I agree that "You miss 100% of the shots you never take". Also you don't want to waste your time, unless of course you are willing to wait and see where it goes. But the best way to be is up front, if it is troubling you.
Maybe sit down with him and begin by explaining how much his friendship means to you, and that you don't want to lose that. If he is a good friend but does not like you in that way, I would hope that he would attempt to comfort you rather than make you feel uneasy, or more uneasy. Although it's harder to do this in person, it's really the better way to do it ...jmo
If he ditches you without getting back to you, or begins avoiding you, well, not sure if that was much of a good friend to begin with.
Well some men are and some aren't, the ones that are intimidated by you your probably not interested in anyway.
I don't know about skydiving lol, actually I do and not willing to jump lol, I' de imagine it could become addicting though.
I like intelligence, education, and independents in women for sure, I think it is attractive and usually makes for stimulating conversation. I'm certainly not one to shy away for the simple fact that a women may be more intelligent than I, or make more money with a better career etc.
In fact, none of those things really matter much at all anyway, it depends on the person.
As for why some men are intimidated? Well, I know there are probably many reasons, but not going to ramble on about that.
I just want to die knowing that I was able to make someone's life alittle easier, put a smile on their face etc. I feel the best when I can make some one else feel good. So as long as I know that I was able to help someone in the slightest way I would die very happy,
Regardless of what anyone thinks. People will think what they think,, not my worries :)
Good news - I've dedicated myself a nice little time off work.
Bad news - lol not really time off, kids out of school! oh well. Didn't really make any plans either, don't know if that's a good thing or bad thing. Maybe I can bug you people more
RE: LAdies and GentleMan talks
Just meant be creative