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suffering from others atachment to me

edited April 2012 in Buddhism Basics
since i started prackticing the teachings. i've become much more patient, calm,friendly and happy.
but at some point girls started to get romanticaly atached to me, and every so often i have to go thru the pain of telling on of my female friends that i don't have romantic feelings for her.
is this a common problem? . and is there anny good way to handle this ?

Comments

  • ZeroZero Veteran
    The clue is in the term "girlfriend"...

    Its a tough one as if you dont ask, you dont know - if you guys get along and there's an attraction on one part then its natural to at least ask - isnt it an ideal scenario - you meet someone, you become friends, your attraction grows and you fall in love....?

    Take it as a compliment - be compassionate when you tell them you dont feel the same - your friendship should survive...
  • They might not be attached. Part of life is love feelings. Love is one of the experiences that frees the mind such to experience a taste of the bliss and freedom. This I read in a Buddhist book.

    The problem is that in the relationship both people have an idea of the limits. And when the other is outside that limit there is a fight.

    That is the attachment, not the love and buoyancy. So the question is how to resolve the attachment where their view of what you represent to them is gently shattered. So I admit there is attachment but also mother nature.
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