Theres this girl...

[Venge]

[FONT=Arial][SIZE=1]Just so you know, this is a thread concerning me and one of my friends. Her name is Joey. Yeah, Joey is a boys name, but her parents wanted her initials to mean something, blah blah blah. Long story...[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=1]Anyway, me and her have known each other a little over a year, talking on occasion via MySpace. When I had first met her, she reminded me of my girlfriend (at the time). Short, dark hair, my height, slightly abnormal, with the exception that Joey is an A-cup and not a D-cup. XD[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=1]Well, time went by and eventually I left said girlfriend (see the thread 'Cheating?' for a brief glimpse of why). Her name is Jackie by the way, for the sake of this post being easier typed. As I got talking to Joey about it, I started feeling something. And as I thought about it, I started liking Joey...a lot. I eventually told her, and she said that hang out more often, seeing as how we really only talked on MySpace.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=1]Its been nearly two months now. Joey and I have been hanging out almost every weekend, seeing as I have a night shift job (it sucks. -_-). And recently, I asked her how she felt about me. She replied she doesn't know, but there is an attraction she's trying to figure out. And among other questions. [/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=1]I don't know why, but I really like Joey. Shes really sweet to me, she is always willing to listen to any of my problems (and vice versa), and best of all, she enjoys spending time with me. And everytime I get thinking about her a lot, I feel really happy, even enough to start to tear up. XD [/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][SIZE=1]What I want to know is, my fellow board members, what feeling do you think this is? I can't explain it worth a crap, but maybe some of you can. If I need to enlighten more on the subject, tell me. ^_^[/SIZE][/FONT]

[Odin M Yggdrasi]

It cannot be classified as anything more than puppy love untill it hits at least the three month mark- starting at the date you confessed your feelings for each other.

Though it might work out, since I never expected to meet my present date the way I did and yet we're going strong after 7 months- and hoping for many more.

Also, have you met in person yet? Be careful with your first meeting, I recommend places like stores where there are some people around but also security cameras as well so that if anything bad happens they have some way to find 'her'.

Other than that, good luck with it ^^

[Allamorph]

[quote name='Odin M Yggdrasi']It cannot be classified as anything more than puppy love untill it hits at least the three month mark- starting at the date you confessed your feelings for each other.[/quote]
[FONT=Arial]This is why people like us should never [I]ever[/I] enter threads like this and attempt to give advice. We want to classify the durn thing, and that's not what you do with it.

I mean, I'd try and everything, but the best thing I can tell you, [COLOR="DarkRed"]Venge[/COLOR], is to completely ignore most any words from us Logic machines. We suck at this stuff; all abstract emotional and empathic responses are redirected through that stupid quantifying matrix, and it all comes out wrong.[/FONT]

[Rachmaninoff]

[quote name='Venge;798072][FONT=Arial][SIZE=1]Short, dark hair, my height, slightly abnormal, with the exception that Joey is an A-cup and not a D-cup. XD[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]First of all, mistake number one? [I]Too much information[/I]. We don?t need to know what size bra this girl is wearing and some girls get pretty annoyed with someone freely giving that out. Unless she has it up on her myspace account, in which case ignore what I just said. [quote name='Odin M Yggdrasi;798073]Also, have you met in person yet? Be careful with your first meeting, I recommend places like stores where there are some people around but also security cameras as well so that if anything bad happens they have some way to find 'her'. [/QUOTE][QUOTE=Venge;798072][FONT=Arial][SIZE=1][b]Its been nearly two months now. [U]Joey and I have been hanging out almost every weekend[/U], [/b][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]I would say that qualifies as having met her in person. [QUOTE=Odin M Yggdrasi;798073']It cannot be classified as anything more than puppy love untill it hits at least the three month mark- starting at the date you confessed your feelings for each other. [/quote][QUOTE=Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]This is why people like us should never [I]ever[/I] enter threads like this and attempt to give advice. We want to classify the durn thing, and that's not what you do with it.

I mean, I'd try and everything, but the best thing I can tell you, [COLOR="DarkRed"]Venge[/COLOR], is to completely ignore most any words from us Logic machines. We suck at this stuff; all abstract emotional and empathic responses are redirected through that stupid quantifying matrix, and it all comes out wrong.[/FONT][/QUOTE]Truer words were never spoken. Not that I?m any better at it, but Allamorph is right, there is no such thing as classifying when something goes from simple attraction to something more deeper. So just ignore any advice that includes a time limit of how long you have to have been meeting/dating. It?s just not true at all. It really depends on each person and each situation really.

I?m in my third relationship that is more than just simple attraction and I can tell you that for each one, it was different. Some moved more slowly and others seemed to be more quick. Personally I think you're in that phase of discovering if there is going to be more to it than simple attraction and yet not into the phase or actually loving her. At least not in the sense that you want to settle down, get married, have kids, etc. ;)

[Farto the Magic]

[COLOR="Green"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Go for it. What's the worst that can happen? Should the worst occur, barring death, life goes on. Besides, you like this chick, right? If she likes you back, what more excuse do you need? Thumbs up and all that. Good luck.[/FONT][/COLOR]