What would you do if you found out your best friend was in love with you?

United States
October 10, 2008 8:40pm CST
Have you ever found out that a good friend had romantic feelings for you, even though you were already married or dating someone else? What would you do? Would it be the end of a long friendship?
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@bfarrier1 (2082)
• United States
11 Oct 08
This has happened to me and it ruin a great relationship because I couldnt tell my friend her husband wouldnt leave me alone so I just eventually quit going around.We still talk every once in awhile on the phone but or friendship isnt nothing like it use to be,and her husband is a a** because he knows the reason why.You have a wonderful weekend.
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• United States
11 Oct 08
Oh! That's so sad. I'm sorry you had to go through that and lose a good friend too. Now that you're not really good friends with the woman anymore, why don't you write her a heart felt letter laying out the story you told me. I don't know if she will believe you, but doesn't she deserve to know that she is living with a liar and cheater? She might deserve a better man. Chances are, he's done that with other women. Usually cheaters don't reserve their extra marital habits for one woman. If he acted that way around you, he has acted that way around other women. Best of luck with the situation. Have a blessed day. Thanks as always for sharing your day with me. Always nice to speak with you.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
11 Oct 08
That actually did happen to me. I was in a relationship and a friend had a crush on me. Eventually I married the friend, lol. Seriously, that's about how it worked. I don't have any male friends now, but if this did happen now that I'm married, I probably would end the friendship. Nothing is worth jeopardizing my marriage.
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• United States
11 Oct 08
You're so right about that!
• Canada
11 Oct 08
Actually, before my husband and I became serious, a really good friend of mine and I almost started something, but after a lot of thought on my part I decided to persue things with the man who later became my husband, and there's no doubt in my mind that I made the right decision. My friend is now our friend (well actually he knew my husband before he knew me and woudln't have met me if it wasn't for my husband but didn't know we were thinking of getting serous at the time) and he's ended up being our rock, always there when we need someone to help us out. He ended up helping my husband and I sort out a crapload of issues, and the whole situation is kinda weird, but it works. We joke around saying that the "three of us" have the craziest marriage going, but those who know us know the situation and that only my husband and I are married and that the 3rd party is just a good friend with no "physical" tie to either one of us, if you know what I mean.
• United States
11 Oct 08
No, of course! I completely understand. It's really hard to find a good friend like that. My best to both you and your spouse and your friend that he finds someone special too. Have a lovely day!
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
11 Oct 08
Hello beauty queen. If my best friend were found to be in love with me, I would still be very good friends with her, but I would let her know that I love my spouse and wish her to find the right one for herself without one who is married already like me. I would also help find someone worth her love if I could.
• United States
14 Oct 08
Sometimes, women mistake a kind heart and emotional connection for something more! It's best to be clear with everyone so there are no hurt feelings or misunderstandings.
• India
11 Oct 08
Oh I would so gladly accept her. Now I'm talking of a person who is not married. If in future, a friend of mine who is married falls in love with me[impossible ], then I would surely try to make her understand. It's a completely different ball game dealing with a relationship in which one member is already engaged or married. bourne
• United States
14 Oct 08
And, so unfair to the married one. That means they end up without a best friend or a spouse.
@bryanski (497)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
If this is the case, I would sing a song! Do you hear me, I'm talking to you Across the water across the deep blue ocean Under the open sky oh my, baby I'm trying Boy I hear you in my dreams I feel your whisper across the sea I keep you with me in my heart You make it easier when life gets hard I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend Lucky to have been where I have been Lucky to be coming home again This is Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Callait. I know it fits your question. And the answer that it is saying is that you are lucky if you fall in love with your bestfriend because you are already where you are now.
• United States
11 Oct 08
I fell in love with my best friend and couldn't be happier. Of course, if I fell in love with my new best friends, now, there would be major trouble! Thanks for your lovely poem. Have a fantastic day.
@n30wing (4767)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
Well I wont stop being a friend or a best friend to her, that is all. Anyway for sure their will be coming her way that is deserving of her love, and I will be very happy if that comes along her way. I can just be her big brother that I will put it in her mind even she has feelings for me. Have a nice day!
@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Oct 08
I will be very surprised to it. If I am still single, I think probably I will be glad to accept to it. It's nothing better to fall in love with the best friend. I love China
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
15 Oct 08
No, it doesn't have to be the end of your friendship. As long as the friend knows there is no future for the two of you and never will be, then I think you can still be friends. Sometimes that is the best way to keep it. Since it has already been a long friendship it obviously has been working for him. He doesn't seem to mind just being friends, he has been okay with it all this time, so good. Maybe he thinks so much for you that he can settle for being friends because it would be too painful for him to not be in your life at all. So he has decided that friendship is enough and doesn't make any passes, so what is the harm in staying friends. So if it were me, I would stay friends with this guy but I would make sure he knows that I love my husband and there won;t be anything between us except friendship.
@zeroflashx2 (2491)
• Philippines
11 Oct 08
I had one instance where I am already with someone, my high school friend and we are still together now, and I encountered someone who really wanted to be together with me and have a relationship. She has been by best friend in the office and we've know each other for 2 1/2 years and she is very attractive and very nice. She did know that I am with someone else and I just tell her that I really appreciate how she feels and so am I. I do have feelings for her but it was more of a very close friend love. I didn't change anything and I kept on being her friend. Up to now we are still great friends and I embraced her tightly when we met again 2 weeks ago.
23 Oct 08
I would explain to my friend that although she has feelings towards me, i dont feel the same and that we can only be friends and will continue to be friends. Why fall out over something as stupid and small?? I would take it as a good thing, she likes me because I'm nice. I wouldn't end my friendship with her but would explain that nothing would or could never happen as I'm not interested in women. Now if my best friend was to be a bloke, I would say pretty much the same thing, nothing could happen. A friend is a friend and couldn't be nothing more than that!!
• Philippines
14 Oct 08
i'm still 17 and for me, it would be better if we started out as best friends. think it's good because he knows me well and he knows every single thing about me. with him, i don't have to pretend and all i've got to do is be myself.=D
17 Oct 08
for me, it would be better because a good friendship has already been built and i could truly trust that person already. it wouldn't be awkward for us to talk about anything.. even secrets.
@bhanusb (5709)
• India
11 Oct 08
Yes I had a good friend. I felt she had romantic feelings for me. I too had same feelings for her. Both of us could not express our feelings.Because we both were teenager.It is a sweet memory . Now I'm a married man.If I find any of my woman friends has romantic feelings for me I shall try to avoid her.Otherwise it will be hard for me to extinguish fire at my home.