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Don Juan
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2004
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Before I begin (and this may be tl;dr, so scroll to the bottom of this post for the jist of it), here are some facts regarding me and the girl in question (fwiw, our ages are 21 & 19, respectively, and we’ve known each other for about two years, with me being across the country most of that time for college):
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The jist of it: I have developed the attitude of questioning the point of having any female friends, as a strong majority of the time you’re essentially going to be their boyfriend (i.e., an emotional outlet), except without the sex. This is the last thing I want in this situation, but I also don’t want to burn any bridge to what could be a special girlfriend in the future. I guess what I am asking is how do I mentally rationalize being her friend without benefits? ...Because if we continue to be "such good friends" and she turns around and bangs another guy, my head is going to asplode wondering why it wasn't me. =/
Thanks in advance for replies/advice.
I...
- am an independent person w/ few albeit close friends.
- am not looking for a long-term relationship at the moment.
- legitimately enjoy hanging out with this girl; we have similar personalities and make each other laugh.
- am too compassionate to completely cut off our friendship just because she’s not going to put out more than the occasional kiss.
- am fully aware of the possibility and danger of “oneitis” here, and will accordingly make myself brutally scarce in order to keep myself mysterious and valuable.
- suspect my ego and some impatience are the main problems here.
She...
- has been hurt by guys in the past and claims she too is not ready for another relationship (she admits this is b/c she’s afraid of being hurt again).
- claims she doesn’t want to bang me because doing so would “ruin our friendship, which is too important to her.”
- justifies her past of messing around with other guys – but not me – because of her past self-esteem issues: she was looking for someone to “love her.”
- has told me that she doesn’t know what the future will bring (o_0) but that I have the potential to be the guy she will fall head-over-heels for once she’s/we’re ready (I suspect this is due to my recent efforts to repair the severely mean things I’ve said to her in the past; she says she is still my friend today only because she knew I had a soft side).
- has been treating me like a boyfriend recently (hanging out at her house, communicating with me, laughing a lot, watched a movie at her place, eating together).
The jist of it: I have developed the attitude of questioning the point of having any female friends, as a strong majority of the time you’re essentially going to be their boyfriend (i.e., an emotional outlet), except without the sex. This is the last thing I want in this situation, but I also don’t want to burn any bridge to what could be a special girlfriend in the future. I guess what I am asking is how do I mentally rationalize being her friend without benefits? ...Because if we continue to be "such good friends" and she turns around and bangs another guy, my head is going to asplode wondering why it wasn't me. =/
Thanks in advance for replies/advice.