I'm only writing on here cause no one will read this.
I recently started the courtship of a friend who I do not know too well but I feel like I know her well enough. My fears about doing this were obvious; if it doesnt work out, it would be awkward whenever there is a group gathering. I thought this wouldn't be a deterrent at first but now I realized that am kind of settled in terms of our group of friends, and I am pretty sure I'll be the odd man out if things go bad. My worse fear is I will be banished and left alone.
From what I can gather so far with me and her the vibes aren't great like an instant click, but its not completely hopeless either. So like most things in life I am on a 50/50 as to whether this is worth continuing or not. On the one hand she is everything I am looking for in a girlfriend: nice, smart, calm, level-headed, basically someone I really need in my life right now. Other friends who I've talked to who are not in this group always say being friends first is best, which suggests this has a good chance of working out. However, after watching Episode 12 in Season 4 of
"How I Met Your Mother" last night, I was reminded of one thing by Robin Scherbatsky, "Dating Friends never work out.." Now, it maybe a line used in pop culture but the line isn't out there unless it has some truth to it. Quite frankly, I am leaning more towards the HIMYM side of the agrument because I think I have too much to lose.
Since most are not aware of whats going on with the two of us I am using this as my soundboard. Should I believe that this could work and go All-In or just fold my hand because if its bad I lose everything?
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