Chronos wrote:
I think you need to stop thinking about it in terms of women giving you a chance, and start thinking about in more in terms of mutual assets. Also, while it's nice to be friends with someone before you date them, in most cases, it doesn't work if you allow yourself to be a friend with someone too long. As hale_bopp proposed, it's better to ask out those who you are not very close friends with. It's also better to make your intentions of wanting to date someone known relatively soon in the relationship.
i completely disagree with this. there is no reason to let someone know right away that you want to date them, unless you aren't actually interested in being friends at all. and honestly, if a guy was not interested in even being friends with me at all, then i would never, ever date him. being someone's friend is an integral part of any long-term relationship.
i've dated guys after we were "just friends" for months or even
years. often, feelings and attraction grow out of the friendship.
a willingness to be friends with someone (even if a person is not gettng sex or romantic love out of it) demonstrates that a person has some kind of worthy character and is worth spending time with.
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