Did you fall for your best friend?

United States
February 9, 2012 8:54pm CST
I have always had more guy friends than female ones. And yes some are drop dead gorgeous but they were just friends. The one guy I deemed my best friend was/ is beautiful inside and out. Before we became friends I did have a schoolgirl crush on him but it quickly turned into a true friendship.With my guy he Became my best friend. It took some time . Unlike my first best friend, it wasn't love at first sight. It just grew into romantic love. My question is, have you ever fallen in love with a best friend. And if so, How did you tell them you love them?
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@shylade (3132)
• Philippines
10 Feb 12
yes i have fallen for my bestfriend. i told him about it after i graduated in college though a letter. i made a letter then gave it to him without any hope that he will feel the same way too. the hardest part of it is risking the friendship. it is really hard to find a very good friend that is why it is a very difficult situation you may encounter. first he had no reactions and i thought the friendship had fallen. i have cried so many nights because i have received to reply and i have never seen him since then. i woke up from this bad dream and decided to move with my life, have reviewed for the board exam and looked for work. i have done it all, until our paths crossed again. things i never expected to happen, happened and that's it. now we are happily married and have a son. sarah, you may choose not the friendship but you will forever regret not to let him know how you feel. if he doesn't feel the same way with you, then you still have the friendship. :)
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• United States
10 Feb 12
With my first best friend, I didn't tell him because we both knew what we had wasn't romantic. Luckily my guy and I started a little differently.He fell for me first , at the beginning.But he didn't tell me. Which was the Perfect thing. If he told me at the beginning, I would have fun away! Instead he waited and let me fall for him. It took some time but it did happen. As he became my true best friend love started too. Now he is both my lover and my best friend. And believe it or not, it wasn't That hard to tell him I loved Once I truly felt it! I'm glad you got with your best friend.
• United States
10 Feb 12
I did the date a good friend thing and it ended badly. I am not the type who thinks that is always going to be the case, and I definitely think whoever you end up spending your life with should ultimately be your best friend but it's so hard when it ends because 9 times out of ten, you lose both the romantic relationship and the friendship. Sure, you say you'll stay friends after a break up but how often does that really happen? I don't feel that I'm being cynical. Right now I'm a$s over teakettle in love with someone who is a friendish but we have the potential to become best friends. My friends all look at us and tell me if you two ever get together you're going to be two things... nauseatingly cavity-inducingly cute and two of the best friends the world has ever seen. He's good friends with his exes, I am not at all friends with mine so that's something to chew on in the what ifs stage. As for how to tell him... our situation is complicated at best, insane at worst and I don't know that I'd ever find myself in a position where telling him would be appropriate.
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• United States
11 Feb 12
Play it cool. If things are to happen , they will happen.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
10 Feb 12
I have not......usually the two are kept seperate....if I am friends with a guy it's usually a platonic thing.....I wait for lightening to strike for a relationship that more involved.
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@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
10 Feb 12
I don't have a lot of best friend from opposite gender. I did have sort of crush on my last one. However I never told him or anyone else on how I felt but he seemed to be able to guess it. I don't know how though, my face must be easy to read. Instead of properly responding or rejecting, he got angry. Weird response. Our friendship fall apart and I didn't speak to him since.
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• United States
10 Feb 12
I'm so sorry. I hope one day you will find a guy who is your best friend And your lover.
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
14 Feb 12
No I have never fell in love with a best friend. After all my best friend is a guy. LOL. I might have fallen in love with a female best friend. In a way, I did. When I knew T years ago we hung out like friends. I did fall in love with her, but never said a word. I do not believe in stepping on anyones toes. And you know the rest. But it happens and I am sure it happens all the time.
• United States
14 Feb 12
I haven't had a female best friend since I was about 12! With my guy he Turned into my best friend.
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• United States
17 Feb 12
It is wonderful when it happens that way!
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@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
16 Feb 12
Well, I always had a male best friend. But when T came along years ago, I guess we were real close friends. It happened almost overnight.
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
10 Feb 12
I never fall in love with my bestfriend cause she is my cousin.But way back in high school,I fell in love with one of my girl closest friend.It is a quite awkward feeling to tell her how I feel for her.It turn out to bu MU 0r just mutula understanding cause we are really too young that time.We are special to each other up to know.
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• Philippines
18 Apr 12
No, I haven't and I'm grateful that it doesn't happen to me and I've never been into that situation before. It always depends on the situation. If I happen to fall in love with my best guy friend but I have a boyfriend, I will fight my feelings off. I will do hat is right, I won't let myself to fall for anyone or be tempted o anything. If I don't have a boyfriend at the moment and I happen to fall for my best guy friend, then I will let him know
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• United States
18 Apr 12
I once had a school girl crush on one of my friends but it didn't last. With my guy , it was the first time I mixed friendship with romance. I didn't have a boyfriend at the time, thank G-d.
@hgwyneth (120)
• Philippines
16 Mar 12
Yes I did. We both did. However, we belong to a group of friends where there's a policy no falling in love within friends in the group. We stopped the feeling for each other. I tried to avoid him and he was hurt and I was hurt too. We just talked through our eyes. But when our eyes met, I looked away I couldn't bear it. It was New Year's eve. He burst out the feeling where our friends could hear. He said he really loved me. I loved hearing those from him but I avoided myself. The rest of the night I kept on thinking about him. The next day, I went near their place. I wished to talked to him. I saw him sleeping on the rest house. I sat on the other bench. I wished to touch him but again I restrained myself. I want to awoke him that time but I decided not. On the last thought, I left the place without talking to him. Now we're both married and have family with different partners. We happened to see each other during vacation. And we just smiled on the thought of loving each other before. That's history already but there's question still hanging, what if I talked to him??? I think it would be a different story now.
• United States
16 Mar 12
Thanks for your response. Oh wow, that is a love story! I hope you both are happy. Take Care.
• Indonesia
10 Feb 12
I think never, may be I will admire one of them, really really admire, but finally this feeling can't turn into kind of falling in love.we're friend and just best friend in the end.It's hard for me to in love with my best friend, I mean in love in relationship and do some special dating. I'm afraid it may broken our previous relationship...
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• United States
10 Feb 12
It was a little scary to go from friendship to romantic love. In the back of my head I thought, what if we can't make this work? But thankfully, it has worked.
• United States
15 Feb 12
Thanks.
• Indonesia
14 Feb 12
that's good to know if worked, I hope you can keep the relationship, so it may inspire many people to not afraid starting relationship with their best friend
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@bubuth (1815)
• Philippines
9 Mar 12
I fall in love in my best friend which is my husband now. Before we become boyfriend and girlfriend we started from being a close friend. We always contact each other when one of us feel brokenhearted or need someone to hang out. On that time, i feel that i staring to like him and i also feel that he also like me at that time. One day, after we hang out from the mall, he send me a text message saying he love me and i also answer him i love him too and that is the start of our relationship.
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• United States
9 Mar 12
That is so sweet. I'm glad you Finally told each other how you felt.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
10 Feb 12
I don't have a lot of guy friends who are really close to me. I only have a few of them. But I have never fallen in love into one. I wish I could as at least we will know them inside and out... it would have been easy to know one if he is a close friend or a best friend. But what usuallyt happens is that, I kinda see them as a brother only.
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• United States
10 Feb 12
If you told me 5 years ago that I would find the One and he would be one of my guy pals, I would just laugh. But it did happen.
• United States
10 Feb 12
Woo! We are not married. I will never marry. My guy and I are One without the paper Thank G-d!I hope you find your best friend. for me he found me. All i did was do what I enjoy. So keep up with your hobbies and maybe he will find you. That way you already have a common hobby. Best of Luck.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
10 Feb 12
That's really great. I wish I could have fallen into one of my guy pals. Hmmm hopefully someone will come, become my good pal and both of us will fall in love and have a great and happy marriage like you have now with your hubby
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• India
28 Apr 12
Hello friend, Yes my friend I also face the same situation. At first I try to know that is he also love me? Then I know that he also love me. But I am not proposed him. He proposed me some days later. Now we are together. We are lovers and also best friends. Have a nice day.
• United States
28 Apr 12
I'm happy for you! Isn't it great to love and like your partner?
@jinky2012 (438)
• Philippines
22 Apr 12
I have a lot of friends and and to my best friend i never ever fall to him.BEcause I counted him as my brother.
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• United States
22 Apr 12
I understand. I have an honorary Brother.With my guy he started out as just a friend. At the time I had a best friend. Slowly he Became my best friend. And then we added romance because I still had my good friend who was like a brother.
4 Apr 12
well, first yes I have a guy best friend.. and same situation as you're in I have fallen for him, I cared so much, I love him more than anyone else to the extent of supporting him in everything that he wants to do.. and i mean everything including helping him court someone else, you know being the bridge and all that, I must admit it hurts like hell, but that's what best friends are for, right?! I still love him up until now and I can't even tell him.. I'm so afraid of losing him so i rather stay his best friend than lose him if ever i tell him the truth..:)
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• United States
4 Apr 12
I'm so sorry. There is nothing to do But just be there for him. Hang in there.
@soulist (2985)
• United States
3 Mar 12
I have fallen for someone who was a friend and things didnt work out and we still talk from time to time. But I would say my boyfriend is my best friend and I love him dearly.
• United States
4 Mar 12
I'm glad everything turned out well. Be Happy!
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Feb 12
hi sarahruthbeth I was best friends with this smiling guy with black hair and a warm grin but I also fell in love the moment I met him. He was cocky , sure of himself, and full of fun.WE argued over how to make the best surgical bed. He was the new orderly,I the old nurses aide, oh I was just 32.He told me a week later he had fallen for me the moment we met. I had always believed God had a special person for each of us and we would know him or her when we saw them. Our marriage lasted 33 years until his fatal hear attack in 1991 It was a great marriage and we were best friends as well as lovers. we always supported each other as married couple should do.I still miss him but have learned life goes on.
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• United States
11 Feb 12
I'm so happy you two had such a great marriage. I'm so sorry you lost him in 1991. I'm glad you are with us here. I wasn't sure there was anyone for me but my guy found me! I doubt we will have 33 years but what we have is G-d sent.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
10 Feb 12
This reminds me of a good friend way back students life. He is a transferee from new so he doesn't have much friends. I admire his intelligence and we become friends. Our classmates teased us- but no- he's just a friend to me. Each time our friends and classmates teases us, I just play along and so as he. Then we parted ways before graduation in Higschool and attended different school in college days (but we have communication- not regular though) After many years- our old friends create a group in Facebook for our batch. We then met there and chatted in facebook. And he reminded me of the old days and I thought he is just kidding like the old times. I found out that he really had a special feeling towards me that time. Not just a special friend and best-friend- but something deeper (lols) I just laughed at him and said- oh well- sorry, for me you are also special- a special friend and a big brother) Well- those are the old past teenage days. :)
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• United States
11 Feb 12
Oh! You broke his heart? Oh well.
@clouds0327 (1389)
• Philippines
26 Feb 12
Yes I did. But I didn't tell him until he courageously told me he loved me.But i didn't turn out well. I feel bad because we had been friends for over 10 years and the memories we had together was just like a treasure. But, because of what happened I think we aren't friends anymore. I miss him though, not sure if he misses me too. But now I have to move on. I feel bad about it though I guess if he really treasures what we both had in the past he will still look forward to that time that we will meet again and become friends again.
• United States
26 Feb 12
I am so sorry. I feared that would happen with my guy and me but He told me he loved me from the moment we met . he waited for me to fall for him! I hope that your best friend comes around Or that you meet a guy who can Become your best friend and love partner. Whatever you do , do not get stuck looking back. He is out there. Just keep your eyes and heart open!
@asyria51 (2861)
• United States
11 Feb 12
I married my best friend. We were friends for a while but were both dating other people. We ended up at a party and were both single. The rest is history. The transition from friend to more than friends was a bit difficult. When I was dating other people, I would go to him and complain when the person i was dating was being a jerk. Who do you go to when your best friend/ boyfriend decides to be a jerk?
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• United States
11 Feb 12
So far so good. My guy isn't a jerk. I feared that once we became romantic , the friendship would disappear. but the friendship has deepen! I can tell him anything and he tells me anything! Funny if he were to do anything I didn't like , I would talk to him about it.
• Philippines
11 Feb 12
Hi Sarah, I've never had a guy best friend. Maybe a close friend will do. When I was in high school, I had a lot of guy close friends. In fact, I was closer to guys than girls before. I think it was because they are more friendly than girls. Anyways, I've fallen in love with a guy close friend. But as they said, it won't turn out good. I did not confessed about my feelings, he did. And we end up became lovers...but doesn't end up in a good way...so we just settled as friends. As what I heard from most people, if you are friends, it is better for you to remain friends than turn lovers since it will never turn out good. Well, proven now to me. ^^ Happy Mylotting.
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• United States
11 Feb 12
So far so good. I think it is because my guy and I took things Real slow And the feelings we have are mutual! We must be rare.