so i’m 21 going on 22 and i’m still a virgin, i barely had my first kiss a few weeks ago (i wish i could take it back) but i’m attracted to guys and sometimes girls. i’ve known my best friend for over 6 yrs now and we’re very close, we see each other weekly, we’re like sisters basically but over the years i’ve been having strong feelings for her and i’ve come to realize i’m in love with her. she comes to mind from the moment i wake up to the moment i fall asleep. when she calls me i get butterflies in my stomach, when i’m going to see her my heart races and again with the butterflies in my stomach. sometimes i masturbate to her and when i see her all i want to do is kiss her and have her in my arms. i know i really should tell her but i don’t know what her reaction will be. i would be so devastated if she didn’t want to speak to me anymore or if things changed between us. my question to you is if theres anything you suggest or something i should do. thanks! đ
Okay, first, please don’t refer to her as your sister AND someone you’re in love with. Just really bad connotations there! lol.
It’s hard falling for your best friend. You never know what the fall out will be. Once you tell them the truth about your feelings, no matter what happens, things between you will be forever changed. Now, it could be a good change! Or it could be a bad change. You risk a friendship that way.
Here’s what could happen: 1) She shares your feelings and you guys start dating! Yay! Happy ending. 2) She doesn’t share your feelings but still wants to be your best friend and things are awkward for a while, but you eventually move past it. It won’t always be the same, but you will still be best friends. 3) She doesn’t share your feelings and the tension between you two becomes so awkward you end up growing distant and your friendship falls apart.
Sorry. Life isn’t all that much fun sometimes.
So what can you do? Well, first I think you need to do some real soul searching. Really think about this and decide if your feelings for her are strong, strong enough that they’re worth risking your friendship for, then that’s the choice you make. You need to go into it armed with the knowledge of what could happen and be prepared for it to happen either way.
If you decide this is important enough for you to go ahead with, then I would start dropping some hints to see if she’s interested. First, start with testing the waters about how she feels about being with girls in general, ask if she’s ever thought about it, maybe reveal that you like girls if you haven’t told her that already, etc. See where she stands on that.
If she responds well to it or gives you an indication that she wouldn’t rule it out, then keep going. Try getting a little more touchy-feely with her. Nothing overt. Just casual touches that are a bit more than the norm. See how she reacts to that.
If all of these things are received positively then it’s time to bite the bullet and tell her the truth. You can’t know what’s going to happen until it happens.
If she doesn’t even give you an indication that she’d be open to being with a girl, then you have to really consider whether or not it’s worth telling her about how you feel. At that point, you know it won’t ever happen, but if it’s hurting you too much to keep it from her, then maybe you need to be honest just for your own sake.
It’s a hard place you’re in and there’s no answer I can give you that will magically make what you want to happen, happen. Think long and hard, then make your decision and stick by it. The best way to consider choices like these is to ask yourself: “What will I regret?” – If you tell her and lose her, will you regret that more than keeping it a secret from her for the next 10 years or however long you’re friends for? Would you rather be honest and risk it or stay quiet and never have her know how you really feel? You guys share everything, but you’ll be keeping this from her. That’s a lot of hiding to do from your best friend. Think: 5 years from now, when you look back, what will you wish you had done?