Originally Posted by
parisecoaching
What's wrong with being considered a friend? Friendship should be the basis of all relationships.
This^ pretty much sums up my POV. I did the heavy romance w/o a solid friendship thing, twice, and it never worked out. If I had to do it over, I would have went for friendship first and then let the romance develop.
Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
--Cyteen by C.J.Cherryh