I'm guessing "Friend, not fucktoy" being as how it's my permanent default.

So, what's the diff, here? Is it that "liking" = "you are a pleasant human being and I do not consider you a blight on the planet" and "fancying" = "please remove your clothing NOW"?

I follow the Stewie Griffin school of liking people, which is "When I conquer the world, your death will be swift and painless".

Note that by this standard, Jasmine had tremendous difficulty distinguishing between liking and fancying.

Ooh, slumbernut!

...Sevens. I like... sevens.

Oh! And four sevens add up to 28, which is a perfect number. Gotta like that.

Is it that "liking" = "you are a pleasant human being and I do not consider you a blight on the planet" and "fancying" = "please remove your clothing NOW"?

Well, pretty much, yeah. Fancying = experiencing physical desire for object of fancyage. One can like someone without fancying them (as, for example, I like my sister), and, I guess, fancy them without liking them - eg I fancy the pants off the guy who plays Ronon Dex on SGA, but can't claim to like him because I don't know him, or know the first thing about him. He may be a charmless twat. But boy howdy, he is distractingly attractive. (I realise that my point didn't actually need illustration, but the opportunity to mention SGA's big strapping hunk of Tall, Dark and Shaggable arose, and I took it.)

I like the boy in Cairo, but I don't feel at all passionately about him, or that whole flush of excitement at seeing him - you know, the whole deal where you DIG someone, rather than just liking them and maybe being persuadable to more because there isn't anyone else around whom you really do dig.

reflects.

Wow. What a coldblooded thing to say about someone. I suck.

Wow. What a coldblooded thing to say about someone. I suck.

Pfft. Of course it's not, it's realistic. It does no one any favours to be dishonest about something like this, especially to yourself.

I second the tall strapping shaggability of Ronon Dex on SGA. He reminds me of Tyr on Andromeda, except he's on a better show.

Wow. What a coldblooded thing to say about someone. I suck.

Not true! As the tea-man said, it's realistic.

Not coldblooded unless you're like, straightup saying it to their face with no provocation (ie, you haven't just gotten a declaration of lurrrrve that you need to fend off). You can't fancy everyone. Then you'd be in a horrible state.

I have a pan of brownies that I made because I wanted them (and they're soft on my throat, really!) but I suspect if I brought them to work, people would shy away. I mean, I've been on antibiotics for days and days, just cause I"m still sick doesn't mean you can't eat my baked goods! Um.

Not coldblooded unless you're like, straightup saying it to their face with no provocation (ie, you haven't just gotten a declaration of lurrrrve that you need to fend off). You can't fancy everyone. Then you'd be in a horrible state.

How about if you just rent out a billboard opposite their apartment?

How about if you just rent out a billboard opposite their apartment?

"Dear Bob: I like you, but not like that. Sorry. Love, Fay"