Hello, loves-
So, I've had a slight crush on someone I'm friends with for a while now. He's a very sweet guy, and I find him to be very cute. We get along very well, make each other laugh, and have a lot in common. I sort of lost romantic interest in him a while back because he was on-again-off-again with another woman...it seemed best to move on rather than get myself involved in drama. According to my sources (AKA, our mutual friend Carrie, who is my mole in these situations), the off-again-on-again is off to stay. As many of you know, I am recently single myself. Now, I know, it's bad form to jump from relationship to relationship. And I'm not suggesting I immediately ask him to have lots of sex and babies. But I have asked him out for this weekend.
I asked him to accompany me to my law school's annual Barrister's Ball--I need a date, and he was the first person to come to mind. So I bit the bullet and asked. He's checking on his work schedule and getting back to me.
But anyways, it's been a long time since I've made the move from friends to more-than-friends. It's created some awkward situations in my life, and the lives of my friends, when the relationship ends and the lines are drawn. So I pose the question(s) to y'all--
- Are you in a relationship that started as friends?
- Have you been in a relationship that started as friends? How did it end?
- Any other advice?
One thing I should add--this particular fellow and I will be in each others lives for a looooong time. We're both involved in several of the same organizations, and are active in local/state politics.
Thanks in advance for your responses!
Love,
Sabrina