He will always be there, be patient and understanding, love you for you.. He will wax lyrical about his desire for you, his endless all enduring all encompassing love. And then he will get angry – and – leave! He will leave! He will go when he can’t get his way, when he is threatened, when he is insecure, when he is impatient. Then he will come back. And leave. And come… and go …. and come and go until you no longer care if he’s there or not. And this is when he will realize that he truly loves you. This time, he really loves you. And then he’ll leave.
The platonic friend is almost as bad as the man who “loves” you. He can be married or single. Both should be handled with extreme caution. He only wants friendship. He respects your need for space. He understands that you will date, speak to and correspond with other male friends. He is mature and completely at ease with this situation. He understands that you are not ready for a relationship and that when you are, it will not be with him. The platonic friend is usually desperately in love with you or absolutely in lust with you. You may know this, he may tell you, or it may come as a surprise. At some point – and this will happen – every time, conversation will be manipulated and will turn from platonic things to those of an erotic nature. This usually has the semblance of innocent banter and your platonic friend will trick you into believing that it is because you are friends that you are able to converse this way. This is a lie. Your platonic friend will become incensed and enraged with you should you happen to meet Mr. Whatever or reunite with an ex-boyfriend. He will probably call you a liar, a cheat and other derogatory names. Mr. Platonic will become Mr.