On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:28:34 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>>> Nah. She's explicitly not looking for a BF.
>> 
>> Girls *always* say that, and then end up dating the first guy with the
>> guts to ask them out.
> 
> Erm... this girl has just come out of an abusive relationship with a guy
> who used to physically beat her. I'm pretty sure she's not kidding.

Ugh, that's some nasty stuff to deal with.

>> Don't let it put you off :)
>> 
>> Of course, don't stalk her, either!  It's important that she be
>> comfortable with you, so don't try to push something she isn't ready
>> for.  Just hang out with her, and who knows?  You might find out she's
>> a great friend, but *not* someone you want to date.  Or, things could
>> go the other way, and we'd have to find a new mascot :)
> 
> That's more or less my plan, but... she's so hard to hang out with!
> She's always "busy". :-(

She's getting over some pretty serious stuff.  Give her space and time.

Jim

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