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Q: He broke up with me for his ex girlfriend and then yesterday he told me he left his ex girlfriend because she is too up tight for him. He wants to be friends now. But I still like him... A lot! I don't know if I should be friends with him because he doesn't feel the same way. What do I do? Be friends with him or don't? P.s we were friends before we started dating and personally I thought we got along better when we were dating.
I think that its hard for anyone to have a friend and want a relationship with them. What you have to think about is, even though you have said 'I probably wont end up with him but he is what I want right now' but have you considered the toll it will have on your friendship when you finish? You don't know if it end mutually or end badly, but you should be prepared to break up on a bad note if you are both stressed and confused with your lives at the moment. He may be a really nice person, and just going through a rough time but you have to remember that he has left you once before for someone else and can easily do it again. He may just want you when he doesn't have anyone else because he wants comfort from his best friend with a bit of harmless flirting, but you can't get upset if he finds other girls to be in a relationship with because it sounds like he does see you more of a friend than a girlfriend which is probably why this situation is so confusing. If I were you I would forgive him like you have, but I wouldn't exactly be falling head over heals to get back in to a relationship with him.

You just have to be there for him, be caring, be a great friend to him and see how it goes. There may be a chance of a relationship but you have to be ready to cope with any outcome that happens. Its best not to flirt either, because even though its harmless, it could cause confusion. You need to go slow with this and be patient. If he gets in to a relationship with other girls, make sure you're always there for him all of the time and he will notice. Good luck.

Thank you this is really good advice. I am so confused because he was my first boyfriend and even after we broke up we got along so well. I don't want to say I will be with him forever but I could see him in my future if we tried hard enough.

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