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Shifting from Friends to Lovers
Question from a male junior from University of
Maine wants to know: I've been best friends
with this girl for two years. I'm starting to
develop stronger feelings for her now and I believe
she feels the same way. How do I break the ice and
not ruin the friendship if things don't work
out?
Dr. Caron's Answer: As with any
relationship, a person must often take risks to
move forward. Unfortunately, there are no
guarantees that things will work out. However, it
is helpful that you have already established a
friendship. But before you talk with her about how
you're feeling, I suggest you think about how
you'll feel if she says she just wants to continue
to be friends. Will you be able to continue the
friendship? I would guess that if your friendship
is important to both of you, you'll be able to work
things out.
© 2007, Sandra L.
Caron
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It is not sex that gives the pleasure, but the
lover. - Marge Piercy
American teens have the worst of all
worlds...Our children are bombarded and confronted
with sexual messages, sexual exploitation, and all
manner of sexual criticism. But our society is by
and large sexually illiterate. Faye Westheimer
Dr. Sandra L.
Caron is a professor of human sexuality at the
University of Maine. To submit a question to Dr.
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