There comes a point when a man and woman meet where they could potentially become an item. At what point do you think that "window of opportunity" closes? Do you think it can ever be reopened?

Thoughts?

Never I think.....When Love happens TRUE LOVE its eternal and it can be re-opned have you ever really forgotten about your first love do you care any less for him now than you did then??

i could not even tell you the name of my "first love"!!
i think yes-- sometimes one is ready to have a relationship and the other is not, etc.

I think the better the connection is, the more windows of opportunity you get. Someone's gotta capitalize on one though.

I don't think there's a hard and fast universal rule, I think it's different in every circumstance. So many variables.

For me, there are certain things that will immediately lead to the window being closed, locked and reinforced with 17 inches of solid concrete....

Charllote

was mine lol......

Yes, you make friends and then you talk more and more and then you either have to make some advance or you have to not make the advance. It is expected at some point if you are interested. If it is expected and not given then it will be pretty obvious. This falls in the category of implication and inference. Nothing is actually said, but there is clarity nonetheless. Once you cross the boundary between subtle possibilities and rejection, then it is basically over. If you go back and patch up something out of that it is basically a matter of changing your mind, which was already made up. This issue is considerably muddled if there are other people involved and you have to toss all this wisdom aside and make a new friendship after the other people are no longer part of the picture. Complicated, but possible.

Nah, the window opens and closes. Depends where you are in your life. That's why you always seem to hear from an old boyfriend or girlfriend after the fact. You never know! Keep an open mind and heart!

LAST CALL

When they marry somebody else. Other than that, it's fair game.

BayArea......


Anything is possible a lot of it depends on what directions people are going on in life, sometimes people drift apart and then come back together again.

When two People like each other any thing can be reopened

Yeah,,,ummmhmmm.. the man I met 8 years ago and we were both ... and then fell into the "friend zone"

*SMACKS FOREHEAD REALLY HARD*

What was I thinking!!!

And no, don't try to console me by saying "At least you have a really good friend..."

He's been in a LT relationship with a (wonderful woman) for years...the window, door, cat door and mouse trap of opp have all slammed hut

EDIT

shut not hut

OK fine, One more chance. I'm going to open the window of opportunity for all the women here who waited so long and didn't start a real, deep, meaningful relationship with me. Now you can stop being so stressed that your chance has passed you by. As for all the guys who didn't have the insight to take this step, eat your hearts out. Mwahahaaaa

^^^^

My windows are painted shut...does that close the door of opportunity as well?

Nus....

Get a screw driver and start chipping away at that paint....

Geeeeeesh....

Nus -- Is the door painted shut, too?

How do you get your mail?

But I'm just window shopping!

The door is fine-it's just the grapefruit that keeps showing up at my step that scares me!