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- From: c60a-gx@danube.Berkeley.EDU (Jeffrey Twu)
- Subject: Re: HELP: Sucks to be me!!!
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- References: <4f47rne00iV4E6d9cR@andrew.cmu.edu> <1992Nov24.013455.22527@netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 05:37:57 GMT
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- johnwu@netcom.com (John M. Wu) writes:
- >In article <4f47rne00iV4E6d9cR@andrew.cmu.edu> David-Hyung Suk Kim <dk3y+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
- >>my predictions were wrong. I mean she does hang around with this one
- >>guy constantly. But according to some of her friends, he is not her
- >This is a VERY BAD sign. I had something similar happen to me and my
- >worst nightmare came true. She did like the guy she hanged with a lot.
-
- I have to disagree here. If a girl simply hangs around a guy a lot, that
- could possibly mean that she likes this guy a lot, but it doesn't
- indicate that they're romantically involved. I have many female friends
- which I hang around a lot with (and certain ones that seem to consume a
- lot of my time). However, all of them are simply friends; I'm not
- romantically interested in them, and <they> know that they're not
- romantically interested in me--at least, for the moment.
-
- >>Because I think too much of her and I try to force the relationship.
- >>Based on my past experience, I get into the relationship easier if I
- >>don't force it.
- >>But I still don't know why she is trying to avoid me. I would
-
- Personally, I think it's always best to approach someone on an 80%
- freindship basis. Some girls are scared off by "strong" signals (either
- because they're insecure with their own thoughts, or because they're
- disinterested in a relationship, or because they just broke up with
- someone, or because they're parents aren't allowing them to, or because
- they were never involved in a relationship, or because they're lesbian,
- OR because they don't like you-- YOU JUST DON'T KNOW!).
-
- In that sense, I think it's always best to get to know the person as a
- <friend> before you throw some signals. That way, you'll know her well
- enough to predict why she's doing/saying something, as opposed to being
- just left to your own anxiety-laden analysis. (Well, since it's quite
- rare you'll even know EVERYTHING about an SO, you'll still be far less
- anxiety-ridden than if you didn't know her at all.)
-
- Hope this helps...
-
- Jeff.
- +-Just remember:------------------------------------------------------------+
- | Take it easy. |
- | ...and don't forget that human touch. |
- +<c60a-gx@danube.berkeley.edu>_________________________________<Jeffrey Twu>+
-