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Old 02-25-2019, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Portsmouth, VA
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Old 02-25-2019, 10:27 AM
 
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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He's head over heels and was hedging his bet by mentioning you should marry a rich guy. That may have been a cue for you to say thats not what you're interested in. Could you see a future with this guy?
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Old 02-25-2019, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Oh for gawd's sake. Make a romantic gesture. Stop worrying about things like being embarrassed. Send the man some flowers with a little note...."Thinking of you. Would you be interested in taking our relationship to the next level?"

You snooze, you lose. The ball is in your court. Make your play. Act like a Confident Woman, whether you are or not.
Great advice. Men aren't mind readers and not as intuitive as women are. We sometimes need a woman to show us how she feels.
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Old 02-25-2019, 10:40 AM
 
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I don't know if he's "into you" or not - none of us really know. From what you say, it does sounds like he is. But there's always the possibility that you're cherry-picking / seeing what you want to see (don't take that as put down - sometimes that happens to the best of us. Romance is hard!)

But it's worth finding out. And I don't think you need to do a big romantic gesture - something that has more potential to go badly. I think you could come up with a casual (but not "game playing") way to throw the information out there that you would be up for a more serious relationship, while also saying that leaving things the way they are is fine too. (Even though you might find it's not fine any more, at some point).

You write well and clearly. It could be as simple as saying "Our talk the other day got pretty deep. I wanted to let you know that if you want to keep things the way they are between us, I'm okay with that, but I'm also open to seeing if we could work on a more serious level. I value your friendship, either way".
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Old 02-25-2019, 11:04 AM
 
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Why did the two of you decide to transition your friendship to FWB instead of dating?
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Old 02-25-2019, 11:10 AM
 
Location: State of Transition
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You think? It was all just confusing bc he joked about me finding a rich guy to marry and how we’ll have beautiful babies so I wasn’t sure if he was trying to convey that he isn’t interested. The thing is I’m head over heels for him too but he caught me so off guard that I didn’t really know what to say and I was scared of telling him my feelings if my assumption was wrong
You two need to let down your guard, and have a talk. If you're wondering if his conversation was heading in the direction you'd like it to be headed into, you're right. He was dropping hints like bombs. Stop tip-toeing around each other, and just go for it!


Sheesh.
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Old 02-25-2019, 12:12 PM
 
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You’re right. I know you’re right. I’ve always been afraid of relationships. I run from them. But this guy is different I never pictured myself married with kids but yet I’m starting to picture it with him and it’s scaring the crap out of me. I do have feelings for him, deep feelings. I love him

Then make the jump if he is willing.
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Old 02-25-2019, 05:40 PM
 
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You two need to let down your guard, and have a talk. If you're wondering if his conversation was heading in the direction you'd like it to be headed into, you're right. He was dropping hints like bombs. Stop tip-toeing around each other, and just go for it!


Sheesh.
You’re right. We’re both tip-toeing around and confusing eachother. I guess I think bc he’s the guy that he’d be making a grand gesture or an obvious move that he wants to progress the relationship
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Old 02-25-2019, 05:49 PM
 
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He's head over heels and was hedging his bet by mentioning you should marry a rich guy. That may have been a cue for you to say thats not what you're interested in. Could you see a future with this guy?
I guess I question his feelings bc he’s the guy shouldn’t he be making a grand gesture or making an obvious move? I thought it’s the girls that usually drop “hints” and guys go after what they want
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Old 02-25-2019, 05:58 PM
 
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Great advice. Men aren't mind readers and not as intuitive as women are. We sometimes need a woman to show us how she feels.
But he’s the guy. Don’t you men like to pursue and chase and or make grand gestures and obvious moves? I guess that’s what preventing me from doing anything or saying anything
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