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- From: weaver@jetsun.weitek.COM (Michael Gordon Weaver)
- Newsgroups: alt.romance
- Subject: Re: Any cure for the "Just wanna be friends" Blues?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.210614.7879@jetsun.weitek.COM>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 21:06:14 GMT
- References: <20JAN199322124752@pavo.concordia.ca>
- Organization: WEITEK Corporation, Sunnyvale CA
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- In article <20JAN199322124752@pavo.concordia.ca> f_alfan@pavo.concordia.ca (Doom, Herald Of the Apocalypse) writes:
- >Sorry to bring a down note into your lives, folks...BUT
- >
- >Neil Diamond's music aside, what's a good way to get rid of the "Just
- >Wanna Be Friends" (tm) Blues? I just got this line for the 35th time, so
- >I'm not eactly a chipper camper anymore. Any suggestions?
- >
- >A question for you gals out there:
- >
- >If a man acts in a friendly, supportive, and "non-threatening" (ie: does not
- >come onto you like a horny beast from hell) manner are you prone to ignore them
- >as a potential candidate for romance? Is this a common thing, or is it just me?
- >
- Not a gal, but I will offer an opinion anyhow. You need to communicate
- that you are interested in romance. Being friendly and supportive is
- good, but you need to give her some hint.
-
- Right from the start, you can let her know that you are unattached and
- looking for someone. Don't be too obvious, or you might look desperate,
- but you can mention that you are dating, or attending a single's event,
- or that you are no longer seeing a previous girlfriend, or some such.
- Don't make anything up, but feel free to drop a hint, and even to do
- something that you can mention in order to give her a hint.
-
- Show your interest for her as soon as you feel it -- closely watch her
- face and especially her eyes when she talks, ask a lot of questions and
- pay attention to her answers. Compliment her on her dress or anything
- else you sincerely like about her.
-
- Starting out a level of intimacy and a pace that you feel comfortable
- with, keep trying to move towards more intimacy in small steps. Don't
- wait for positive feedback -- there is generally a delay between the
- time you do something and when the other person's view of you is
- affected. Life is too short to wait, so instead watch for negative
- feedback. When you get it, don't give up, but take a short break
- and then proceed more slowly.
-
- Keep repeating this until one of the following happen:
- - you decide that you don't want her.
- - she convinces you she isn't going to get interested.
- - you decide that things are going so slowly that you would
- rather spend your time on something else.
-
- If you follow this approach, you may not succeed, but you should
- be able avoid being seen as just a friend, without having to act
- like a caveman.
-
- >Being a hopeless romantic at heart (but being rather pessimistic as well) I'd
- >like for once to think that at some point, my being a (IMHO) gentleman-like,
- >helpful and caring kind of person will get the opposite gender to view me
- >as somethying other than a one-man support group and convenience store. Don't
- >get me wrong, I like to help, but I dont want my emotions flying away towards
- >women who cant see me for what I am. (A git without a life ;) )
- >
- Remember that people tend to see you as you see yourself. Don't try to
- fool them into thinking you are something you don't think you are. Try instead
- to convince yourself that you are valuable, and that a woman would be lucky
- to have you. If you have to change yourself a bit in order to convince
- yourself, that might not be a bad thing. Being supportive is a valuable
- skill, but if you think it has no value, and treat it as such, people
- will take your supportiveness for granted even as they take advantage
- of it.
-
- >Anyways, I apologize for bringing up a subject which has most likely been
- >brought up before, so please no flames. I feel bad enough as is.
- >
- > Even Nerds need love too :)
- > --Fab
- And lots of nerds are women.
-
- Peace,
- Michael.
-