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- Subject: Re: Help, I need advice...
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- From: jsteiner@anwsun.phya.utoledo.edu (jason 'Think!' steiner)
- Date: 17 Nov 92 01:21:33 EST
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- csr4@po.CWRU.Edu (Christopher S. Redding) writes:
- >
- >
- > I just developed a very close friendship with someone that I am
- > very interested in, but there is a problem.
-
- who'd ah thunk? :^) sound familiar anyone?
-
- > I have already attempted to become romantically involved with her,
- > but she politely told me she...
-
- don't say it! don't...
-
- > ...liked us better as friends even though she was interested herself.
-
- well there it is.
-
- > The reason why she did not want to start a relationship was because
- > she abruptly ended one about 3 months ago for no specific reason,
- > and she still has this other person in her heart. This other guy is
- > dating someone, and he treats her like yesterday's trash, but there
- > are sometimes when she REALLY hates him, and there are sometimes
- > when she doesn't know how to feel about him. How can I persuade her
- > to put this other guy out of her mind? She will not start a
- > relationship on such shaky grounds. If I can do that, how do I tell
- > her how I feel, already failing once? Please send me advice, or
- > post it here. Thanks in advance.
-
- take this for whatever you think it's worth.
-
- - you cannot persuade her to put this guy out of her mind. there's
- no way to do it.
- - until she -does-, this is one very dangerous woman to try to get
- involved with. people with unresolved relationships in their pasts
- generally aren't ready to start building new ones.
- - it would be a bad idea to tell her how you feel.
-
- what -can- you do?
-
- not much that will change her. you do have control over your own actions,
- and coincidentally enough, that's probably the approach that will work
- best.
-
- - continue to be her friend.
- - try not to get involved with her personal life too much. listen a
- lot. don't offer too much advice, because your judgement is most
- likely clouded. this is something she needs to get over on her own.
- - keep your distance. balancing friendship and this point will probably
- be the most difficult part. don't let her take you for granted.
- - try not to take this too seriously. don't get into a situation
- where you 'need' her. that's pathetic, not at all the way you want
- to look (or BE).
- - think about yourself first. she very well may not be the one you're
- looking for. if she's not & you make her your life you'll lose bigtime.
- if you concentrate on making -yourself- into what you'd like to
- be that will help you for the rest of your life, no matter who you
- end up with.
-
- no guarantees, but it worked well enough for me. only 25 more days...
-
- jason
-
- --
- "More life, more love, more freedom, more choice!" - MORTAL, Painkiller
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