tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post114456432939597578..comments2023-10-12T09:03:29.608-07:00Comments on I love this crazy tragic, sometimes almost magic, awful, beautiful life!: Not Your BuddyHillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16396356143176333785noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post-1145496793717198742006-04-19T18:33:00.000-07:002006-04-19T18:33:00.000-07:00He he. I read the whole thing (and a couple of lin...He he. I read the whole thing (and a couple of linked articles too) Maybe some thoughts will be a little random.<BR/><BR/>Interesting perspective and something that I do think happens way too often. The linked article about being a modern day Ruth I think really made some good points. We are in a culture where there are no clear rules for courtship & marriage. I find it extremely frustrating to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post-1145342193210888232006-04-17T23:36:00.000-07:002006-04-17T23:36:00.000-07:00oh, and Dave, welcome to my blog - you've finally ...oh, and Dave, welcome to my blog - you've finally de-lurked yourself - muah ha haaa!Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396356143176333785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post-1145320476911943922006-04-17T17:34:00.000-07:002006-04-17T17:34:00.000-07:00haha, yes, it's my blog, but it's YOUR comment! Sa...haha, yes, it's my blog, but it's YOUR comment! Say as much as you'd like! :)<BR/><BR/>I definitely agree witrh the "not hard and fast rules" statement. I think that's probably a generaly number to help give an idea of what she was trying to convey.<BR/><BR/>As far as a platonic boy-girl best friend relashionship, I don't really know if that's possible without there being some kind of attraction Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396356143176333785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post-1145316326431078092006-04-17T16:25:00.000-07:002006-04-17T16:25:00.000-07:00Interesting.I read the bit that says intimate frie...Interesting.<BR/><BR/>I read the bit that says intimate friendship is about people spending more than 2 hours a week together, and the word 'Riddington' immidiately popped into my head. We spent loads of time together. I guess 'intimate' is probably accurate, but I don't think we ever had a sniff of anything remotely romantic going on (It probably helped that you were dating for most of that Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219832183804978164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post-1145296314747427382006-04-17T10:51:00.000-07:002006-04-17T10:51:00.000-07:00I have quickly scanned the article and other comme...I have quickly scanned the article and other comments. So what do I think? I believe that girls and guys can be friends and spend one-on-one time together. However, as human beings and especially as people of faith, I believe we have basic obligations of love and respect to one another. Therefore I think I have developed a simple principle. However, I have to admit that I have come to this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post-1144703374657174392006-04-10T14:09:00.000-07:002006-04-10T14:09:00.000-07:00I might be blind but I've never met a girl who had...I might be blind but I've never met a girl who had feelings for me and I let her down. I've had plenty (ok maybe not that many) female friends who I've "connected" with as far as a strong friendship and usually (after I start getting a deep desire to have more with them) I get my feelings hurt over them not wanting (or us not being able to) have a deeper closer relationship. I've found that Sir Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521595681163473050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post-1144679587785471412006-04-10T07:33:00.000-07:002006-04-10T07:33:00.000-07:00I also agree that this has happened to many times....I also agree that this has happened to many times. And that guys can be great friends. Easier to relate to for sure. <BR/><BR/>I don't have as close of guy friends now that I'm married: more somewhere in the middle of acquaintance/companion. But in high school and in college I had some really great neither-of-us-were-interested kind of guy friends. <BR/><BR/>But it's such a hard balance. And so annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17231090822236702702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9712101.post-1144675650215404382006-04-10T06:27:00.000-07:002006-04-10T06:27:00.000-07:00I have always been a fan of male friends. For me ...I have always been a fan of male friends. For me they are much easier to relate to and I generally don't have a problem with it.<BR/><BR/>I did, however, have a major problem in college with this. I had a major crush on a boy and it seemed to be reciprocal. We did everything together. We were inseperable. I was even asked by another guy I barely knew when the wedding was. But in the end we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com