Is it normal to fall for someone who I previously viewed as like a sister?

[Anonymous]

[FunkyMonkee]

Yes, I did that twice, so far.
In the first case, she was my best friend and she'd just gotten married at my insistence! 3 weeks later, her hubby had a really stupid argument with her and decided to leave her!! She needed a friend and asked me to stay with her for a few weeks and, by the third weeks, we'd fallen in love and became boyfriend/girlfriend. Eventually, she went back with him and they stayed together `til he died a decade ago.
A couple years late when I started going to college, I met another girl and we very quickly became best friends and more like brother & sister but, I ended up falling heavily in love with her and even asked her to marry me! Of course, she didn't, partly because she already had a steady boyfriend and was secretly in love with another guy. After breaking up with both of them, she started seeing another friend of mine!

[MontBlanc]

It can happen.

Feelings don’t always follow the labels we give people. Sometimes closeness, trust, and comfort slowly turn into attraction. That doesn’t make you weird , it makes you human.

What matters is being honest with yourself about whether it’s real interest or just emotional closeness. And if it affects the relationship, it’s worth handling carefully and respectfully.

[Asker]

It seems like real interest to me, she also has real interest in me.

[MontBlanc]

Sounds like you two have a genuine connection.

Just make sure to stay honest with yourselves and handle it respectfully , that’s what keeps it healthy.

[Abbycado]

I’ll preface this by saying I had /have no brothers.

Never happened to me, but I’m not sure that vibe would be considered “odd”.

[Asker]

She likes me back and my feelings have shifted from like a sister to closer than that.

[Abbycado]

Do you have a sister (s)?

[Asker]

Nope, only child.

[Abbycado]

Then how would you be able to determine what that’s like?

[Asker]

Why would I need to have a sibling to have someone feel like a sibling?

[Abbycado]

Lmao if you’ve never experienced it, you’ll never know.

[Asker]

I don't believe that's how it works. Lol

[Abbycado]

You have no clue about sibling dynamics. None.

[Asker]

I beg to differ.

[Abbycado]

How? I have a sister. How can your knowledge of having a sibling be better than mine?

[Asker]

What does that have to do with how someone feels? We practically grew up together.

[Nikki1989]

Not normal. How can you view anyone as a "sister" if she is not your actual sister?

[Asker]

We grew up together, even took baths together as babies.

[In_Trance]

if you're bored and have no other options... yes

[Anonymous]

Why u like her?

[Alex-Snow]

Sure why not