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Should I tell my best friend I like him?

Me (f16) am best friends with (M16) who I'll call John for the sake of this question. We've known each other since 7th grade and was apart of a larger group for awhile until we all went our separate ways except for us. I've been in many relationships whereas he has never been in one. During the last year we've gotten really close and we spend all our time with each other. The thing is we're both really awkward, him more so than myself. We also both come from Christian backgrounds, but he tends to take it more seriously than myself. 4 months ago I broke up with my boyfriend of 2 years, and I haven't really talked to any guys since. As John is my best friend I would tell him if I was talking to guys and generally what's going on in my life. Recently I told him about a guy I met and this seemed to make him really upset. He got visibly mad and said I shouldn't be talking to guys. This took me by surprise because, him or myself have never reacted that way to talking about people we were interested in. He also has been making really out of the character comments calling me cute or asking me if I'd ever date him some day, which I wrote off as jokes because he would go back to talking to me as one of the "bros" like he usually did. These offhand comments have been getting frequent. I would swear up and down that I didn't like him, but now I think that's change. He's not the type I'd usually go for, personality and look wise, but I really do think I like him. There's been a lot of tension and awkward moments between us lately but if he does like me he's not planning to tell me anytime soon. We're also just at different maturity levels too. I don't know what I would gain from telling him that I like him because I don't think he's ready to date 'till his 20's either. In all honesty I'm scared, I just don't want to ruin our friendship, because like I said he's my bestfriend and the only person I regularly hang out with or talk to. Any advice?

Should I tell my best friend I like him?
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