I don't want her to know that I love her

@Jatelo2 (166)
Nairobi, Kenya
September 24, 2012 11:53pm CST
This girl and I have been friends since College and she has always seen me as an advisor and a brother mostly. She shares with me her love life and stories about everything. I just don't want her to know that I love her since I don't know what impact that will have on our current relationship. Any expert here to help a brother?
7 responses
• China
1 Oct 12
ok, actually i have the similar experience. I have a good friend just like you, and i often depend on him even when i have a bf later.I can feel he love me always, however, i clearly know i don't love him. He also knows that. So we didn't put this layer of paper crush. For you, the fact you can feel whether she love you or not just pay attention, then you know how to do.
• Philippines
28 Sep 12
Does she have a boyfriend? If she does not have one, listen to my story. In my experience, There was a girl to whom I been friends with for a year (1st year college). Well, I also become like her brother because I help her in school works and even in her love life, she also tells me lots and lots of stories, but deep inside I was in love with her. One morning, she text me "good morning" , and I do not know what happened but I reply to her and said that "I like her", she replied "really?" , I said yes and she replied that she likes me too. To make the story short, we are going out and steady for 5 years right now :) Just tell her what you feel, If she does not love you , I think she will still be friends with you. Just do it brother and Good day. "If you don't ask, the answer will always be no"
@GemmaR (8517)
25 Sep 12
It is very hard to be in this kind of position, and it is something that I have had to deal with several times during the course of my life. However, the thing that you have to do is simply tell her how your feel. Although you think you are happy being her friend at the moment, how would you feel if she got with another guy and you had to watch the two of them being together? I imagine that this would be very hard for you, so you have to find out how she feels about you. Being her friend is only going to torture you if you don't do something about it, so just be brave and try to tell her how you feel.
@aejey322 (1004)
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
you will never know the answer if you will also not act on it. maybe you can try by using it as a joke... like telling her, what if we end up being together... and try to see her reaction. if you see anything positive, then you can start from there. you may never know she is also just waiting for you to initiate.
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
That's tough. And it would be even tougher if you will not act on it. Never presume anything Jatelo. You never know the feelings of the girl for you. Just be true to her about how you feel about her. Tell her too that you're not expecting anything other than hearing you. In that way, you will have an answer. you can woo her too if she will allow you. :D
@Koderoh (14)
• Kenya
25 Sep 12
Interesting scenario to find yourself in, one of the worst things that can happen to you is to fall in love with your best friend, but again it is one of the best things that can happen to you. But that will depend on the outcome of your confessions. It will be good for you to tell her, very great for you if she has the same feelings for you, but not so good if she does not feel the same. Since you will not look at her as you did before, but the best thing is getting it of your chest.
• Philippines
25 Sep 12
That's always a tough one but for most of the people I know who were once wearing your shoes, confessing was the only way to go because they didn't want to go on wallowing in "What could have been" modes and regretting it for the rest of their lives. But you have to decide to be happy with yourself and at peace whatever the outcome of your confession will be. You have to be in a good place so that you will come out of it with no regrets and that you could even still continue to be good friends. :) It is possible because I have seen it work.