How did it take you to admit your feelings to your best friend or return the feeling?

Like say your friends or family know that your best friend or good friend likes you but you keep saying you guys are just friends or reject them so many times. You dated guys or girls that didn’t work.

People keep telling you to wake up and realize your friend is the one for you. Well not always.
You have feelings for that person later on in the years but you don’t want to admit it.

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Like you went on dates but you ask yourself, “Is this right for me?”
You go out with different people but your heart says no to them.
How did it take you to admit your feelings to your best friend or return the feeling?
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