Jump to content

Unrequited love, 9 years old in the making, friends or not?


While the thread author can add an update and reopen discussion, this thread was last posted in over a month ago. Want to continue the conversation? Feel free to start a new thread instead!

Recommended Posts

Posted

I had a best friend when I was 20, I'm 29 now, we would spend hours together daily, platonic hangout, we just really enjoyed each other company. He attempted to ask me out and unfortunately, I had been in a long term relationship, I was not going to start a relationship breaking up with someone for someone else, I have a conscience, at least then, after I told him no, he ignored me, ignored texts everything.

We had mutual friends for years and would ignore each other at gatherings, like we were never even close. Fast forward 2011, shoot him a email because I never forgot him, I wanted not to regret him. We start hanging out again, Dec. 2012, we went on a day trip that we basically both owned up that we ignored mutual feelings towards each other all these years, then 2 weeks he does a 180, on me.. I asked him what happened. Completely ignored the situation. 2013 was disastrous, intermittently seeing each other, again platonically, I asked him what was going on, "he just wants to hangout and doesn't want a girlfriend."

I give him space, Jan. 2014, clarified with him we're just friends, which I know we're not JUST friends, he starts texting daily again like it was 2012, and takes me out to an expensive dinner in April, a surprise birthday dinner, just he and I, I was shocked. Like someone just punched me…. in the face. Overall, I couldn't be myself on the date or hangout, I was scared, distant, I didn't know how to interpret his actions. And after the birthday dinner, we text messaged each other for a few days, daily, and we just stopped. It's been 10 days, I don't know. What does he want?

Posted

He is playing games and/or is unsure. I recommend you meet him somewhere and be like straight up you wanna date or be just friends. Whichever decision he makes you guys have to stick with it.

He may want you but is scared or he may just be playing games, that should let you find out.

 

Then again he seems really childish, may not be worth the trouble so also consider that. Would you guys even be talking now if you had never emailed him? He may not be worth the trouble

Posted

This is the stupidest thing going on for over 3 years, move on and grow up

×
×
  • Create New...