However, I would NEVER say "let's be friends," either before or after a man wants a romantic relationship. If he's willing to settle for friendship, he'll let you know!
Besides, a headline for a Miss Manners column once said: "There's no nice way to break a heart."
lenona
at May 11, 2016 9:53 AM
When people say "we'll stay friends if we break up," the unspoken condition is, "unless I decide it's all your fault."
dee nile
at May 11, 2016 11:20 AM
It's just the experience of a breakup for some, lenona.
I adore my NYC ex-boyfriends, and the later of the two went down at 3 am to Beth Israel when a friend of mine was seriously injured (and I called him from California). When I did a reading in Manhattan, I wrote in his copy of my book, "I'll never forget your huge penis" (which doesn't exactly reflect reality -- which he is well-aware of -- but made him very happy).
I don't quite get your point.
However, I would NEVER say "let's be friends," either before or after a man wants a romantic relationship. If he's willing to settle for friendship, he'll let you know!
Besides, a headline for a Miss Manners column once said: "There's no nice way to break a heart."
lenona at May 11, 2016 9:53 AM
When people say "we'll stay friends if we break up," the unspoken condition is, "unless I decide it's all your fault."
dee nile at May 11, 2016 11:20 AM
It's just the experience of a breakup for some, lenona.
And exactly right, dee.
Amy Alkon at May 11, 2016 12:37 PM
I adore my NYC ex-boyfriends, and the later of the two went down at 3 am to Beth Israel when a friend of mine was seriously injured (and I called him from California). When I did a reading in Manhattan, I wrote in his copy of my book, "I'll never forget your huge penis" (which doesn't exactly reflect reality -- which he is well-aware of -- but made him very happy).
Amy Alkon at May 11, 2016 12:40 PM
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