My boyfriend, Linds, and I have been together for about a year and half. Well, I still like him and want to be with him. But, there's a problem. There's a guy in my Physics class that I tend to flirt with ALOT and he flirts back. I know that I don't like this guy; I'm just extremely attracted to his looks. He's not a bad guy or anything, he's actually pretty sweet and nice but Linds is so much more than that (hott too! :D). I always tell myself that I'm not going to flirt with him before class but of course I do.
Well, this past weekend, we were at the same party that Linds wasn't at and we almost kissed. I stopped myself and I'm glad I did. I don't know how to stop this and I don't want to ruin such a good thing with Linds. I have no idea what to do. I try to stay away from him but it never works. Any help with this situation is really appreciated, thanks.
Additional info, added Monday March 21 2005, 6:57 pm: The guy knows I have a boyfriend, too.. Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Love Life? _eMiLy answered Tuesday March 22 2005, 12:56 pm: You could just try to stay away from him because it sounds like you and Linds have a great relationship and it'd be a bitch to ruin that.
If you don't want to stay away from him or can't explain to him that you need to stop flirting with him and he needs to stop encouraging you by flirting too.
Good luck.
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sparta answered Tuesday March 22 2005, 4:10 am: Well it sounds like you are not ready for a serious relationship. I know thats the last thing you probably wanna hear, but hey keep all options open. If you can avoid this guy thats great, but what happens when another cute , hot fun, flirty guy comes along? See where this is going? Theres nothing wrong with getting out of the relationhip and just having a good time. Maybe thats what you really want right now. You can find others who want the same thing. Do yourself and this guy a favor, son't string him along. End it now, be honest and hey don't be apologetic. Its not your fault you wanna be care free. And you haven't done anything wrong! Good luck [ sparta's advice column | Ask sparta A Question ]
karenR answered Monday March 21 2005, 7:43 pm: This one is tough.
You're attracted to this other guy or you wouldn't be flirting and coming close to kissing him!
If you don't want anything to happen that you might regret later you will have to keep your distance from him.
Maybe you should consider not being exclusive anymore.See what some other guys are like?Probably not a popular advice to give but, think about it. [ karenR's advice column | Ask karenR A Question ]
shadowdog113 answered Monday March 21 2005, 7:18 pm: I'm in the exact same situation as you... except the guy I like IS my boyfriend's friend. If you really want to keep Linds, then tell yourself that you will only except your 'crush' as a friend ... possibly with benifits but more of a friend. I did that, and my crush on my boyfriend's friend is slowly but surely dying out ...
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angelinluv6767 answered Monday March 21 2005, 7:13 pm: if you truely love linds then tell the other guy that you just want to be friends. But if you dont turely love linds and you like the other guy, you need to break up with linds. I know its not alot, but i hope it helped! [ angelinluv6767's advice column | Ask angelinluv6767 A Question ]
toastnbutter answered Monday March 21 2005, 6:32 pm: if you no you really like lindS YOU WOULD TRY 2 CONVINCE YOURSELF THAT you shouldn't flrt with the other guy. i no it's hard but you gotta try and if you can't do it tell yourself your not cheatin that it's just playin or havin fun. i hope i helped! [ toastnbutter's advice column | Ask toastnbutter A Question ]
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