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That point where you're not quite dating...

Started by placeholdername, July 07, 2010, 07:24:18 PM

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So for the past two weeks I've been swept up in this sort of quasi-relationship with a girl who I really like.  We've basically been doing various things together, sometimes along with other people from our shared social group (the tai chi class I go to), but sometimes just me and her.  I feel it's pretty obvious that I like her, but I haven't explicitly said anything yet, mainly because I don't have much experience (aka zero) with 'dating'.  She seems to like hanging out with me, but I can't tell if it's on the friend or interest level (I'm not out to my friends yet so this is all still in guy mode).

Anyway, we talked last night and were potentially going to go to a salsa dancing lesson tonight. She'd said she would be at tai chi class this afternoon, but then she didn't show up, and she didn't answer when I called her afterward.  I'm probably just being all mental when I don't need to be, but the thought that runs through my head is that maybe she's been getting tired of hanging out with me all the time or something.  I feel like it's probably not that, but since we've been at this point where we're not quite dating but still spending a lot of time together, feelings aren't out in the open yet so my emotional state becomes easily hinged on the result of every social interaction with her, so anytime anything happens my mind just starts spinning in circles, etc.

So yeah, I don't know... I think I just needed to get some of that out of my head before it drove me totally crazy!
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confused

hmm , seems a bit confusing , but i wouldn't think about it too much , i mean in the past i would but now i realized it's never helpful to think too much about something that there's no way to be certain about your conclusions
anyway , good luck , don't overthink it ,just let it be , well at least that's what i would do
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tekla

FIGHT APATHY!, or don't...
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vanna

i would be careful of it is no just friends thing but as tekla say and if you really like her, only one way to find out :P
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placeholdername

Quote from: tekla on July 08, 2010, 12:59:41 AM
Make a pass, you'll find out PDQ.

I don't really *know* how to make a pass, lol.


Anyway, yeah I was basically just being mental about it.  We ended up going out dancing with some friends (I think I'm pretty terrible but they all say I'm getting better).  I was contemplating making a move/pass/whatever at some point, but on the ride over she told me that she ended up having to leave work early because some phone call with her ex didn't go so well, so I figured today is probably not the best day to go for it...

So yeah, dunno how things are going to turn out but I'm being a lot less mental about it.
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spacial

I can understand where tekla is coming from. But the problem with making a pass is, if she responds, you need to follow that up. My own experience is that I simply couldn't keep up.

Personally, I'd just play it cool.

If this were me, I would have presented my self, as near as I could, who I am. I only have myself to offer. There are no reserves. I am the package. If you don't like it, please don't touch me till I am yours, sort of thing.

Then, if I'm not what she's looking for she can move on.

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