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- From: MICH <MICH@UNB.CA>
- Subject: RE: Suggestions needed....
- Message-ID: <19NOV92.17219152.0117@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA>
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- Organization: The University of New Brunswick
- References: <1992Nov18.080425.19672@rdg.dec.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:56:37 GMT
-
- In article <1992Nov18.080425.19672@rdg.dec.com> veburst@contra.enet.dec.com (KSV) writes:
- >
- >How do you stop loving someone you see almost every day and who hasn't done
- >anything wrong????? I don't want to stop loving him... I don't want to say
- >a final goodbye to him because even based on friendship alone, he's the
- >best thing that's ever happened to me... I don't want to lose our
- >friendship or our closeness but I don't know how to stop the deeper
- >feelings from seeping in and making me sad that we don't have more....
- >
- >Suggestions? Opinions? Should I take a long walk off a short pier?
- >Should I follow my heart and keep hoping that something will change and bring
- >us together?
-
- I sympathize with the turmoil of feelings that you are
- experiencing right now. I think objectively that you should give up
- hoping that "something" will change and bring the two of you together
- as this friend of yours seems quite content with the situation the way
- it stands. He gets to treat you as something more than a friend
- (hand holding, presents, physical contact) but nicely avoids any
- responsibility for deeper feelings by saying that he will not let
- anything progress beyond a certain point. It almost sounds a bit
- manipulative. I mean, if he is such a good friend why is he so
- unaware of the unhappiness he is causing you?.
- I think you need to need to put a little emotional distance
- between yourself and this person. If he tries to hold your hand
- maybe don't respond. Put a limit on the amount of closeness you will
- allow. If you put some space between yourself and your friend you
- will be able to see the situation more clearly. More importantly,
- if your friend senses that he is "losing you" he may re-evaluate
- his feelings and decide that he really wants to have you for a
- real girlfriend. If your actions do not draw him closer then there
- is probably not a lot happening on his part in terms of true romantic
- feelings.
- By drawing away from your friend emotionally I don't mean to
- suggest that you should adopt manipulative actions yourself but only
- that your self-respect will increase as you set limits as to how far
- you will allow your friend to play with your emotions. As long as
- you allow yourself be available to him emotionally and physically
- (even though in a non-sexual way) he will see no reason to change
- the dynamics of the relationship. I hope things work out the way
- you would like.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Jamie Mitchell
-
-