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I've started dating a lot recently and I make sure every woman I meet knows it's ok to express her feelings. I'm bad with the whole hinting game, so for me, verbally saying it, works best. Though I can read facial expressions pretty well, some people are really good at masking how they really feel. My question is, are you comfortable doing that? If no, why?
Guys, in the comments, do you pick up on those signs? Would you prefer a woman be up front to you?

I have left dates mid way through because a person has said some inappropriate things throughout the night. I've made sure they know why I didn't want to continue seeing them, it can suck but people really love their reasons. I've also had women text me at the end of the date because they didn't see anything happening. I really appreciate that, rather than being ghosted.

My question is simple & open for this discussion of course.

You fall in love with a friend of yours, you let them know how you really feel in the last couple of months, but they never thought of you being more than just a friend, & they definitely don't feel the same way too, specially when you know you almost have 0% chance of being more than friends. Even if that feeling has been for almost a year now. And it's almost impossible thinking about that person as just friends anymore no matter how hard you try to convince yourself there isn't anything else.

You love & care so much about that special person it seems impossible to let go. What would you do in this case?

Please consider that staying friends with someone you love might have several consequences on your futur life when being in love with someone that hard.

1- it will eat you alive frome the inside knowing you have no chance of becoming more than just friends.

2- you'll be hurting yourself everyday specially when the day comes & you find them with someone else so it might kill you emotionally.

3- you will be hurting only yourself thinking about that person everyday & keeping them all the time in you mind & heart when that person barely showing signs that they care about you not even 10% of what you're showing to them.

4- if you stayed friends it will be so hard for you to find someone else & if you did, you might ruin that relationship because of your love to your friend.

5- this friendship causes more harm than good