I'm in love with my best friend

[Sam-Thorpe]

Over the last two years or so, I've been great friends with this girl. We have so much in common, and we always make each other laugh. She's very touchy feely with everyone, especially me, and it kind of gets a bit distracting after a while. She's about 2 years older than I am, but we have a lot of similarities. My problem is that I don't want to be her friend anymore; I want to be more than that. I have really fallen for her, and it's breaking my heart that she might not feel the same for me. She always comes to me when she has troubles with boys and stuff, and even though I'm comforting her, I just feel so jealous that someone else has reached the status that I yearn for. I don't know what to do.

[Finny]

I'd love to know the answer to that too, my friend.

I'm actually in the same situation as you-- he's even 2 years younger than me, and, believe it or not, his name is Sam (dw it's not you, he's 15) and I go to him with boy issues even though I'm in love with him; it's just something I do, most likely because, above all, we're still good friends. So even though she may be going to you with boy problems, she may be like me and it's just because she values the friendship and feels as if she can tell you anything (except the fact that she's in love with you too :P). Don't worry, I think that's a good thing, because it means that she trusts you and feels comfortable around you.

[Jelly]

Tell her. Life is too short. Imagine if she goes away without EVER knowing how you really felt about her. Just be honest. It does sound daunting but you will continue to feel this way unless you tell her. I did the same thing to my friend. Unfortunately he is not ready for a relationship (he is two years younger than me too). Our friendship has not changed if anything we've got closer. He says he wants to be a big part of my life and you know what.I believe him. God doesn't bring people into your life so they can pass by. They come into your life for a reason. She may feel the same way but you'll never know unless you tell her. You could come out and say it OR you could drop hints. Like when she comes to you about her boyfriend troubles.you could say well maybe the best man for you is right before your eyes. You can do it! Good luck -x-

[collegegrl18]

Well first think are you willing to risk changing your relationship into more, I mean you guys are good friends but when your together it'll be different and if you break up it may be kind of awkward and what if she doesn't like you the way you like her and she starts feeling awkward around you because she knows you like her think about these things. IF you're sure you're ready and willing you're next step is to take the initiative and talk to her tell her how you feel about her, and that you want to be more than just friends. If she's down that's great but if she's not than move on it's better to move on than to keep stressing her about it just let it go and go back to being the great friends you guys are. Hope everything goes well GOOD LUCK!