k8diamond, Thanks so much for your advice! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif You're so lucky to have a best friend AND a boyfriend in the same guy! It's just so hard right now--I'm trying to avoid him, but it's just not working you know? Last night, he climbed up to my bedroom and serenaded me (yes, very TV-showish!), and I just cried...I wanted to shut the window on him, but I just couldn't. It's just like that--I want to let go, but each time I try--it hurts even more! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif. I guess this is what a real "first love" is like!

The 3 A's:
Attention
Affection
Appreciation

Attention - love through your focus

Affection - love through your touch

Appreciation - love through your words

From Barbara DeAngelis, Relationship Guru!

Awww Mandy/Bubbles--I totally feel for you. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif. My ex--whom I had went out with for four years--and I went through a lot togehter--including the almost exact same situation to which you are describing. It was a total up-and-down relationship--where he also tried to "hook" me, and "make things better" by proposing. Anyway--that didn't work out--I'm too young for marriage!

Anyway, I will email you for further help--we seem to have experienced the same things! Take care Mandy!

Caitlin

1 Simple Appreciation
2 Perservering Intelligent Conversation
3 Creativity in social situations
4 never discussing the future
5 not taking every bit of anger out on him
just because you're in a bad mood
6 participating in things he really likes to
do, like trail riding, or camping
7 not depending on him
8 straight forward honesty
9 romance (even if he's not romantic -he'll
appreciate it)

Dear Bubbles,

Please feel free to e-mail me, I have also been in those same shoes of relationship troubles! I was also, like Theta-cutie, in almost the same boat--same situation almost! I've also seen in the thread called "Newbie" that you and Newbie are really good friends! Please feel free to e-mail me any time, any friend of Newbie's is my friend too! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

Jacqueline