How can I not let this bring me down

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blitzkrieg
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01 Nov 2022, 10:54 pm

It is perfectly normal for many people to lose interest romantically in another person, very quickly. It can happen within minutes if something puts someone off someone else, or it can happen gradually.

The girl may have been briefly interested in you romantically and then has become disinterested. Again, that would be a reasonable response in any situation or with any individual, for the girl.

I wouldn't get caught up about someone who probably doesn't think about you even a little, if at all.



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02 Nov 2022, 4:09 am

blitzkrieg wrote:
It is perfectly normal for many people to lose interest romantically in another person, very quickly. It can happen within minutes if something puts someone off someone else, or it can happen gradually.

The girl may have been briefly interested in you romantically and then has become disinterested. Again, that would be a reasonable response in any situation or with any individual, for the girl.

I wouldn't get caught up about someone who probably doesn't think about you even a little, if at all.



Well she thought about me enough to be interested in me romantically originally



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02 Nov 2022, 8:28 am

So did that girl in the bar that night in 1982----but she sobered up, and lost interest.

That's life.



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02 Nov 2022, 8:29 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
So did that girl in the bar that night in 1982----but she sobered up, and lost interest.

That's life.



Yeah true life ain't always fair



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02 Nov 2022, 8:30 am

If you liked her you should have kept in contact.


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02 Nov 2022, 8:33 am

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If you liked her you should have kept in contact.



I am too shy though



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02 Nov 2022, 8:35 am

Well, then it seems you can’t complain if you don’t meet a girlfriend.

I’m sorry to say but you need to step up.


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02 Nov 2022, 8:41 am

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Well, then it seems you can’t complain if you don’t meet a girlfriend.

I’m sorry to say but you need to step up.



Yeah often girls don't do all the hard work. That's the man's job and unfourtantly just the way it is.


Forgot to mention this girl I danced with she has a longterm boyfriend and might already be married.



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02 Nov 2022, 8:42 am

I met a man on Monday and he’s already asked me out twice.

The truth is if you like someone you need to let them know.


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02 Nov 2022, 8:42 am

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I met a man on Monday and he’s already asked me out twice.

The truth is if you like someone you need to let them know.



She has a long term boyfriend



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02 Nov 2022, 8:49 am

So do I, but that hasn’t stopped people from asking.

I haven’t even mentioned my bf to this man because it’s my decision either way. Also my personal life is none of his business, even though he seems like a nice chap.


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02 Nov 2022, 8:54 am

If a woman had a long-term boyfriend, I probably wouldn't have pursued her when I was single.



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02 Nov 2022, 9:02 am

True. If she tells you that, it’s good to back off.

In my case I don’t say it because I can make up my own mind, whether I have a bf or not. I don’t want to sound like “Oh, the reason I won’t date you is that some other man owns me”. That implies I’m chattel. In reality it’s more like “I won’t date you because I don’t want to.”

He’s a nice person and I wouldn’t mind being friends but men hate being friend-zoned so I’m not going to bother.


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02 Nov 2022, 11:48 am

Jamesy wrote:
kraftiekortie wrote:
Four years is a long time.

I would try to just forget her, and move on to someone else.

That’s the only solution, really.

Sorry you lost sleep over this person.



What's your point when you say 4 years is a long time?


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The current situation could be much different from the previous situation

The previous situation was four years ago

The more time elapsed, the more the situation might have changed

That (I think) is the meaning of, "four years is a long time"

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02 Nov 2022, 12:10 pm

shortfatbalduglyman wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
kraftiekortie wrote:
Four years is a long time.

I would try to just forget her, and move on to someone else.

That’s the only solution, really.

Sorry you lost sleep over this person.



What's your point when you say 4 years is a long time?


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The current situation could be much different from the previous situation

The previous situation was four years ago

The more time elapsed, the more the situation might have changed

That (I think) is the meaning of, "four years is a long time"

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But if you don't want the situation to bring you down, you could:

Hobby
Friends
Date someone else
Get a job
Meditation
Medication
Counseling



I think as well often when are 'young' having a romantic attraction to someone is short lived.



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02 Nov 2022, 2:37 pm

To me, it would be better if a woman liked me as a friend than if she doesn't like me at all.