Rejected my best guy friend and feel horrible.

Anonymous
We've been through many ups and downs together and he put so much effort in making me happy. I wanted to be with him too, but it's not a good time due to many other obligations I have in life. We talked daily, sharing stories with each other and met up once a week either alone or with friends. It seemed like things were going well, but he actually wasn't happy, and I couldn't see it. When he finally wanted definition of what we are, I wasn't sure of my feelings before. I did like him too, but not enough yet to commit to a relationship. My view is if I can't give it my all, I'd rather wait for a better time when I have other areas of life sorted out first. That way I can concentrate more on him. It wouldn't be fair to make him wait, which I mentioned. But now he isn't sure how we can still be friends. I never meant to hurt him, and I hate how things turned out. I worry he's unhappy and won't talk to someone. If he bottles it up, it'll be hard for him to get better. I want to help him through the bad times but I'm not in the proper position to do that in this situation. What's the best I cam do for him besides leaving him alone?
Rejected my best guy friend and feel horrible.
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