What in the world is "Just Friends"?

[Yacker]

You know I was with a girl after she just been through a 8 year relationship and sparks flew, everything clicked. The girl had so many doubts about relationships she wished we went slower over a year's time and wanted to be friends with me. She still felt everything but knew she could not go forward in the state of mind she was in, in any relationship. I couldn't be friends with her because I didn't have that problem and my feelings were not going away so I tried to be a friend to her for a few months but ended up going crazy trying to control my feelings and realized I needed to distance myself.

Sometimes girls just want to be friends even though they are madly attracted to you, It's for their own good at that point in time for whatever reason. It's all about timing. Just another way of thinking about it. So you can drop her and have one less friend in your life and have no chance ever or you can have her around, get to know her, perhaps never have her the way you actually want but maybe you can live with that (I couldn't after getting too involved) or maybe it'll start to take off after a while.

(I just realized I replied in an ask a female thread)

[Tony5432]

A girl telling you that she just wants to be friends is a polite way of saying she is banging someone else but would like you to hang around and take her to the movies and buy her gifts.

If your "friends" with a girl you are queer or need deep psychological help.

[Gigabitch]

It could be that she has been screwed over her last relationship, how do I prove to her that Im THE GUY?

Well, first of all you have to pass the "will he accept friendship?" test.

Personally, I think you should tell her that you're interested in being more than friends and that you're ready to take her out whenever she's ready to go. Don't do this "friends" thing. You're not a Ken doll. Don't let her treat you like one. I'm not saying you should get all caveman on her ass, but make it clear hat you're not her girlfriend.

As Tone once said, if she wanted a friend, she'd go to the pound and get herself a puppy.