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Quote Originally Posted by Alan86 View Post
If you want to know if she sees you as a customer or a friend, ask yourself ' would she meet you outside the shop to hang out ? ' of course, MLs are supposed to give us that impression as part of their job! But I suspect they wouldn't mind being friends outside the shop with any nice guy whose company they enjoy.

Well, it's like if you go to a restaurant often, you become friendly with the owner. They do regard you as a sort of 'friend' aswell as their customer. Another analogy - do you consider your coworkers your friends? They are a sort of friend, but at the end of the day, they are your coworker foremost, unless you are hanging out with them outside work. We are a friend of sorts, but can't call ourselves a true friend unless we are hanging out with them outside the shop, no charge.

What if the WL go wiz u for a short destance travel, and ask u go to her friends' home for dinner together....
In that case, yes, I'd say she wants to be your friend. Why else would she invite you?

In simplistic terms, generally:

If you are middle aged and have nothing in common with her - she sees you as a punter

If you are young and or/ have things in common with her/ can connect with her - she sees you as a punter / friend

If you are young and or/ have things in common with her / can connect with her , and she sees you outside the shop - she sees you as a friend ( if also inside the shop then punter / friend)

If you are young and and or / have things in common with her / can connect with her , and are handsome / attractive otherwise - she sees you as a friend with benefits / sexual partner / punter (if also in the shop)

This is in simplistic terms what I would think would generally apply.

Of course, only a ML etc could truly answer this question