got an email from a good friend of mine today. met him after the break up last year. he had just finished med school and was missing his friends that all went off in different directions. being that my ex had been my best friend i was looking for some new friends. a new dinner/movie buddy was just what the doctor ordered and i thought it was working out great for us.
then i get this email from him today:
the thing of it is, I was starting to get attracted to you. And I know this is supposed to be all platonic and I know you don't feel that way. I know we both aren't looking to get into anything serious, we have our cultural differences etc. I thought a lot about if I should even bring it up but it was just getting hard to hang out and not say anything but then I felt like a jerk for being out of touch for so long. I don't know if I should have told you, sorry if it was wrong. Anyway, I know, it's a strange email...but, well guess I'll wait to hear your thoughts.
What do I say to that? I'm sad. I really enjoyed our friendship but no I don't feel that way about you... I don't want to lead him on, we were both in it for a friendship and nothing more. I thought because of our religious and cultural differences it would make it easier to have that platonic relationship so many men and women fail at having... blah.
So can men and women have platonic friendships? I have had very bad luck in this department... the guy either wants to just fool around or give a relationship a chance. Sometimes a girl just wants a friend though, is it only natural to want more from someone that you can have such a great friendship with? If so then why do I never want more from these friends?
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