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- From: weaver@jetsun.weitek.COM (Michael Gordon Weaver)
- Newsgroups: alt.romance
- Subject: Re: just wondering...
- Keywords: friends,love
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.224622.14453@jetsun.weitek.COM>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 22:46:22 GMT
- References: <41112@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>
- Organization: WEITEK Corporation, Sunnyvale CA
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- In article <41112@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> ph2sct@sdcc14.ucsd.edu (Dzu Nguyen) writes:
- >hi holks...
- >
- > I was here thinking the other day and i was wondering ...
- >
- > what is it that makes someone become interested in one of
- >their friends? is it lonliness? is it seeing them from a different
- >perspective that they did not see them in before? and how can this
- >interest turn into love? does the spark subside or does it continue
- >to grow? this happend to me with my ex girlfriend. we had been good friends
- >before then one day i asked her out and then after that i asked her
- >out again (kinda the 'oh what the heck, i'm bored this weekend'
- >attitude) and again and again until eventually we started going out.
- >
- Who was bored? Her, you or both? If you acted bored when you asked
- her out, that is not going to make a good impression.
-
- >anyway she said she needed her space after 3 months (whatta
- >line...ack) and we broke up.
- >
- When someone uses a cliche, it can mean they are trying to avoid saying
- what they really feel. So I wouldn't read too much into that.
- 'Need space' should mean she feels you are trying to be closer than
- she is ready to be.
-
- > we are still friends and she has gone
- >through 2 other guys since then (then being august) so i know that
- >the problem wasn't with me.
- >
- What problem? You seem to be saying that because you broke up, that one
- of you must have a problem. This does not follow. There are lots of
- reasons for breakups.
-
- > thinking back on it today made me wonder
- >and hence my question....any comments or ideas?
- >
- >dzu
- >
- It is probably not worth worrying about why you broke up with her
- unless you want to get back together with her. Reasons for breakups
- tend to be specific to the two people involved, and if you worry
- too much about repeating the mistakes of your last relationship
- in a new one, you can miss the some new pitfalls.
-
- Even if you do want to get back together, you are not going to be
- able to understand exactly why you broke up. It might be helpful
- to have some idea though. If you want someone to get involved with
- you, you want to convince them (through actions, not words) of a
- few things:
-
- - That you are sincerely interested in them.
- - That you are independent.
- - That you are desirable.
-
- One of the things people most like to see in others is an interest in
- themselves. Convincing someone that you are interested in them is
- pretty easy if you are interested. You do have to make sure you show it
- though. Talk to her. Ask questions, get her to talk about herself.
- Listen to what she says. Compliment what you see as her good points.
- Speak positively, avoid being negative or giving advice. Emphasize
- how much you enjoyed activities the two of you shared.
-
- Convincing someone you are interested can be fun, but showing independence
- usually seems like work. If you want to get involved with someone, it is
- easy to work too hard, or get impatient or jealous. These are signs of
- dependency. Dependency scares people away, because they are afraid that
- they will not be able to handle being responsible for another person.
- Do not press for commitment, show impatience or jealousy. Don't try to
- prove how committed you are to her by always being there for her. If you
- act a lot more committed than she does, you will look dependent. Give
- her some chances to miss you.
-
- Being desirable is all the miscellaneous stuff. Good grooming and dressing
- neatly are a big plus. Being yourself usually helps. Having a social life
- outside of your relationship helps (also make you look independent). Learn
- to value yourself by identifying your good points. If you value yourself,
- others will be more ready to value you.
-
- Back to your particular situation, if you do want to get involved with
- her again, I would work on getting her interested in you before (say)
- asking her out again. It will be easier if you start out small, and
- you will have a chance to decide just how much work you think it is
- worth.
-
- Good Luck,
- Michael.
-