Question

Andrea and Paul were studying the same subject at the same university. They were close friends and spent a lot of time together. They were both members of the chess club, had similar tastes in music, and often met for coffee. When one of them confessed to a long-kept fantasy that their relationship would one day become a romantic one, the other was surprised, and has been wary ever since. What most likely happened to cool their friendship?

Answer 1

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although the question does not include options or any other reference, we can say that what most likely happened to cool their friendship was the fact that one of them had different expectations about the relationship, while the other did not aspire to reach to the next level and have a romantic relationship. One of them misunderstood the signals of the relationship and confused the fact that they both had so many similarities. That is why is so important to be clear about the role people play in a friendly relationship in order to avoid sending the wrong of confusing signals to the other individual.