I don’t wanna get rejected so we just meet at work and chat on the phone sometimes.

HOW THE FUCK DO I JUST ASK THEM TO HANG OUT IN PERSON. HOW THE FUCK DO. I. STOP. BEING. AWKWARD. AAAAAAARGH.

I just wanna be friends cri

  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    That’s how I did it! I had feelings for a person but they were with someone, so I just beed friends with both of them (it did help that I liked their partner a lot!)

    Then they weren’t together anymore and I was also solo, so I just gave it some time and be’d a friend in our friend group and one day told them “I’m taking you out for sushi but it’s NOT A DATE but I wanna just chill and chat one on one but it’s NOT A DATE” and they giggled and said something like “that sounds lovely”

    (Edit; I should mention this was back when we smoked weed and we smoked before eating and basically said nothing the whole meal, it was the most awkward not-date I’ve ever been on)

    When we got back to my car I noticed they had a sketchbook sticking out of their bag. I asked about their art. Maybe they planned that—I very much enjoy that.

    We’ve been together going on 13 years.