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Friends First or Jumping Into Dating?

In movies, it is often the case that people randomly spot someone cute, ask them out, and viola! They're dating and they barely know each other. Almost no one I know has had this happen. Like me, most people I know met…
Boundaries of Opposite-Sex Friends?

This post was submitted anonymously. I understand that when you enter into a relationship, there are some boundaries in terms of how to act towards friends of the opposite sex after that. I haven't had any trouble with t…
Acting Different After Someone Tells You They Like You

After my failed attempt of telling someone I liked them from my recent post "Dating Politics," I noticed that our friendship seemed to have changed. I've talked to her a day after I told her how I felt about her. One…
Dating Politics

Ever drive yourself insane by over-thinking about what might happen if you make the wrong move? I tend to do so all the time, since I'm an over-analyzer. Here's my situation: Just recently, I told someone that I liked…
Always the Friend, Never the Girlfriend

I've come to realize that I've never had a guy friend in my life who didn't at some point, not have feelings for me or vice versa. It's not that we had a "thing" or anything, but it still makes things awkward sometimes.…
Extending Out of the Friend Zone

For about a year and a half, I've hopelessly liked one of my guy friends. When we met, I referred to him solely as my "soul mate" to my friends. He was just the sweetest, most interesting guy I had ever met in my life.…
Shotty! I Let My Best Friend Call Dibs on the Guy I Liked

"Zack" was one of the best looking guys on our campus. He was in a frat, had great blue eyes and seemed to get any girl he wanted. So obviously my friend "Ashley" wanted him. We both went to a party where he was and Zac…
I Hate My Boyfriend's Best Friend

Hate is a strong word and I can honestly say that I’ve never hated someone before but this is the only way I can describe how I feel about him. My boyfriend and I have been dating for over 2 years and his friends…
Getting Hurt More By Friendships than By Relationships

There have been many times in my life when I have sat at a computer screen crying because I wasn't invited to a party or I saw a hurtful post a girlfriend put on the ever-helpful Facebook. The pain that friends can infl…
I Fell For Someone Who Placed Me in the Friend Zone

The truth is, I don't even know who I am anymore. It's been nearly four months since I've stopped "dating" this guy, and I still can't get over him. I've had multiple "flings" and only one serious relationship, and I've…