My bestfriend is inlove with me

@chechuva (1275)
Philippines
April 5, 2008 10:03am CST
Im female and i have a bestfriend who is male. we've been friends for 6 years and just recently he said that he love me and wanted to date me. at first i really don't know how to react, actually i thought he was joking. but he's not. i have mixed emotions right now. betrayed, happy and part of me wanting to accept him as more than friend. before he even sleep with me in my room, he always come to our house and eat with us. he's always there every time we have family gatherings. we already considered him as one of the family. though i know its a good to start a relationship with friendship. but i don't know. i think our friendship is really just for friendship. i just feel awkward everytime he's around me. now im afraid that my friendship with him is starting to break apart. please tell me what to do? if you are in my shoe, what will you do?
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@sugarfloss (2139)
• Malaysia
6 Apr 08
having a bestfriend for a boyfriend is so rare,i guess you're lucky;) try it out and maybe you'll like being his girlfriend.if you don't,well..tell him you're better off as friends.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
5 Apr 08
i know it is hard on your part right now but being you friend for a couple of years you know already almost all about him. why you will not try to take the risk and make a relationship with him. building a relationship is like trial and error at first but if you mean to each other it means it is not an error but it is right. maybe this time you have already gap but constant communication will make the bridge of your relationship. after a couple of days if it won't really work so that's the time you will decide to stop your relationship. bear in my that your deal to him is agreed by himself not you alone so if both of you fail no one will be blame.
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@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
9 Apr 08
If I were in your shoes, I will surely feel odd at first since being friends with someone for a long time isn't easy to look at as something intimate as a relationship. However, it is quite possible for such friendships to turn into that of which you mentioned, either it being mutual or unrequited for anyone involved. That's some of the worries that some friends think about also when they start realizing such feelings towards their friend. Would they regret not telling when their friends eventually find someone else as a partner or would they regret having the friendship end just as simple as that when confessing doesn't go well with what they wanted favorable. Your friend took the risk and that's quite admirable. Now that such feelings are known and like all confessions of feelings, it really depends on those to whom they confessed if they'll recognize it, deny or ignore it, or tell them to wait until things like uncertainties or sorted out. This kind'a reminds me of that anime series I watched recently, though the situation is different, the quandary is there when one of the characters confessed to someone whom for a long time, has been an enemy, rival, and friend.
@thuynhu (661)
• United States
6 Apr 08
This is a very interesting story you have hear, because I went through something very very similar to it. It was probably about 6 months or so ago, that my best friend told me that he love love me. The reason why I said that he love love me is because we always told each other that we love one another cause we did, cause we were truly that close. And well when he had told me, I was in Korea at the time and I didn't know what in the world to say. I actually avoid calling him for a little while, until I figured out what I wanted to say. Well I finally called him, but I was going to talk to him like I normally do and just see if he was going to bring it up. Well we talked and he didn't, but I just had to know why he all of sudden love love me, so the next time we talked I brought up the question. He said he had been doing a lot of thinking and just realize I'm the one for him, I know everything there is about him and I'm just that real girl he wants in his life. Truthfully, when we first met I wanted to be with him, but he wanted this other girl. I remember when he told him about it, he said he wanted to be with him, but he had been trying to get this girl for a couple of years, so I didn't want to make the mistake and miss is opportunity. Well he was with this girl for a year and some change, while he was with her I was with someone else, and we use to talk to one another about our relationships. Well anyways, to tell you what I did. I just had to talk to him about it, I can trust him, and I love him, but we just couldn't be together like that, but we are still as close as ever. We continue our lives as the best of friends. Don't lose a great friendship unless you really can do the relationship, and if you can't do the relationship, let him know that you need some time before you guys jump into this, because it still is all a shock to you. I hope it all works out for you.
@wnbwnbwnb (426)
• China
6 Apr 08
If you have the same feeling for him,then go to him without any doubt! Love is sort of interesting since it only depends on your feeling,and one cannot cheat on himself,so if the feeling is right,then it is right to speak "LOVE"!
@luckycat (220)
• Bolivia
6 Apr 08
Actually.I had the experience before.but not a long time friend.We shared everything , he treated me like my big brother.Something i am shame to tell others.But i can tell him everything.I like this ralationship.But when he told me he loved me.I felt the same way as you did.But i turned him down.Because i really like talking to him as my good friends.I am afraid of breaking up then we became strangers.And now we are still freinds.I don't know what happens if we dated at that time.But if really liked the gus.maybe you should give him a chance.
@chechuva (1275)
• Philippines
6 Apr 08
thanks for your response.. before i turn him down but still he insist and so i decided to give him a chance... but he's not making any move yet.. he's not even calling or visiting me anymore... actually i miss him as my friend. he's already like a sister/brother to me.. hope in time things will be fine with us like what you have... thanks...
• China
6 Apr 08
beautiful girl - beautiful soul
you can try to call him out first...to a quiet restaurant for some coffee and talk about your feeling or just call him out to an amusement park to enjoy youselves...don't be careless losing such a great friendship...take care!
@bimal10p (1218)
• India
5 Apr 08
this is something really complicated..now the first thing u should do is think positive,whatever is going to happen is happening for good..and basically this is your decision, u know the person well, i would rather say only one thing..just listen to your heart.
• Kottayam, India
6 Apr 08
keep friend as friend, lover as a lover.
• Philippines
6 Apr 08
this happens a lot. here are options for you. *if you give it a chance: you could live happily ever after or breakup and ruin the friendship forever, because it would be too awkward to continue. *if you don't give it a chance: things could get awkward between the two of you or like nothing ever happened. your call.
• Philippines
5 Apr 08
i sense some negative thoughts from your statement. I was thinking at first it would be ok to have relationship with him since you've known him for a long time. But I could sense hesitations from. I think you have to weigh everything. It's not easy to be in a relationship that doesn't make you happy. If you think he is only as good as a friend then you should not force yourself into a relationship other than that. However, love can be learned. If you will decide and resolve upon yourself that you will learn to love him, you can try it out but don't give everything to him until you are sure you already love him. Hope that'll help.