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problem is, that i just always end up in the friendszone, from which there is no way out as far as i can see. i am actually known for being such a good friend helping all the girls out in with their issues, and i dont want to be that guy anymore...sometimes i feel like a psychiatrist!
Hey DLG, hope you're finding the forum helpful so far!
When you say you feel like the psychiatrist, I am taking that to mean that you are sitting there listening to a girl tell you about her issues with other guys and things like that. What I've done a couple of times was to pretend to sleep like fake snore while she's talking about these other guys. It gets her to stop talking about her dude problems pretty quick. If I don't do that I generally just limit my responses to "mmhmm" or "oh, that sucks" and change the flow of conversation to something more positive and not "other guy" related.
However, if it is a serious problem such as her father has cancer...then definitely listen to her and talk to her about it. I take this to mean that she is looking for someone to confide in.
Hope this helped a little bit. Looks like Monkey has ya covered in the other spots!
~Muse