AccentOnHakes wrote:I don't understand what's going on....help?
(Yeah, my first time in this thread.)
I've grown to love romance. Love stories, love songs. They're so cute and they make me wish for the future where there's somebody I'm in love with, and is in love with me. I'm in high school right now, and I'm not in love. Or at least, that's what I think. I hope it's true. I don't want a boyfriend. High school relationships don't last because you have to go to college...it's pointless. Why bother? I've never had a guy show interest in me, never been kissed, and I'm totally okay with that.
But there's this guy. He's my friend, and I'm scared that I have a crush on him. I really don't want to have a crush on him. I just want to be friends. Yeah, I'm not afraid to say I love him. But that's because he's my friend. There are lots of guys I could say "I love you" to and be completely honest about it. Because to me, "I love you" and "I'm in love with you" are totally different things.
So back to the guy. I met him in 3rd grade or so, when we went to the same after-school care place. Then he left around 5th grade or so. We have each other's emails and stuff, so in September, we decided to get back together. Now we meet sometimes, not very often, over break and chat a bit online. Now it gets confusing...
When I'm having a bad day, he can always make me feel better. We tell each other things that we don't tell other people. He can make me laugh almost any time of day, and he's been there when I feel down and just want to talk.
Do I have a crush on him? Do I secretly see him in a romantic light? Help please!
highschool relationships dont always end. they could become a little complicated if you do further your schooling, but it doesnt have to end. i graduated last year and have a lot of my classmates on facebook and many of the couples who were dating in school are still together. there are a few guys that went into the military after graduation and even with the distance many are still together. i think if you love someone enough you can make anything work, no matter the distance or the way you met. the only way you can test a relationship is to start one.
When I'm having a bad day, he can always make me feel better. We tell each other things that we don't tell other people. He can make me laugh almost any time of day, and he's been there when I feel down and just want to talk.
^^ this is a great indicator of a good relationship, in my opinion. my boyfriend is the same way and we started out in almost the same manner. i have lived across the street from him for 8 years and hardly knew him until i started working with him in 2010. we always had so much fun when we worked together and talked a lot. when i gave my notice in december, he gave me his number. we texted eachother for my last week and we connected far more than i ever expected. he made me smile and i made him smile. if one of us ever had a bad day, the other could cheer us up with hardly any effort. we started hanging out outside of work, and after i quit, he asked me out in a really awkward way, but regardless of that awkwardness, i couldnt be happier. what was a wonderful friendship with a guy who tried hard to keep me happy has grown into such a loving boyfriend. its almost as if his goal in life is to keep me safe and happy. i have been dating him for 3 months (to the day) and i love him more than i ever thought i could.
i cannot and do not want to imagine my life without him, and i cant believe what i could have missed out on if we hadnt started dating. where he was a sweet, caring guy as a friend, these traits and more just expanded so much after we were together, i see a whole other side to him that i would have missed out on. so i really suggest that if you care about him, that he makes you laugh and feel good even on the worst days, to consider going further than friendship, i think it could end up being a very nice relationship by the description you give of him and the way you act around eachother =) just talk to him one day and ask yourselves if maybe you'd like to go beyond a simple friendship, because you never know, one day you may regret not asking...