Stay friends with a taken guy or confess love?

United States
January 2, 2013 3:17am CST
So at the beginning of my senior year in high school I met some guy and we became real good friends. We talk on the phone a lot but never flirt because he has a girlfriend.. A few months ago I told him i liked him and he was fine with it and basically said that he's happy with his gf right now. Sooo I respected that and continued to talk to him as a friend but now it's really bothering me. We still talk on the phone and do things that my friends call "cute couple things" Like the other night we were on the phone drawing until like 3am.. but he makes it clear that he really likes his gf. Like he has no problem talking about her sometimes (not that he mentions her often) which must mean he only sees me as a friend right..? He has told me things such as "dont forget me" and "you know you can tell me anything" we fuss a lot too but its never serious... anywayyy.. what do I do? I dont want to talk to him about my feelings again and make things awkward.. he's just such a good person that I want to keep in my life.. If you took time to read and all this then thank you! and I would really appreciate anything you have to say about my situation.
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4 responses
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
4 Jan 13
Let' see....this guy obviously likes you as a friend and she has clearly told you that he has a girlfriend and they are okay. So the reason why she hangs out with you is either, he sees you as one great buddy or wants to flirt as well. If I were you, control whatever feelings you have for him. You must just end up falling in love with him and destroy his relationship with the girl.
• United States
4 Jan 13
I would never try to destroy their relationship...I guess I just have to hang in there silently until I graduate.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
3 Jan 13
Hi ssgarcia! I sure know how it feels to be in a situation such as this, the thing is, you have fallen for him and that makes you feel really awkward. I too have had a guy friend and we talk for hours everyday and he would wake me up as well in the morning just to let me hear his new songs discovery. I think there is really nothing wrong with it but then he too has a girlfriend and that was crystal clear to me. I never felt anything more than a frienship kind of love for him too. I think you do need to re-assess your feelings. You could really be just too attached and you might actually just feel that youlove or like him but it could also be because you both talk too much and spend so many things and time together. This will pass, as it has with me and my bestfriend. After college, we have had a lot on our sleeves, the talk on the phone became rare, the phone calls become sms messages, and that too became rare. Just enjoy this time, enjoy his company and when a guy comes along and keeps you thinking of him, i would say you will probably shift your attention to him. It is always nice to have a guy best friend and i hope you can keep it at that. I am sure that your friend is not taking advantage of your friendship as well as he knows you like him.
• United States
3 Jan 13
Thank you so much. I actually have been thinking about just ignoring that extra feeling and enjoying my time with him until I graduate.. So I guess that's what I will do. The problem is that its not easy to ignore how I feel.. and I can't help but be curious about how he feels about me either. I mean he never said he never liked me in that way.. but he's never really claimed that he did I guess. The sad part about it is that when i talked to my friends about it they always make comments about us being a couple and stuff and now it just kills me that we're not.. So how should I deal with my feelings?
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
2 Jan 13
Thanks a ton for sharing your discussion. Well i can understand your situation and i know how it feels like when u love someone who is already committed before. I think u have done the right thing by confessing your love to him and as u have said that u should not speak the same things again and i think that would be correct as of now. U should not try to say the same things again and again otherwise he would distance from u in the future. What say?
• United States
3 Jan 13
Well apparently he knew that I liked him already.. when I realized he knew I had to confess and he said "don't worry its just a crush" then later he said "you're not missing out on anything" he took it so lightly. My feelings got a lot stronger.. so if I ever talked to him about that again it would be kinda different.. but you're right I don't want him to distance himself from me..
@Sureoi (176)
• Philippines
5 Jan 13
Well for me, I guess you've made the right thing. Because if you keep on telling him that you really love him, the tendency is, he might go in a relationship with you in secret which is bad, or he'll break up with his girlfriend and go in to a relationship with you which will be then followed with bad rumors and it will bad for your image, or he'll stay away from you which would be painful for you. Just keep on being friends and enjoy life, your true love will come and I'm sure it's just somewhere around you.