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MangaJoe

PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:01 am


Hi, I've had a crush on a girl for a while and I'd like to ask her out, here's the thing though, there are some pre-determining factors in my whole situation. Me and her have been friends for oh say 3 or 4 years, I've had the crush for 2, we dated for about a week 1 year ago and she said lets just be friends, but recently she's been super nice to me, to the point I'm actually living with her as we go to college. I do pay rent though, but I was the first person she offered, none the less the only guy. Anyway me and her are co-workers, as well as roomies, so I duno if I should ask her out, I mean if things blunder the rest of the year could be pretty awkward. I've been told by her that I'm sweet and I make her feel safe, but she also considers me noth'in much but the funny guy of the group we used to roam with in high school. What do I do? O.o

On a side note I feel kind of bad about posting this here... she's actually rather skinny.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:02 pm


Well, the way you describe her, and how she acts. It seems like you're just a friend.
Her asking you to be a roomie and you being the only guy, kinda puts off the vibe that she dosen't think of you as anything more then a friend. If you tried it already and she wasn't into it, I don't suggest going for it again or that by itself might mess up your friendship. Her saying that she feels safe with you makes it seem like you're kinda a "brother" instead of a "boyfriend".

Then again, I may be completely off so you should probably listen to everyone else here because they probably have more experience then I do.

The Pebkac


MangaJoe

PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:19 am


I'm so fecking confused! Last night me and her had like the best time just swapping stories and laughing and it eventually led to a short back rub for her, she complained of a sore lower back, then we laughed and told a few more stories, and now she's acting a little pissy this morning. O.o Also we had dinner a few nights back, I've never known a girl I could have sucha deep theological discussion with, we stayed in that Chinese place for maybe 2 hours just rambling about all the different religions. Everything this week has been going pretty good and now this morning she just seemed a bit pissed. sweatdrop
PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:02 am


She could be pissy over something other than you, you know sweatdrop The other day I walked up and my manager seemed to be in a bad mood and I assumed it was because she was suspicious of me when in fact she'd had a headache for two days straight.

From what you've said it sounds like y'all are just friends in her mind, especially if you've already tried dating, although to me that means she knows you have an attraction to her so I don't really see how saying "Hey, you know how you said let's be just friends? Uhm, yeah, how about us not, maybe?" would ruin the friendship (just I wouldn't word it like that). If she says no, just drop it, you got your answer.

However, my general rule is to not date co-workers (the one time I did I only did so because I knew he was going to cheat on me and that I could handle not making our job awkward)...and I wouldn't date somebody who I'm living with...unless it's like how my boyfriend and I after two years are going to find an apartment together.

Personally, when I like a guy I try to find ways to be around them...like, when they're doing stuff I want to sit there and watch them, talk to them, hassle them... I actually have to force myself to not because I smother. I also generally lean in to talk to them, smile and laugh and giggle a lot...like, more than normal and not just at jokes, and when I see them coming I tend to stare. I think many of those are general rules for girls, and I've picked up a lot of those from my friends. One thing is I know I look at them differently from anybody else because my co-workers could tell that I had a crush on my ex sweatdrop I don't know how to describe it, but I can feel it....and I know others see it. So unless you're picking up stuff like that, you're probably just friends.

The Dread Pirate Ghosty


MangaJoe

PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:33 am


Ummm, she kinda has been just staying around me when I'm not doing anything in particular, and she sometimes just smiles or laughs at random when we're together, like not hanging out, just at work she'll turn to me and smile or something. Besides, we both have a lot of self control, so the whole dating co-workers thing is probably easy to handle, we're both rather quiet nerdy types, she has an easier time being commanding though, I can't enforce rules for diddly, my voice doesn't carry. I'm more willing to supress how I feel to keep our friendship than take a chance that might ruin it though... so I guess I may never know. sweatdrop
PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:23 pm


The whole "my lower back aches" sounds a bit funny to me....I think she made an excuse for you to touch her. Don't mark those words, only because I wasn't there to read the body language. XP

It sounds cute though...almost as if she's rediscovering you as a person of interest.

I'd say follow your heart, not your head on this one, only because if you read too much into it, you'll get confused. Just ask yourself, does it feel like more than just a friendly gesture? If you guys have been friends for so long, why not ask her?

I ALWAYS take that risk...only because I hate regretting something I should've said, or should've done. If you guys have known each other for that long...the worst you get is a little bit of awkwardness right afterwards. It is only as awkward as you make it...I'm sure you two are good enough friends to get over it. ^_^

LaRoseNoir


The Dread Pirate Ghosty

PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:29 am


Personally, if my lower back ached and I was near any of the guys who like me or any close friends who I thought would give me a massage, I would probably state that.

But I'm never around anybody I think I can dupe into giving me a massage, so I never gets them sweatdrop Maybe it's because of a definite lack of massage in my life that I'd just take that as "Hey, my back hurts"
PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:47 am


Well it went down pretty simple, she started trying to pop her back and commented it was a bit sore, I started to kneed near the lower back and rub a bit, asking where it was sore, then I kind of joked about how skinny she was and said "I bet I can fit my hands around yer waist!" Then we shared a laugh and said g'night because it was about 10 and we had work tomorrow. I've been trying to ask her out now, but I just can't, I'm scared out of my mind... sweatdrop

MangaJoe


MangaJoe

PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:45 pm


Well it's official, it's not that she doesn't like me, it's that our parents have agreed that if we do date I have to move all the way back home, great, wish I had been told this before I moved all my classed an hour and a half drive away from my old place, ******** A!!!
PostPosted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:18 pm


How did she know and you didn't? >>;

The Dread Pirate Ghosty


MangaJoe

PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:36 am


I just didn't know, when I was told the rules I was told, no drinking, partying, smoking, and in general no frat style college stuff, which is no problem for me, I actually like being straight laced, but no one said anything about not being able to ask out the girl I live with. crying
PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:58 am


Yeah, it just is kinda weird to me they'd mention it to her and not you... yet your parents agreed on it?

The Dread Pirate Ghosty


MangaJoe

PostPosted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:11 am


for once my dad actually agreed on something like that and my mum didn't know, I'm so beyond confused for the moment, ever since she said that I've given her some space but still been her buddy, I'll try asking again later sometime now that I know, maybe I can work my way around it, if yu really care about someone there's always a way. ^_^;
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