misinterpretations...

Hindi dahil kinaibigan ka, liligawan ka na.

Not every guy who befriends you has an ulterior motive. Get over yourself. Don't flatter yourself. There is a reason why he befriended you, but don'tautomatically assume that it's because he wants to beyour so-called boyfriend. If this will be the principle you'll follow every time someone asks you to be hisfriend, you're gonna miss a great deal from the friendship.

Hindi dahil mabait sa iyo, nililigawan ka na.

There are people who are naturally sweet and kind. There are people who are innately good and no matterhow wicked you seem, they just find it so easy to be kind to you. It doesn't mean he is courting you. Don't put yourself through unnecessary stress trying to figure out if he's courting you or not. Because I think if he is, you won't have to guess, you'll know and you'll be very certain about it.

Hindi dahil he talks to you a lot, he loves you na.

You don't befriend a person if you absolutely abhor him, right? Chances are you make sense when he talks to you, or you're probably very patient listening to him. The two of you probably connect on some level but why does it always have to be assumed to be romantic? Being two intelligent, mature human beings, you need to accept that it's nice to share a cup of coffee over a stimulating conversation, and that you don't have to automatically put romanticconnotation to it. Relieve yourself of the pressure. It'sjust coffee and a shared interest.

Hindi dahil you hang out with each other most ofthe time, you'd end up being boyfriend-girlfriend.

Self-explanatory... There are a thousand, no million different reasons why things don't always turn out that way. There is no one proven formula. For all we know, the reason why he likes hanging out with you is because he likes getting kikay tips from you.He probably plans on being kikay himself and he needs a mentor.A dinner with a guy friend does not necessarilymean equate to a date. Especially if you're paying for your share no. Hello? Three things to consider: the place, the topic and how the two of you actually planned to meet. First, how it was planned. If it were a date expect that he would ask you out at least three days before the actual date to give you some lead time, to give you the notion that you are not just a filler on his schedule. Second, the place. If it were a real date, the both of you would want real food and a place where you could really talk things through. Don't go out with a guy to a movie on Friday night if you're really serious about him. Going to a movie is more like treating him like a "filler" just because you had nothing to do on a Friday night so you might as well go out. Topic. Ha! You wouldn't be talking about chikang artista, chikang opisina or argue if the one girl's boobs are real or not. You would be probably talking about sensible, quite personal stuff.I therefore conclude that platonic relationships are never complicated; people just have tendencies to complicate them.