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Old 03-21-2006, 03:11 PM
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Recently, I watched a movie called Just Friends, and it was amusing, but definitely true as to how some of us really want to be with someone but we don't know how to get outside of the "friend zone." A lot of the times people will feel the same way about us, but they're in just as sticky of a situation...

What are the best ways of showing someone you want to be more than friends? Personally, I've always thought bluntness is helpful. For instance, my boyfriend, after a while of knowing him (when we were just friends) I looked at him and said: So, are you gonna ask me out or what? But I said it in a playful tone, just in case I crashed and burned... He blushed but he asked me out a few months later!
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Old 03-22-2006, 03:12 PM
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If you had asked so bluntly then it shows that you are clear on what you want from life. Good going.
In case you need to tell somebody you want to be more than just friends, show more care and affection. Show that you are concerned more for his happiness and comfort.
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Old 03-22-2006, 05:38 PM
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If you had asked so bluntly then it shows that you are clear on what you want from life. Good going.
In case you need to tell somebody you want to be more than just friends, show more care and affection. Show that you are concerned more for his happiness and comfort.
Knowing what you want from life I think is a major achievement because a lot of people DON'T know what they want so they're constantly confused because one minute they want something, next minute they don't and when people are involved in that it can be hurtful.
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Old 03-22-2006, 08:17 PM
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While bluntness may get results, it is a very large risk, on the one hand you may seed the process up by several months, yet on the other you may put people off who were just friends and didn't want to go futher, losing yourself a friend
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Old 05-24-2006, 12:03 PM
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of course....good friends could end up as lovers....Most of the time, it starts with friends....then gradually end up in marriage....
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Old 06-14-2006, 10:38 AM
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yip this is the BIGGIEST problem with being friends with the opposite sex,there will always be the thought of being more than friends!!!...im still not sure what to do in this situation!
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Old 06-15-2006, 10:32 AM
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Good friends can also be good lovers..that's not impossible!!For me it's not really possible to have a good friend "guy"...there is always something below this friendship and I can't say what it is exactly..
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Old 06-23-2006, 05:47 PM
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Yes, friends can go beyond friendship but there are just friends that would remain friends to your eyes no matter what.
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Old 06-23-2006, 06:30 PM
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It takes an eye opener to realize feelings for a friend sometimes.
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Old 06-24-2006, 12:56 AM
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If you friends you can just come right out and ask the other for a date.
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