Ok, so I have this friend who I think I probably mentioned ages ago, who has a crush on me.To give a brief background-we made friends at the start if this college year,it quickly emerged he wanted to be more than just friends.I told him I was flattered but no.We continued to be friends.For a while I thought he was over it, but I started to get the feeling he actually hadn't, which eventually led to me coming-out to him.Mainly to let him know there is no chance ever, and also because we spend so much time together.I trusted him and I wanted to be open and honest with him.
I knew by the way he reacted that he hadn't gotten over the crush.I could see it in the look on his face even though he was fine about me being gay.In the past couple of months he has been incredibly supportive and helped me so much with coming-out and seeing it as just regular thing and no big deal.
I was starting to think of him as one of my best friends.He insisted many times that he was over the crush long before I came-out to him.I didn't really believe that,but since coming-out to him I thought that would be enough for him to move on.For a while it seemed like he had.But lately he started trying to act couply again.Doing things like trying to hold my hand walking around,or he will touch my leg in that couply way that people do when you know they are going out(I'm not sure I have explained that well).I tell him to stop and I find it annoying.Then today he just really annoyed me with a couple of things he said and did, that made me think is he really the person I think he is.
We were eating lunch together and just joking around and stuff.But he reached across the table as if to grab my boob,and came pretty close to grabbing it.I got annoyed and asked wtf he was doing.But he didn't seem to grasp my anger and went back to do it again this time with both hands.At that point I felt a rush of anger and lashed out.I stopped myself just before I slapped him across the face.At which point he knew I was really angry.He has done stuff like that before messing and it has annoyed me.But today it really got to me.On top of that we were talking about me being gay and he seemed to have an attitude towards it that he hadn't let out before.He told me that it seems like I am so hell bent on being a lesbian that I haven't given the other side a chance.I asked him since he was so hell bent on being straight had he given the other side a chance.He had a smart response and went on a ramble about it.
I am not sure if I am over-reacting but the way he has been acting the last couple of days has been weird.One of my friends has told me before that he is just not the same guy when I am not around.I am afriad I am starting to see that guy.But I just don't understand him.Why would he go to such length and trouble to help me to come-out only to offer such a stupid opinion to me.
I am having so much trouble understanding him at the moment.That I am thinking some distance to re-evaluate this friendship is necessary.Maybe it is true that you can't have a friendship when one side wants more.
If anyone has read this some opinions would be nice.I am vey confused by him.
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Hey!
Well I kinda wonder about your last statment. You've read my post about my current predicament with my good friend and that's what I'm wondering too: is my friendship in the right even though I hurt because I want more? I know its not quite the same situation as you are in, because your the one being crushed on but I believe they are similar.
I know I didn't answer your question because I'm not sure I know the answer to it. My adivce however, would be to be careful around him and DEFINITLY take some time away from him to re-evaluate. I think that's a wonderful idea. Make sure he knows this too though and don't cave in if he still comes to you anyway. It sounds like this is a tie breaker in your friendship with him, a true test. I suggeset that whatever the outcome, you stick with it as well. If you guys get along great after a time great! But if you both wind up on different paths I would make sure to keep it that way, for safeties sake.
Thanks for commenting on my journal entry by the way. You're right, I am looking for more from him, no matter how bad that sounds its true. Whenever I say that I want more from him I feel bad because I don't think it's right. It's really hard for me to accept that I guess.
Anyway I have officially written a lot, catch ya later ;)
well,
it's not really your job to understand him, and why he does the things he does. It's only your job to set clear boundaries, and if he doesn't respect them, it's time to re-evaluate whether or not you want to be around him.