The only example I can think of is work collegues. I like the people I work with, but damned if I would ever want to do anything with them out of work! I wouldn’t want to hang out with them. But I do like them.

I’m pretty sure that “liking” someone is just that and you’d have to feel more passionate about them to let them into your life in a big way. Unless you’re thrown together through work or college it’s unlikely to happen if you only “like” them.

For me, I’d have to feel 100% comfortable with them too, before I’d have a lot to do with them. And for some people it’s always a case of “what can you do for ME?” before they’ll let someone into their lives. Can’t think of an apt word to describe them though.

Last saturday I told a guy I knew about my feelings and as he held me tight (I didn't do anything... he was totally giving me mixed signs) and told me he felt something but it was more respect blablablablablablabla. I have friends for respect. I didn't put myself in a volnurable position to be 'liked' once more.

I like plenty of people that I don’t do “stuff” with. Most guys I know, for instance. Some girls too….Some.

But if you don’t want to make with the super nice-nice, they probably don’t LIKE-like you, if you’re familiar with 6th grade terminology.

Unless of course you’re talking about someone not wanting to sleep with you, but willing to do other things. Maybe they just have something morally against sex. Or maybe you’re both too young to be doing anything that wild anyway.

Regardless, if they are in a relationship with you and tell you that they are morally against any of the various bases (and some different sports entirely), it is up to you to decide whether or not you are capable of being in a relationship of that type (and if you’re willing to be a labeled a PIG for it).

Love hasn’t really got anything to do with sex unless you love the person you are having sex with.

you can like somone and not want to do anything with them. i like a lot of my guy friends like that but i don’t want to do anything with them in fear of losing them as friends or because i feel like they are my brother. i also could be because you don’t have a deep attraction to them you just think they are cute or are attracted to the m because they are fun and don’t want anything more than to like them because of it.

_Ash

I think it’s entirely dependent on the individuals involved. It seems that I can’t have any close friends without certain things happening. This though, is because I’m comfortable with the idea that sexuality is an expression of love and by love I don’t just mean romantic love (though I do draw the line at incest… for some reason that maybe socially instilled or otherwise I don’t like that), and because I’m bisexual.

Something about your question seems to suggest to me that by “like” you mean be atracted to you and “stuff” would have something to do with sexuality… in which case, not knowing any of the people involved I’d say its perfectly normal. Besides, trust me on this not doing stuff keeps things much more simple.

but because of the complicated nature of intimacy and a hundred other reasons, you may never want to really touch them. Just enjoy a friendship if it can’t be anything more…

of corse they like you, to them your just not one of the people you hang out with after school. your in their group of school friends, i know i have friends who think of me that way and the other way around.

You can 'like'someone and not want to do anything physical. But you can't LOVE someone and not be willing to join in any physical type of expression. Kissing, hugging, sexual relations, all of the like.

If they say they love you and won't express it physically, they probably don't really love you. Now, this doesn't mean consumating to wild sex, or extreme oral, I mean just flat out showing you care. It's called "Making love" for a reason.