We love each other but we can't be together?

[Loveumybaby]

Now, a friend of me text me today and says : he wants to stay friends with you (he's is my crushs best friend). but my crush he even told me, in school that he loves me even though we opened up to each other, we love each other, i was so sure about that. but why he does it like this. we have a very good friendship with him okay im done with that. but I am sure that we loved each other, even our whole school knows our love, i even said to my girlfriends they are thinking that too. I know that he is a shy person because when he says he loves me, he can barely talk and he can't even look into my eyes. in short, i think he did this way because he don't want to lose me and our friendship. otherwise we love each other so much, but we can't be together, so but what's your opinion, help me, what's wrong with him? why does he do it this way?

[surebruh]

Until my late teens I was painfully shy of women. I remember one situation really well where I emailed my crush from a disposable email that I liked her , even though we would talk everyday in school. She replied to my the email, asking if it was me who sent her the message. In a panic I said no and carried on the friendship until the school year ended, I never saw her again. There is no exact reasoning why people do some of the things they do. If you're up for it I would talk to him directly, telling him what you want from him. It won't be an easy conversation but waiting, wondering will drive you crazy.

[Loveumybaby]

yes you're right i really dont know what i should do. but still im really sure he is still in love with me it is maybe because he is shy to me but yes i think i should do something and do conversation with him but I don't know when.
thank you for replying

[surebruh]

You do know what you should do, its just incredibly uncomfortable, likely one of the most uncomfortable conversations you'll have at this stage in your life. Don't be like me and still think of it 15 years later, wondering what could have happened. Have the conversation with him and if he is still shy there is nothing you can do, when you reflect on it later in life you will know the ball was out of your court and not due to your own short comings.

[Loveumybaby]

hmm yes i think i will talk to him but i think i'm a little
shy too. i don't know what to say to him. but all i want is to be with him i hope i can succeed but i go talk to him.

[surebruh]

"t all i want is to be with him i hope i can succeed" is a good start, Good luck :)