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    lynn
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    A few months ago, I wrote about liking this guy who happens to be my best friend’s boyfriend’s close friend. The last time I saw him was a few days after I posted a forum topic.

    Anyway, it’s been a crazy few months for the both of us, including him being in a different state for two months and me being insanely busy at work. We still live in separate cities, but he came up to my city to help my best friend’s boyfriend move earlier this week. He stayed with me for one night, and he told me that the main reason he came to help his friend move was because he wanted to see me. We had a good time hanging out, catching up, etc. We didn’t have sex, but there was lots of kissing and cuddling.

    I like the guy, I really do. And I think he likes me too, or at least he tells me he does. But I want something more, and after being burned a couple times before with exes, I’m scared and not sure how to tell him I want to try and see if it can work between us. I feel like we’re open about everything including the fact we like each other, but we beat around the bush when it comes to being more serious about things… like visiting one another, etc.

    So how can I tell him I want more? I don’t want to be too forward, and I’m scared of getting rejected, but I don’t want to sit around and wait for something that may never happen either. Any advice or suggestions?

    • This topic was modified 9 months, 2 weeks ago by avatar lynn.
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    As scary as it might seem I think you should just tell him that you would like to see more of him. It sounds like he feels the same way about you. There is nothing wrong with being forward. I understand the fear of rejection but you’ll feel worse if you aren’t honest with your feelings. Good luck! :)

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    Sounds like a safe situation to me to be open about it. If you aren’t honest about it you’ll kick yourself later -or- if you do open up about it and are rejected then you find out he was full of shit and you dodged a bullet. Seems like a win-win to me.

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