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I need some advice about a girl?
I met a girl on here (she randomly decided to talk to me) and I'm 20 and she's 13. She's been through a lot because of her dad and suffers from social anxiety disorder and due to her illness no longer goes to school. As a result, she's lost her friends and so I decided to offer my friendship. However, she says that she loves me now and I honestly didn't expect something like this to ever happen. She says that she cries sometimes because I don't love her back and I honestly don't know what to do. I feel that if I tell her not to talk to me anymore that something bad could happen, and since I'm so much older its just very awkward to have a 13 year old saying to me that she loves me. Can anyone give me some advice?
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This is the email I'm planning on sending her. What do you think?
Hey, I've been thinking about we talked about today and all I can say is that since you're so much younger I can't love you - its just too awkward for me. I know age is just a number, but that doesn't cut it for me. But I can be your friend, but that's all that everything would amount to, nothing else beyond that. I wanted to continue talking to you because I know you'd been through a lot and so I thought it would be nice for me to offer you my friendship and since you were a nice person I thought it would be fun friendship. But I never expected you to start developing feelings for me beyond a simple friendship. Now you feel hurt because I don't love you back and it just messes up the reason why I started talking to you in the first place and that was to be your friend. But if I'm just going to make you feel bad then we probably shouldn't talk anymore, but if you can distance yourself from me and only like me as a friend then that would be great. I'd appreciate if we do continue talking that you don't flirt with me and not say inappropriate things to me because I think it has sort of gotten out of hand. If you forget about everything I've said above, what I would want you to get out of it is that I want to be your friend and that I care for you as friends care for each other.
12 Answers
- barbamattLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I really smell a troll here. You are level one and post this bomb on us.
But if there is a chance that you are serious. then you need to know that you are not this girls friend. Quit being so wishy-washy and giving her mixed messages.
You are susposed to be grown so act like it. She only thinks she likes you. Girls get crushes then get crushed that is what growing up is about.
Please for your sake, and for hers in the long run don't continue to chat with her. Unless you know her and her family personally you are not her friend and it is not OK.
It was fine to talk to a teen but as soon as she crossed the line you need to shake her off and move on. Don't be so foolish to think you can handle the friendship with an emotional 13 year old girl. All it will do is put mud in your face.
I'm 40. I've seen a lot of young men want to help out a kid. Maybe she reminds you of your sister or something. Maybe you want to be a good guy and don't want to do anything to hurt her feelings. But it don't work that way. You can't just be friends. Think about how that sounds for just a minute.
Move on. The kid could be just playing with you anyway and if her parents get on her computer and find touchy emails from you and her. That is not going to be good for you.
Take care and be wise don't do it.
- 1 decade ago
Whoa . . . this is borderline NBC's: TO CATCH A PREDATOR s***!
Dude, send your letter but also plan to completely sever all connections with her if she doesn't take it too well, nevermind how bad you feel about it. You mentioned she suffers from social anxiety disorder and from what I know persons afflicted with S.A.D tend to be very clingy, not to sound evil and inhuman, they also have a tendency to immediately feel something, like love or hate or any other intense feeling or think they feel it when in actuality they don't feel anything at all and it turns out to be a fabrication of their mind or it's simply infatuation. And of course you mentioned she didn't have any more friends and you might have been the first person that she's met in a long time . . . you know the rest: clingy. But feel free to do whatever YOU think you need to do but also think about this: What would she do if you didn't end your friendship or ended it? What would be the consequences of your actions? THINK CAREFULLY. ACT MORE CAREFULLY.
- 1 decade ago
What you wrote is great. It's very clear but somewhere I think you want to recommend that she also get professional help - and also I don't think it's worth the risk you're taking of getting accused of an inappopriate relationship with a minor.
I definitely respect that you are trying to help. That's a great and rare thing.
- 1 decade ago
sounds like a pretty good e-mail responce....
dang but this chick probably is a bit psycho
how long have you guys known each other for or wat? i mean dang! krazii!!!
i mean loving someone w/ even knowing what they look like is too krazii!
ne ways...
what i would do is report her to the suicide hotline just in case...
but remember ur 20 & shes 13 so this could get you into TONS of problems like no other.....trust me!!!
so my suggestion....
save every e-mail, im, record conversations, & everything....
because [God forbid] worse comes to worse @ least you have evidence that will hold up in court....
i dont think you want to be considered a child molester & do time of something you were just trying to be nice about....
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- 1 decade ago
This e-mail is just going to make her sad. I would find out who is her therapist, where? and who? and I would go tell her therapist all this and let her handle the situation. Because this could get you into a LOT of trouble and you dont diserve to get in trouble for helping someone.
- 1 decade ago
i dont think she loves u. she's just got that into her head that she does. send her that message and well u guys can continue 2 be friends but keep a distance. dont talk to her too much! hope this helps...
- ?Lv 45 years ago
to come across a girl pal? you're able to be desperate. Anyhoo, only be your self. If she does not like that, then she's no longer suitable for you. Be your self guy!!! women love adult men who're consistently their selves. sturdy luck!!!!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
YOU HAVE TO SAY NO. Say no and really mean it. dude you cant be friends with a 13 y/o it already went to far.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Don't tell her that you don't love her or don't tell her you love her. Stay quiet. If she finds out that you don't, she might have a complete meltdown, due to her condition. But if you tell her, she might bug you even more.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
the email is fine, you should try to avoid her... no one dies of loneliness.... soon she'll find another crush