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So are you saying that I should have lied about my intentions by saying "as friends". Do I ever get any respect points for answering honestly. I think saying as friends is the more cowardly act.
You do not appear to understand the concept.
Imagine you and I go to Burger King and you're buying my diner, cause that's what friends do as repayment for good advice. So when we arrive at our local BK, you offer me the choice between a delicious chicken sandwich, and a healthy veggie burger. Now, this poses a problem for me. See, I hate vegetarianism and everything that is associated with it. Plus, I'm not very much in the mood for chicken right now. So I'm thinking what will I choose. Will I choose the veggie burger, the mere thought of which makes my stomach convulse. Or will I choose one of those limp, sad-looking chicken sandwiches, for which I'm not in the mood at all? Such a dilemma, such a conundrum, I really can't choose! But suddenly, the solution dawns on me. "I've got it," I tell you. "Dude, look at the menu, they have a whole bunch of options. I know what I want: give me a Double Whopper with bacon and cheese!"
Your girl framed the situation as black or white, friends or dating. That you are now debating the merits of these two options means that you have accepted this frame. In doing so, you forget that the world isn't black and white, that the menu isn't just two options. The black and white frame is neither beneficial to you, nor congruent with reality. So what you do is simply not accept it, you reply to it in a way that (subtly) points out that there are other, less defined ways to be together than either 'friends' or 'dates'. Suggestions on how to execute this in practice have been given above.
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One of the most useful things you will ever learn about
body language.