HTVHitokiri wrote:
I would say you take a risk of not being as close to try and get closer. Its is horrible when you dont have things work out...but when you do, it almost all seems worth it.
When you do, it
is worth it. Having things not work out is bad. It hurts a lot and it takes a while to stop hurting. But not having tried is worse.
A lot of the time "just friends" doesn't work because the two people involved feel like they can't be close at all if they aren't going to be close romantically or sexually. But that's silly—there are many kinds of intimacy, and the basic ingredient is always honesty. If you were friends to start with, and you both want to stay friends, a little truth goes a long way. Try not to think about what other people say, what other people do, what happens on TV, and etc, because the only ones with real power over a relationship are the two people in that relationship. "It can't work" only means that one or both of you are too scared to make it work.
thus it lays down seeds and blooms anew later on. Thus allowing for many more flowers to bloom over the years to come 
