hi dan and jen and to all the forumers here, i'm matt from the philippines
i had this close friend of mine. before i only see her as a friend, but now i started to develop a deeper feeling from her. but there are other factors that's keeping me to go on and make a move.
1. bout 3 months ago, i broke up with my ex. problem is up to know she still wants us to be together, she's always threatening me of making a public scene in our office if i don't talk to her (coz were in the same office). i'm thinking of leaving my current job but i can't since i recently got promoted.
2. others might think that i dumped my ex bcoz i had a thing for my friend or a rebound relationship. w/c is not true. i dumped my ex bcoz of differences bet the 2 of us and i just can't take her "controlling" attitude. the "i get what i want" attitude that leads her to become dominant in our relationship. i tried to work it out, but she can't seem to get that out of her system. and i'm already over with it
3. my guy friend also had a feelings for my close friend. though my close friend alrady told him that she doesnt want him to be more than just friends, my guy friend still keeps on asking her out (and she keeps on rejecting it) though there is one instance where she did go out with him coz she felt sorry for my guy friend. it was just a coffee break "date". so i thought that even if i tell her what i feel for her she will reject for reasons that she doesnt want to destroy d friendship bet me and my guy friend.
4. my close friend is a chinese, and here in our country, chinese parents often wanted their chinese daughters to have a chinese partner too.
5. also, my close friend is a NBSB (no bf since birth) woman coz she's more of a career oriented woman. once she told me that she wanted to be in a romantic relationship but she's afraid that of getting hurt. that's whats keeping her to entering into that type of relationship.
hope you could help me on this one. should i consider this factor or should i just go straight to her and tell her what i really feel.