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Old 04-20-2013, 02:45 AM
 
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Does he really mean a platonic friendship or fwb or friends with possibility of dating?

I met a guy at a party who said I looked like I would be a good friend, but he looked kind of creepy and wanted to dance with me and get my number. He was my friends uncle so it was too weird for me.

And another guy I met from a friend added me on fb and asked if I was dating anyone. His fb said he was in a relationship so I thought it was weird. He then told me it was because he had stalkers. I'm like yeah, right. When I told him I wasn't interested, he said he still wanted to be friends. Of course, I got suspicious.

And this last guy I dated said we'd be friends, but he started putting the moves on me even after we broke up and I was really trying to be a friend, but saw what he meant when he said "friend".

So now I'm kind of weary when a guy says he wants to be friends. I guess if a guy really wanted to be friends, we would just be friends without that whole "conversation" huh?
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Old 04-20-2013, 03:15 AM
 
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friends is a word, like many others, that mean different things to different people,,,some call acquaintances friends

sometimes you want to leave, on a good note and call each other friends....
consider the source, and context...

"friend" is a very vague and generalized term-thats why you hear "best" friends, bff, true friends,,,,and fwb ,,,to narrow it down a bit
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Old 04-20-2013, 06:31 AM
 
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"Weary" means tired, like, "working hard makes me weary."

"Wary" means cautious, like, "be wary of strange dogs that growl."

As far as your friends issue goes, maybe you should ask the guy if friends means "friends" or possibly more.

But you won't do that because you're afraid they won't "like" you anymore.
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Old 04-20-2013, 06:43 AM
 
Location: Reno, NV
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When I say "friend" I really mean friend, not FWB. If she wants FWB, I may be open to that, but I will not try to move things in that direction. That's what I do, but that's probably not what most mean.
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Old 04-20-2013, 07:43 AM
 
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Does he really mean a platonic friendship or fwb or friends with possibility of dating?

I met a guy at a party who said I looked like I would be a good friend, but he looked kind of creepy and wanted to dance with me and get my number. He was my friends uncle so it was too weird for me.

And another guy I met from a friend added me on fb and asked if I was dating anyone. His fb said he was in a relationship so I thought it was weird. He then told me it was because he had stalkers. I'm like yeah, right. When I told him I wasn't interested, he said he still wanted to be friends. Of course, I got suspicious.

And this last guy I dated said we'd be friends, but he started putting the moves on me even after we broke up and I was really trying to be a friend, but saw what he meant when he said "friend".

So now I'm kind of weary when a guy says he wants to be friends. I guess if a guy really wanted to be friends, we would just be friends without that whole "conversation" huh?
Here's a rule of thumb that will rarely fail you in life. Men almost NEVER go out of their way to befriend women unless they have a romantic and/or sexual motive. Almost never. If a man puts serious effort into becoming your "friend," the odds are about 99% he is interested in more than friendship.
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Old 04-20-2013, 07:54 AM
 
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Old 04-20-2013, 07:56 AM
 
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Here's a rule of thumb that will rarely fail you in life. Men almost NEVER go out of their way to befriend women unless they have a romantic and/or sexual motive. Almost never. If a man puts serious effort into becoming your "friend," the odds are about 99% he is interested in more than friendship.
Can you apply this to married men though?
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Old 04-20-2013, 08:12 AM
 
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Does he really mean a platonic friendship or fwb or friends with possibility of dating?

I met a guy at a party who said I looked like I would be a good friend, but he looked kind of creepy and wanted to dance with me and get my number. He was my friends uncle so it was too weird for me.

And another guy I met from a friend added me on fb and asked if I was dating anyone. His fb said he was in a relationship so I thought it was weird. He then told me it was because he had stalkers. I'm like yeah, right. When I told him I wasn't interested, he said he still wanted to be friends. Of course, I got suspicious.

And this last guy I dated said we'd be friends, but he started putting the moves on me even after we broke up and I was really trying to be a friend, but saw what he meant when he said "friend".

So now I'm kind of weary when a guy says he wants to be friends. I guess if a guy really wanted to be friends, we would just be friends without that whole "conversation" huh?
The first guy wanted to date you but was too chicken to risk rejection, so he tried to sneak in the "friendship" back door (which NEVER works guys out there). The second guy was a cheater or will be a cheater and wants to feed his ego by getting attention from women even though he's in a relationship. The ex-bf meant "I still want to have sex with you, but without the obligations of a relationship".
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Old 04-20-2013, 08:32 AM
 
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Here's a rule of thumb that will rarely fail you in life. Men almost NEVER go out of their way to befriend women unless they have a romantic and/or sexual motive. Almost never. If a man puts serious effort into becoming your "friend," the odds are about 99% he is interested in more than friendship.


Agreed. Married, single, dating. Doesn't matter. Gay men are your only safe bet.

How to tell: They give you the up down check out so pay attention.
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Old 04-20-2013, 08:40 AM
 
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But when a woman tells a man she wants to be friends, that's what she really means right? How would guys see that?
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