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he can stick around her, but just throwing the hail mary and letting her know he cant be around her because he likes her, can be an interesting play, girls are like monkies, they don't let go of one branch until they have a hold of another, just be the next branch, you can b/f destroy all day, and just escalate but that could piss her off and ruin the friendship anyways, and it seems m2 is fond of this girl (they have known each other for 2 years) , the way i suggested you could just throw it out there tell her you cant be around her because you like her too much and just keep thinking about kissing her, (this way she can't use the, but i want to keep you as a friend, defense, just make sure that you make it clear you can't be around her either way as a friend anymore, so she is forced to make a descision), if that doesn't work out, he can just go back to being her friend in about 2 weeks or so, she gets her validation, and they go back to being friends and he at least gave it a shot and she isn't pissed off that he tried to escalate on her, after knowing her for more then a year even after he knows she has a boyfriend (could work, or could fail in an epic way, if you don't care about keeping her, then just b/f destroy isolate and escalate)
I would agree- and that's exactly what I did- not sure of the result as-of-yet. Odd response thus far- but that's what appeals to me about it. Thats all I could do at this point. It does remind me of something I read recently:
"That which depends on me I can do, that which depends on others I can neither control or predict" The Art of War- Sun Tzu
and this was further reinforced by something else I read:
"God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference." --Reinhold Niebuhr
This was about all I could do; and I own myself and choices. It's a tactical decision and strategic retreat. Sure I put my cards on the table, but so what, maybe she'll ante-up. If not, I played the hand I wanted to.
Good stuff from both of you- thanks for the help!