{"id":230,"date":"2016-07-13T15:13:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T14:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychictoday.uk\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2016-07-22T10:31:46","modified_gmt":"2016-07-22T09:31:46","slug":"say-just-want-friends-really-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychictoday.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/13\/say-just-want-friends-really-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"When they say they just want to be friends, what does this really mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you’re seeing someone and you think they’re the one.<\/p>\n

Or perhaps you may have started to see or even just like someone, and you’ve noticed their behaviour has started to be somewhat different with you, or felt their distance just doesn’t add up.<\/p>\n

If you’re seeing someone only once in a blue moon, the issue could be they only see you as an acquaintance. Nothing more, nothing less. Their actions and their words won’t be matching up and when they say they like you as a friend, this will be all they will offer you, and how they view you towards themselves in terms of a relationship.<\/p>\n

This may be for a number of reasons. One I have found to be the most obvious – they are still coming out of a past relationship and aren’t ready to jump into another so quickly. They could even still be harbouring feelings for someone else. You may notice they only call late at night, or out of the blue and ask to see you last minute. If you accept this more, you will notice the situation just makes you feel worse, annoyed and upset. You’ll hope they change over time. You ask your friends “When do you think they will change or come back? Do they want me?”<\/p>\n

You may have had that sudden rush of excitement from them at the start, perhaps. Or you felt they were pursuing you quite a lot but then suddenly backed off and disappeared out of the blue. The question here usually, “Is the ex still around?”. Do they still want to be around the ex and\/or is there somebody else?<\/p>\n

There are many reasons behind this but the ex partner situation is normally the main one.<\/p>\n

“When you hear this person say “I just want to be friends”, please don’t analyse this any further.” They are just expressing how they feel and what they see in your and their situation. Their love isn’t there and if you continue to think they will change, you may only be hurt more in the process.<\/p>\n

You may have already been in this situation for years now and they aren\u2019t saying anything to you or mentioning their friends. They are pulling away. You haven’t seen them in days, weeks or even months and you are still wanting them in your life. One thing you have to remember is, it may not be you.<\/p>\n

So are you going through this at the moment with them?<\/p>\n

Are you being shown here that this person’s actions are in no way your fault? This is encapsulating their emotions and their feelings. Both are showing as self-destructive but also selfish on their behalf for wanting only their own needs met.<\/p>\n

Have a think about how this person makes you feel.<\/p>\n

If it’s constant worry, “Where do I stand?”, “What do they want?” and “What are they thinking?” and you are feeling these emotions everyday, remember, you deserve a good relationship.<\/p>\n

Always remember that.<\/p>\n

This article was written by renowned psychic Joanna Scott<\/a>, author of The Love Key<\/a>. She is available for a private consultation at Psychic Today<\/a>, the UK’s leading psychic service and longest-running Psychic TV<\/a> show.<\/p>\n

If you liked this, why not try her series of articles, Star Signs Uncovered<\/a> and discover the secrets of your star sign!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So you’re seeing someone and you think they’re the one. Or perhaps you may have started to see or even just like someone, and you’ve noticed their behaviour has started to be somewhat different with you, or felt their distance just doesn’t add up. If you’re seeing someone only once in a blue moon, the…<\/p>\n

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