Let me start that this is simply what’s the general end of this kind of discussion with friends after quite some alcoholic drinks, and not what’s true or not.
*joins the talking-the-talk-, but not walking-the-walk-group*
When reading the replies i’m guessing there are two general sides on this:
1: Make your intentions clear at the start
2: Try to disguise it (through joking)
Personally, i think both sides are wrong.
1 You don’t need to make your intentions known at the start, everyone enjoys a bit of mystery and knowing EVERYTHING from the start will be a bit boring. What IS important is that YOU know YOUR intentions from the start (friends/lovers dilemma)!
2 This is a problem from the start. You joke about it, other jokes with you, you think you’re going great, the other is having fun and at the end the other throws a “I thought you were joking”.
One of the biggest problems is that there are two mindsets:
1 Flirting
2 Seduction
Since both a closely related, a lot of problems arise from it. At least that’s what i learned the hard way
I’d advice you friend to either
1 Befriend the friends of the girl and take it from there
or
2 Dance/Talk with her a few times, see how the click goes and take it from there
There’s some other stuff, but this is enough of useless advice me guesses
