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Old 09-30-2021, 11:17 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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But here's my thinking, E...

Why would anyone be "seriously crushing" on someone they don't even know? And, this is what happens in a LOT of cases! Boy sees girl...he's suddenly "seriously crushing" on her...?

I've "crushed" on movie stars, when I was in my teens...
I feel like I do get adult crushes. But I have to talk to people some first. They aren’t deep of course. But it can still be fun.
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Old 09-30-2021, 12:10 PM
 
Location: Tri STATE!!!
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Nope, not here for it. I’m not wasting time and money on that dynamic, when I’ve been clear I want more than friendship. She can find another fool to buy her dinner because I’m not the one.
This......... She is saying "i will allow you to be seen with me for my looks as long as you pay for everything".

I know some men go for this. Not me.
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Old 09-30-2021, 12:14 PM
 
Location: Tri STATE!!!
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But here's my thinking, E...

Why would anyone be "seriously crushing" on someone they don't even know? And, this is what happens in a LOT of cases! Boy sees girl...he's suddenly "seriously crushing" on her...?

I've "crushed" on movie stars, when I was in my teens...
Men don't think like woman
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Old 09-30-2021, 12:57 PM
 
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I'd imagine some women want to hang out without the burden of expectations so they say "just as friends".... for now. Some bottom gay guys do that too and I've ended up sleeping with them. But it could also be a gentle rejection and that she doesn't even want to be friends lol. Need more context/info
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Old 09-30-2021, 01:02 PM
 
Location: Middle of the valley
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Hmm... I'm wondering if at least some of the people who hear/say "let's be friends" understands that those words are not always meant to be taken literally...?

The "friends" card is often thrown around at the beginning and/or the end. After all, how often have some people met someone, became intimate with them, only to learn things about them that they don't like...for them to break things off with those words, "Can't we JUST be friends?" Like you mentioned Jade, it's hard to 'flip the switch', even after you've been intimate with someone. For some, it's like taking a step down...or backwards.

If I say something, it is meant to be taken literally.


(aside for joking with friends and such)
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Old 09-30-2021, 03:16 PM
 
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I feel like I do get adult crushes. But I have to talk to people some first. They aren’t deep of course. But it can still be fun.
It can be fun and all, but not to the point of thinking that your life is meaningless unless they're in it...

Seen too many men and women who get so caught up in their 'crush', that they're absolutely depressed, if nothing happens...
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Old 09-30-2021, 03:21 PM
 
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Men don't think like woman
I don't get this whole, "MEN think a certain way..." as if ALL men think the same way. They don't. *I* know they don't.

Same with women. Not ALL women think a certain way.
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Old 09-30-2021, 03:22 PM
 
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If I say something, it is meant to be taken literally.


(aside for joking with friends and such)
I feel the same way. Doesn't mean that everyone ELSE does...
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Old 09-30-2021, 03:37 PM
 
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It can be fun and all, but not to the point of thinking that your life is meaningless unless they're in it...

Seen too many men and women who get so caught up in their 'crush', that they're absolutely depressed, if nothing happens...
Or angry.

They dont' even know the person and get all invested, kind of stalkerish mentality.
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Old 09-30-2021, 03:41 PM
 
Location: Middle of the valley
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I feel the same way. Doesn't mean that everyone ELSE does...
True.

But should they?

If someone told me they wanted to be friends, if I were looking to date, why would I not take them at their word and move along? I'm not inclined to sit around and guess if they meant something other than they said. What kinda person does that? For me, one I wouldn't want to be around, let alone date.

I am not interested in adults who are incapable of expressing themselves, or, playing games.
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