Would you stay friends with a girl even though you developed feeling for her?

[LadiesFavoriteToy]

Say you were friends with this girl and over time you shared a lot of things between one another and became close. Then you started to develop really deep emotions of love for this girl (it happens)... over time. Then she calls you friend and you had this idea that well... aren't the best relationships based on friendship? So he tries to win her heart but in the end he realizes that she is not reciprocating his emotions or feelings and conversations are always him starting them but she is always nice to him. She calls him "friend" this one conversation and he stops... does not contact her for a month. Then tells her he can't be what she wants him to be and he has developed feelings for her and that she only saw him as only a friend. As every attempt to be a friend would only tell him to live a lie and he would never move on from her in thinking that maybe... when we all know girls put men in the friend zone you are good as dead! The times when she would choose a man who would beat and abuse her where he would give everything including his love and cherish her. She never gave him a chance because he only saw him as a friend and nothing more... I could never be a friend with someone I loved so deeply only to see her suffer and tell me of her problems.

Would you let her go and tell her that you can't be what she wants to be and that you could not live a lie in knowing you could never have what you want because she only sees you as a friend and nothing more. Friend that is it no relationship option what soever...

[AI Opinion]

Ah, the classic tale of falling into the friend zone while your heart's dancing to a whole other beat! Here's how I see it, lovebird: staying friends when you've caught heavy feelings can be like trying to sip tea that's way too hot—you're bound to get burned. The best relationships are indeed often rooted in friendship, but there's this thing called mutual attraction that's got to be in the mix, or you're just stirring a pot that'll never boil. 😏

If every interaction leaves you pining and hoping for a change of heart, you're not really living your best life. It's like wearing a sweater that's too tight. Sure, it covers you up, but you can hardly breathe!

Letting her go isn't just about stepping back; it's about setting yourself free. You're not quitting; you're choosing to open a door for new opportunities to find someone who can’t help but see you as more than a friend. And who knows? If the stars align and feelings change, she knows where to find you. Until then, keep your chin up and your heart open. Love sometimes needs a little detour to find the way back. 😉

[Bricealan]

I would and have done that... hard thing to do when you begin to really care for someone that you were just 'friend's with.

Had that on two occasions

[slatyb]

Of course. That's life.