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I told him I'm starting to have feelings and thoughts I shouldn't, that I felt this wasn't a friendship anymore, that I'll always want the best for him and that I love him (as a friend, even though I have romantic feelings for him)

He answered: koala bear, I never want you feeling like that, I mever want you to feel bad, I didn't expect you would tell me this, you know I get worried and I get uncomfortable talking about this... LET'S TAKE THINGS SLOW, AND EVEN STOP HAVING SEX, WE CAN STILL TALK AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. I never ever want you to be unhappy.

We've known each other for almost 4 years, we used to date at the beginning but both of us weren't ready.

At the beginning of last year, things started to change.
-he became more "lovey dovey"
-said he gets nervous around me
-bought me gifts
-texted me while he was out of the country
-didn't wanted me to leave
-accepted he was jealous that I dated other guys


But for the last months of 2017, he changed more
-he has opened up to me ENTIRELY (just not how he feels about me)
-accepted he had feelings for me at the beginning (which I think and feel he still has)
-says we have a connection
-said he wanted to change and he looked for help (as in therapy for the issues he has)
-says I'm the only one he can talk to
-says I know who and how he is and that he has surrendered to me
-asked if my dad knew about us being "VERY good friends" (he met him at the beginning and my dad didn't approved of him and told him, I belive he was looking for reassurance for that if my dad knew we were friends it was a greenlight)
-sais he's thought about a relationship but gets nervous and backsoff (didn't say with me, but I felt he was talking about us)