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Confused why my female friend asked me this question

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PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 14:36

Yesterday my female friend asked me out of nowhere if I’m her husband and if we are both meant to meet one another. She also asked me if me and her are going to get married one day which I replied you never know. I just stared at her while she was in front of the mirror and tried to understand why would she ask me this question. This is the first time she asked me this. I was a bit tipsy and did not think anything of it until I woke up the next morning thinking about what she said. I’m confused.

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ThatTealViewer · 19/11/2024 14:36

Ask her.

vodkaredbullgirl · 19/11/2024 14:37

🤔

Girlmom35 · 19/11/2024 14:51

Why would you ask us rather than her?

ChessorBuckaroo · 19/11/2024 14:53

Que?

Foxlovesfruit · 19/11/2024 14:54

Maybe she's interested in being more than just friends with you and this was her testing the water with a hint!

stayathomer · 19/11/2024 14:55

you're Both single though, right?

Iwontlethtesungodownonme · 19/11/2024 15:01

Why was she sitting in front of a mirror?

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:02

stayathomer · 19/11/2024 14:55

you're Both single though, right?

Yes we are. I was just shocked she said this out of nowhere. I did not think about what she said until the next morning.

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PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:03

Iwontlethtesungodownonme · 19/11/2024 15:01

Why was she sitting in front of a mirror?

She was getting ready to go outside.

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PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:03

vodkaredbullgirl · 19/11/2024 14:37

🤔

Same thing I'm asking.

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PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:04

Girlmom35 · 19/11/2024 14:51

Why would you ask us rather than her?

Because I will never ask her why she asked me that question.

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Silvers11 · 19/11/2024 15:26

@PreciousCry So are you heterosexual and is she not? Or was she talking about past lives where you knew each other as husband and wife?

walltowallkents · 19/11/2024 15:38

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:04

Because I will never ask her why she asked me that question.

Why not? Is it because you think she wants a different kind of relationship with you but you don’t? If not, saying “you never know” might be misleading and give her false hope.

If it’s not a romantic thing she maybe just thinks you are very close and maybe even soulmates. She could be worried about being single and just hoping you both stay close forever.

Bookworm20 · 19/11/2024 15:40

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:02

Yes we are. I was just shocked she said this out of nowhere. I did not think about what she said until the next morning.

And is she aware that you are both single?

It sounds to me like something someone in a relationship with you would ask who is getting a bit unsure where the relationship is actually heading. A sort of 'so are we ever going to get married then or what' type of question.

Singleandproud · 19/11/2024 15:41

Well if you were tipsy and she was probably tipsy then it's probably just drunken waffle and misremembering

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:55

Singleandproud · 19/11/2024 15:41

Well if you were tipsy and she was probably tipsy then it's probably just drunken waffle and misremembering

She wasn’t tipsy. She was well aware of what she said.

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MorettiForMargo · 19/11/2024 15:55

So you're a male, platonic, straight friend?

Seems like she's either testing the waters for real as she is attracted to you and trying to see if it's mutual or it's a tipsy joke about you being each other's "insurance policy".

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:59

Bookworm20 · 19/11/2024 15:40

And is she aware that you are both single?

It sounds to me like something someone in a relationship with you would ask who is getting a bit unsure where the relationship is actually heading. A sort of 'so are we ever going to get married then or what' type of question.

True but me and her do not date nor have we ever had an intimacy with one another. She just said it out the blue and I was shocked. What you are saying makes sense. Now I have to pay attention more closely.

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PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 16:04

MorettiForMargo · 19/11/2024 15:55

So you're a male, platonic, straight friend?

Seems like she's either testing the waters for real as she is attracted to you and trying to see if it's mutual or it's a tipsy joke about you being each other's "insurance policy".

Edited

Yes I am straight and my relationship with her is platonic. Maybe she is interested but I wouldn’t want to date her because I know her. I know everything about her. I know she has a new bf every week and I’ve witnessed this 1st hand.

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MorettiForMargo · 19/11/2024 16:04

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 15:59

True but me and her do not date nor have we ever had an intimacy with one another. She just said it out the blue and I was shocked. What you are saying makes sense. Now I have to pay attention more closely.

I think you're overthinking it.

She wasn't proposing marriage to you.

It was either a joke or testing the waters to see if you could ever see this being more than a friendship.

If you fancy seeing if it could work out romantically (and you're ok risking the relationship), ask her on an actual date.

If that feels weird and you just want to be friends, ignore it and don't lead her on.

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 16:05

walltowallkents · 19/11/2024 15:38

Why not? Is it because you think she wants a different kind of relationship with you but you don’t? If not, saying “you never know” might be misleading and give her false hope.

If it’s not a romantic thing she maybe just thinks you are very close and maybe even soulmates. She could be worried about being single and just hoping you both stay close forever.

You are right.

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MorettiForMargo · 19/11/2024 16:06

Crossposted.

You sound a bit too judgemental for her!

Just give it no more headspace and don't give her false hope then. You shouldn't have said, "You never know", if she was serious about you, you've just led her to believe you could possibly see yourself marrying her!

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 16:09

MorettiForMargo · 19/11/2024 16:04

I think you're overthinking it.

She wasn't proposing marriage to you.

It was either a joke or testing the waters to see if you could ever see this being more than a friendship.

If you fancy seeing if it could work out romantically (and you're ok risking the relationship), ask her on an actual date.

If that feels weird and you just want to be friends, ignore it and don't lead her on.

I understand but I’m not overthinking. Just been observant because this is the 2nd time she mentioned this since meeting her. Ask her on a date🧐.

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PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 16:13

MorettiForMargo · 19/11/2024 16:06

Crossposted.

You sound a bit too judgemental for her!

Just give it no more headspace and don't give her false hope then. You shouldn't have said, "You never know", if she was serious about you, you've just led her to believe you could possibly see yourself marrying her!

Edited

No. I said you never know because you never know what the future holds. I told her what I felt at the moment.

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MarkingBad · 19/11/2024 16:14

PreciousCry · 19/11/2024 16:09

I understand but I’m not overthinking. Just been observant because this is the 2nd time she mentioned this since meeting her. Ask her on a date🧐.

But you said you don't want to date her.

If you do date her be aware it will completely change your relationship even if nothing comes of it/ If you are happy to do that or not is up to you.

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