In my last post I talked about the three key questions to consider if you start feeling like you’re in love with your best friend. So if you’re sure about your feelings, have asked yourself these questions and have also mustered up the courage to propose to your girl, here are the top three mistakes to avoid before you blurt it out.
#1. Flirt, but don’t overdo it
Photo by motoed Don’t be afraid to get a bit flirty in your daily conversations with you best friend. However, knowing where to draw the line is key. “You’re looking ravishing today!” is ok, whereas “You’re looking hot!
Text her just a tad more often than earlier. “Missing you…” / “waiting to see you in college tomorrow…”/ “Can’t wait to see you this weekend…” is cool.
Above all – whenever you meet her let your eyes speak. ;)
#2. Don’t be her dog
The worst (and most common) mistake guys make after their eureka moment of “I’m in love with my best friend” is to become her dog. You know what I mean. He’ll become an overly supportive wherever-you-go-I-follow obsequious servant of hers. Believe me guys, that’s the best and fastest way to lose a girl’s respect.
Photo by ☆Mi☺Λmor☆ You’re thinking “She’ll realize I’m so caring.”
She’s thinking, “Jeez! This guy has no personality of his own!”
Show her that you care for her. But all with a healthy dose of manly confidence & personality.
#3. Avoid possessiveness like plague
Another very common mistake while hinting at the fact that you’re in love with your best friend is to become possessive of her.
Where is she going?
Who is she spending her time with?
She didn’t turn up at school/college/work today…could she be spending the day with some guy???
STOP those thoughts the moment they occur. You’re in love with your best friend (or anybody) doesn’t mean you own them. Be grateful for having a special place in her life already. Stop the urges to know more and control more of her life than she willingly invites you to do.
Don’t ask the obvious questions. Wait for her to answer you before you ask. Let’s say she didn’t turn up at school/college/work one day. When she turns up the next day, causally ask, “How’re you? Everything alright?” Don’t add, “Why didn’t you turn up yesterday?”. This will show her that you care for her and yet respect her privacy. That goes a long way in gaining the trust of most girls. If you can do that, it’ll draw her closer. Most likely she’ll spontaneously explain the reason of her absence to you sometime.
Any other cardinal step to take before you propose to your best friend who you’re in love with? Please share through the comments section.
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awesome post,
this is seen among many youth today
Thanks .. It’s good to know you find it relevant… :)
well,,i am sorry that i didnt follow you,and i proposed my best friend…I proposed her to get in a true relationship with me…..she also knows that i am totally perfect for her,and she confessed it….but she showed me a main problem which is,,she doesnt have any feelings for me as a lover.she never thinks me as a lover,so though she knows that i’ll give her 100%,but maybe she could give me that much..she is single,but still she has crush on some one….and now,as because she doesnt feel as same as i feel for her,,she is afraid that the realtionship could have broken…thats why she is refusing to get into a true relationship with me…but now i am loving her madly….because i know that,our relation could have last long….how,to make her have the same feelings and respect for me….i went crazy that time ,but managed it before our friendship get ruined…so i think it’s not too late..now please show me the right way.. thnak you