How will you know if someone only likes you as a friend?

Answer 1

There is a type of passionate so-called love where you see each other, can't get enough of each other and end up with a "squeak between the sheets" every time you turn around. Is that love? I don't think so, and I think it's simply passion. If you don't mind that, then there is nothing wrong with it. Then there is just pure love, where you look at that person and you feel like you have a thousand butterflies in your stomach and your heart is pounding. You love them so much you actually hurt inside. You can't wait to see them again, and when you are together there is laughter, communication, loyalty, honesty and a general peace within each other. Friendship and love is so closely related and that's what can confuse us at times. Of course chemistry is always there sneaking around every corner too. It's possible to have just male friends if you are a woman, or female friends if you are a guy. I have several male friends and my husband has several female friends and we all get together every so often. If both of you are at least holding hands, or if you think he's tried to kiss you or gotten so close to you, you can feel his warm breath on your face, then I would say this is more than just friendship. Sometimes when we start out as friends (as you can see by many of the posts on this board) we are so afraid of telling the other person how we really feel. Don't be afraid! I suggest you say this to him, "We've been seeing each other for a long time, so what do you think about the whole thing?" Of course he's going to look like you just struck him with a taser gun, and add, "where do you think our relationship is going?" If he still looks stunned then say, "are we dating or are we friends? I need to know." That simple! If he believes you are just friends you have the choice of remaining friends or perhaps it hasn't sunk into him yet that he actually loves you. Take is slow! Good luck Marcy