He came to visit, bringing a beautiful bouquet of flowers, being quite nice and all, and flirting respectfully (he clearly sensed that I had some kind of limit)...

Although he says that he came without expectations (which I believe), his emotions seem clear, the approaches are unmistakable although discrete, and there's a glimmer of hope in his energy.
... and I keep listening to my own emotions, and all they tell me is that they don't match his... even though I was a bit cuddly in moments.
... and I find myself trapped in fear of telling him this, fear of his disappointment... and I believe that I would very much like to be friends with him, and I'm afraid of losing the opportunity.

He left with an open invitation to visit him sometime in the (near, I suppose) future. I did say that it would be interesting, and yet again, I hope that doesn't further his hopes into something I don't intend.

How does one say "no" and "yes" at the same time?

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