with aries women too. even with the good ones. i can like them as people, but it doesn't mean we'll get along.
with the bad ones, they always seem to think that my willingness to compromise means that they can do shitty things and manipulate me. they think i'm too stupid to see it, not that i can just see that fighting them will be more trouble than it's worth. i'm a lazy libra. i like to take the easy way. with aries, they can be so destructive when they fight, you really will just come out on top by letting them keep thinking they've got the upper hand. libras aren't competetive enough to be fighting anyways.
imagine you're in a boxing ring. they're up there shadowboxing, thinking they're awesome because you haven't hit them, and look how strong and tough they look. meanwhile, you're sitting down in the corner reading a book, having a drink, chillaxing. you aren't even in the fight. now, if you want, you can get up and fight them. they're pretty fucking dumb throwing all those punches into air, so you'll probably win. but you'd still get hit, end up with some ugly bruises. you'll certainly have to give up your drink and book for a little while to do it. not worthwhile.
unfortunately, over time they get more ballsy. they start trying to actively screw you over since they think you're an easy target. so it's best to just cut your losses as soon as you see what delusional whackjobs they are, before they start fucking with you.
Well luckily I got that through my thick head when I was 18. The reason I'm confused is because he doesn't want to "eat the cake" I've tested him to see if that is all he wanted and asked him 3 times now for just one more night and was turned down each time. So he doesn't want to have sex with me but still wants to hang out with me. Usually I can pick up on if a guy just wants a sexual relationship but this guy has me so confused.
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@Capgal, I am not getting physical with him, right now, i am not ready for a relationship for personal reasons and i want him to feel ready to be with me, and I have been with Caps, they will not commit unless they feel like life is going according to their plan.
but he is the first person to give me butterflies in a long while, and i need that butterfly feeling.
I think that i will follow my heart instead of judging, many people have gone that path and turned out very successful.
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"but just for clarification, he didnt cheat on me we werent together at the time he was dating or sleeping with the other girl. he just told me, and as a friend or anything else i have to respect his honesty."
So he just decided to tell his friend "YOU" about another woman he's sleeping with and tell me this does that sound like a man that is "romantically" in love with you? Is he treating you like a love interest? No, this guy is treating you like a friend and he's being friendly with you and you on the other hand is treating him like a friend but secretly holding out on hope that it turns romantic, this man isn't showing any kind of intimacy towards wanting you outside of sex and he's not making any kind of effort to be with you, he's not driving 3.5 hours you are, he's not initiating intimacy such as cuddling, kissing, hugging, he only wants sex and you can stay at home for that, you don't need to drive 3.5 hours to get sex and if you like the area so much why don't you develop friendships outside of him so you can come up to "ENJOY" yourself with people that appreciate you.
You are making a huge mistake putting so much energy into a man that is barely putting energy into you, you are the one falling in love b/c you are the ONLY ONE DOING THE RELATIONSHIP WORK, you are the ONLY one falling in love and that can only make you feel desperate inside and feel the urgency to fix it, he said he wants to be friends, take what he says at face value b/c he's treating you more like a friend rather than a love interest, a woman he's falling in love with.
"He says that we are friends. But when I go up there he wants to ???sleep?? with me."
He's treating you like an FWB, that's FWB man talk and you are refusing to listen and you are spending a huge amount of your money, time and energy on NOTHING.
" and I send a text saying I miss you and he says thanks or something that makes him not have to say it back."
That's b/c he's not emotionally invested in you, you are a friend with benefits and b/c you are an FWB he dare not reciprocate feelings b/c he doesn't want to mislead you into believing he more with you.
It's not you, it's him...He doesn't want you romantically and until you accept this you'll spend a lot of time on NOTHING and you'll be deeply disappointed and hurt. You are losing all of your power b/c you are not willing to back up and see things as they are instead of how you wish/hope/want them to be.