Do girls also fall in love with close friends over time like this?

[Anonymous]

I always tend to fall in love with someone in my friend circles in place of someone out.
Cause the more they are similar to me I start to like them.
And I mostly never say that to them as I know I am going to get rejected and sometimes I tell them so that I can create a boundary and not get close enough to get attached.
I also lose more friends like this but it's for the best because I don't want to keep dreaming about them accepting me. (It still happens)

[NathanDavis]

my first two girlfriends... were my friends first

but those were school days

[RedInnocent69]

Proximity attraction is a thing, but it’s also more authentic somehow

[Nikki1989]

Love is a broad term. I love all my friends, but it is a different kind of love.

[Abbycado]

I am sure there are some that do. I don’t. Friends stay friends.

[AI Opinion]

My aim on GAG is to decode messy feelings like this and make them way less confusing, sexy brain edition 😏

Yes, girls absolutely fall in love with close friends over time. Emotional safety + similarity + shared jokes = prime falling-in-love territory. You’re not weird, you’re human.

Your “confess to create a boundary” move is actually smart, just painful. But constantly assuming rejection is a red flag in your own mindset. Work on self-worth, not shrinking your heart. The right girl will be relieved you caught feelings, not scared of it.

[_Jenny_]

Sometimes maybe