sheashannara

Saw a post on Twitter that said, "You can't be friends with someone who's romantically interested in you, since they're not actually a friend, they're just biding their time to have you," and I most definitely disagree.

I have 5 women I'm romantically interested in IRL, and they just see me as a friend. That's fine, you like who you like. But all of them have asked me for advice several times -or come to me to vent- and NEVER do I give advice that benefits me not them, nor do I manipulate them. It's called emotional maturity and discipline.

Also, I'm not "waiting" for them, cuz that's some predatory bullshit. I knew fairly quickly on after getting to know them that they don't see me the same way I see them and that's OK. I honestly believe my life would be less rich without their friendships.

And yes, I get that a lot of people (mainly guys) can't separate the feelings they have for someone with the feelings those people have and accept things the way they are, not how they want them to be, but not everyone is like that. I'm just one example.