I was crying and he pulled me close and onto his lap while I cried.. He's dating my best friend. Why did he do this?

[Anonymous]

So i'm going through some stuff right now, and my best friend's boyfriend has been there for me. I'm 15 and he is 16. Last night I admitted to him that I had cut myself (I know it's bad and I won't do it again) and he said to meet him at the school pavilion. So I did. I was talking to him about every thing and when I got emotional he pulled me close and held me tightly for a good 40 minutes. He was stroking my hair and telling me it's okay. He even put his forehead against mine. When I started crying he pulled me onto his lap and held me tightly while I cried. I am very confused. He doesn't seem to have feelings for me, we haven't known each other for very long either. He and my best friend are dating. It's only been about 3 weeks, but he seems to really like her, and she really likes him. After this, I'm afraid I might have feelings for him, which is bad considering my best friend is dating him. I just want to know why he would hug me so tightly and pull me onto his lap and do the things he did.

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WELL HE TOLD ME HE LIKES ME SO NOW I CAN GO CRY AND FEEL LIKE A TERRIBLE FRIEND.

[justagirl5]

Don't feel bad. It's not your fault he likes you. In fact, it's common for guys to get close with their crush's best friend as a way of getting to the girl they really want. But you might want to be prepared to have a conversation with both him and your best friend.

[Cccgala]

Because you matter to your best friend/his girlfriend and I think he's just doing himself a favor to be of help for the persons that are dear to his love of his life other than him.

[Asker]

That's what I thought but I couldn't be sure. Too many times have I received mixed signals from guys.

[jocro]

He was just being a good friend. Don't do anything and fuck up your freindship with your mate.

[bente2]

because he's a good friend. Purely platonic.