I told my best friend, and I did it through text, I sent him a little text saying i have a huge crush for you, i thought you should know that, and the day after on july 4th we started dating :)

My suggestion is to not date your best friend. I went out with my best friend, and it almost destroyed our friendship after we broke up. I would tell him how he feels, so he knows, but I would suggest not going out with him unless you're both in a situation where you can get really serious.

Just go right ahead and tell him!
You never know what could happen. ;-)

omg im in exactly the same situation as the person above ^^
i thought it would all change after we kissed for the first time but he just texted me after asking me not to tell anyone about it.
and it feels like he leads me on all the time
then he asked me out last week, and i was really shocked and didnt really give an answer, and it seems as if hes just kind of forgtten everything now :/
but definately tell the guy, but say that you dont want to ruin your friendship etc.

Awww, my first boyfriend was my best friend..My advice for you is to think about this from all directions, I mean think about what could happen after you tell him and what if you dont tell him, the good and the bad things..Who knows he might be feeling the same way about you, and if he doesnt-would you both be able to get on with your friendship as normal...? Do what you feel is right and hopefully everything will happen for the right reason :)

i know what you mean. i have this amazzing best friend and he's a guy, and we have so much in common its crazy. and i could see us together, but im just gonna wait it out cas i don't want to ruin our friendship. we'll see what happens(:

I'm in the same situation here ... I think im in love with my best friend and it's kinda complicated since we've never met in person.... :/

dude i am in lov with my best friend and we are datin but if i were you id be careful cause the spark just faded during summer we didnt even talk once and im at the point where i dont know if he still likes me or not but every time i see him i just get a little spark hearing his voice and looking at his cute smile :D but be careful cause it can sometimes ruin you 4 ever.... but we only get to live once so i'd say go fer it and see where life leads you also if you wanna be sure get some of ur friends to kinda get it out of him :D hope you sort it out

I think you should tell him....I like my best friend and he knows I like him but he has feelings for a good friend of mine. He asked if I was mad at him....I told him no that I wanted him to be happy. It may work out for you though. You only Live once my friend.

Think about whether he's too important to lose as a friend, since i know for certain once you date someone, it's impossible to be "just friends" with them after you split up.

It's easy to love someone who's a friend of yours, and i've fallen for a few of my guy friends, but the thing is i took the time to think about it, and it's just too risky to lose them as a friend...

if you've decided you're willing to take the risk, and don't wanna give up this shot at falling in love, i'd tell him in person, that you've been thinking about the two of you a lot lately, and that you think you're falling in love with them... i think personally that text is too impersonal, but i'm old fashioned.. i'm also not standing in the way of love, so if you love them, go for it!!

I dated my best guy friend - he was my bff - and it ended badly. now we dont speak. and now i wish i could go back and say no to dating him and we would still be friends. please think very carfully about dating him, but u could lose him as a friend. and thats if he feels the same way back. i have a another guy friends who knows i like him - even though i am in love w him - and we arent dating and he is dating someone else but were still close friends - and we might date someday - but i still have him in my life. its a hard place to be. good luck!!

I dated my best guy friend - he was my bff - and it ended badly. now we dont speak. and now i wish i could go back and say no to dating him and we would still be friends. please think very carfully about dating him, but u could lose him as a friend. and thats if he feels the same way back. i have a another guy friends who knows i like him - even though i am in love w him - and we arent dating and he is dating someone else but were still close friends - and we might date someday - but i still have him in my life. its a hard place to be. good luck!!

i would say go for it. i went out with my best friend who was a guy for a few months and when we split up we were still best friends for a few years after although we dont speak anymore its nothign to do witht he fact that we went out. im now going out with my best friend who is a girl and its the most mazing relationship i have ever had.

going out with your best friend can be a good thign because you already know eachother really well and its easier tobe sensitive to eachothers needs.

I always fall for my guy friends that I'm realy close to as well. Every time this is happened, I'll either tell them, or one of my girlfriends will tell him, or hell just figure it out on his own. But it's always the same. "Always the best friend, never the girlfriend" They say they would rather have me as a friend. I think you should tell him. Even if he says he just wants you as a friend, you might become closer anyway. All my guy friends that I have ever had a crush on, and turned me down are like my brothers, and we reffer to each other as brother n sister.

I'm in a very similar situation, the guy I love feels I am his 'buddy' and girls know what that means. I'm in a small town and 70% of my friends are male, making it very difficult to admit my feelings. Now I'm going to university and I want to tell this guys how I feel, I just don't know if I should.

So very complicated... and risky... I think that you just have to decide whether or not you live without this person in your life- cuz if you tell them, and they feel the same way, it could last forever. But if they dont return the feelings, then you might still feel that way for them and live with it for an idefinite time. That could hurt more than anything. Being 'friends' with them after that could be very painful. So it's kinda all or nothing for me.

Im in a similar situation. I love my best friend but i was too shy to tell him but i really wanted too. But then he told me he loved me so i guess it worked out well for me. If you have the guts to tell him and if you think it wont affect your friendship in any way then i'd go ahead and tell him. But be careful coz like everyone else is saying you could lose him as a friend if it doesnt work out. Just do what you think is right. Good luck, i hope it works out for you.

Well, I would go for it! I had this guy friend and we clicked. I gave him a note saying i liked him, and he came back..and he was like, What does this mean? I took of, and then the next few days, He asked me out!!

I've dated my best mate, more than once, and we're still the best of friends. we decided when we split that our friendship before we dated was too strong to just throw away. Not necessarily all relationships end in hatred. Admittedly I'm not over him - and he knows that, and I know he also has feelings for me still. The best way to tell him is just to say it, tell him you need a chat, and things should go from there. Just follow your instinct, that's never wrong. I hope it all works out for you. x

i was in the exact sams situation aswell. I just looked for signs of if he was into me. But you always tell yourself your just being hopeful. Your not, he clearly likes you LOT if he's your best friend. Just try and let him know how you feel. As said below, follow your instinct. Good luck :o) xx

He wasn't my best friend, just a good friend, but anyway, I told him I liked him but didn't want to ruin our friendship and all. He didn't say a thing. It was an e-mail I sent (which was a silly mistake), but I expected a reaction. Bad or good, I needed something! But no. He's acted totally normal. I guess I'm glad I told him, and I didn't loose a friend. Tell him. Go for it girl! :)

i went out with my best friend and it seemed like we were complete strangers, we started arguing and our friendship was going completely, as well as our relationship. so we both decided to end it. then we went out one day with some friends and he kissed me, then we began dating again, but it just wouldn't work. we're still best friends so no harm done. but my other two mates started dating each other and now they don't even speak, it's even ended up with one of them being pushed out of the group. so i suggest you tell him, but don't start dating until you've talked about it.
good luck (:

I used to be in your situation, i used to go out best mate (we split up coz hes in OZ for a year, even tho we both didnt want to) afta sending him a txt saying i liked him. He didnt say anything about it, but we were even more flirty around each other than normal and one nite we ended up alone together since our friends left us and he kissed me... so i say just tell you, you have nothing to lose, really! if hes a good mate he wont give up on your friendship if he doesnt like you in that way, he will just act normal around you, but if he does like you then hes bound to tell you isnt he? go for it i say :) and good luck!

STEPS:
1. Pull a little prank on a friend in the class you have with him. If they ask if their eyeliner is messed up or something, say it is and then when they don't believe you get HIS opinion(on whether they have something on their face or there eyeliner is messed up or whatever). Remember to do this: THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: wink at him. Cute little girly girl wink. it sounds corny but it really works. (PS: i have done all of these things myself and i know for a fact they work.)When he says she does keep the joke going as long as you can. Even get him to get another persons attention and get them to say it. But don't wink at anyone else but him that one time.
2. Find a reason to whisper something in his ear. This is by FAR the best way to break the touch barrier. Start a game of telephone around the table and have him sit next to you so you can whisper it in his ear. Just lightly touch your hand to the side of his head to make a cup around his ear and whisper into his ear. DON"T spit in his ear or anything, the most he should feel is a little bit of air.
3. Teach him a hand game. This breaks the touch barrier and makes you feel more connected. At this point he has probably excepted the little flirting you guys have done. And should start to do some on his own.
4. If he hasn't excepted it by now or has acted weirded out by any of this, i would stop there. If he doesn't like you, he doesn't like you. I know its easier said then done when talking about giving up on a guy you really like. A relationship takes TWO people. But he will either get the message and start chasing you, or stop all together. It might seem like it, but he might just not be the right one.

TIPS:
* Learn how to do the model smile and stare. The easiest way to do this is to take a picture of your regular face when smiling. Then while holding the camera imagine you staring into his eyes just before you are about to kiss him in the most romantic setting you can think of. Then take a picture of it as you start to get into the moment. compare the pictures. If you really felt in to moment right there in the kissing seen picture, you should be wearing the model smile and stare. the model smile isn't open or showing any teeth.
* Act like your going to see your crush or his best friend EVERYWHERE you go. Make yourself look nice. Especially when you are SURE you will see him. like if he goes to the same school as you. Because if he is the right one I would assume that destiny will bring you to together in more places then at school.
* You don't ALWAYS have to wear a smile. But don't always were a frown either.
* Always brush your teeth and shave your legs and armpits and put on deodorant and were chapstick no matter were you go but especially if you know you'll be seeing him. Make sure you remember because you will need: soft lips for when you are flirting___ Bright white teeth for when you start laughing at that funny joke he just made.___Smooth armpits for him to notice when you are high fiveing people or giving him a hug. And smooth legs for him to see touch and admire when you guys are flirting or for whatever reason.

WARNINGS:
* DON'T OVER DO IT! remember : Don't take it REAL slow, but don't do everything here in one day.
* make sure to have really good hygiene. No one likes stinky people. Not even stinky people like stinky people.
* Remember to make sure he knows you some, or else he will get weirded out.

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it depends if u think he lyks u bak... how long hav u bin bffs? cuz if u r sooooooo close,, it wood b more best friendship than relationship... u shood bak off a little bit.... play hard to get then wen he feels u slip away... tell him... if that duznt werk... ur friendship will b awkward...

One of my best female friends knew I liked one of my other guy friends and she told him for me. We are now dating and so VERY happy about it. So if your scared to tell him have one of your other best friends tell him for you. It might work out in your favor.