Can crushes stay just friends?

[Anonymous]

I am friends with a guy who I like but not convinced he is the right one even though I’m attracted to him. On the other hand he really likes me and wants a relationship. I just got out of one and am scared, totally not ready and I also am still struggling with mental health issues. He is pushy and saying it’s hard to just stay friends. What should I do? Would he respect me if I gave him space?

[SnowedIn]

Yes, crushes can stay just friends.

What should you do? Give yourself the space you need. You have to care for you and be whole to be in a relationship.

I can't answer whether or not he'll respect you if you want/take the space you need, BUT if he won't, no matter how great a guy he is otherwise, he's not the right guy. Same goes for pushy. :( That's neither cool nor alright.

So, try the friend thing. See if he's mature enough to let you work through what you need to work through.

[Vikkrram]

If i would be in place of him then i would be at least happy that we are friends and we can chat. Sometimes we can't even say hi to our crush and behave like we don't give damn about them. 😅

[bowenw]

A good guy will respect your wishes. If he doesn't you're better off without him in my opinion.

[warsevf]

i would say yes, it took me some awkward phases, but we are friends now.

[Brando10222]

Tell him to stop. If he doesn't then remove him out of your life completely

[In_Trance]

Why would you want to?

[Anonymous]

he'll end up hating you