Say you and your best friend have done almost everything together, like when you were growing up you defended each other
when some one else said or did something to hurt one of you, but now that you and this one friend are both adults, things might begin to feel a bit strange between you two.
And the more time you spend together, it becomes more and more evident that what you are feeling for that friend who has always been there for you, is something more than just friendship. But do you dare mention anything since you might not know how the revelation of anything of a romantic nature will affect your platonic friendship with the one individual who knows you better than you might know yourself, your best friend.
What do you do if you want to avoid such an issue from coming up in conversation? Do you go out of your way to prevent encounters with your friend, and do you also not return his or her telephone calls, at which time your friend will observe that something is wrong.
And it is when that friend discovers all is not right with your friendship is when he or she might want to confront you to ask that all
important question, if something is wrong and what could that something be? So now you have a dilemna, do you succumb to honesty and tell your friend what has been really bothering you, or do you lie and say you have just been too busy with the goings on in your own life?
Which ever response route you choose is ultimately up to you, but keep in mind that
communication is important. The same communication that brought you and your friend this far in the first place. And even though it might be difficult to get his or her admirable qualities out of your mind, disclosing how you feel might not be such a bad idea.
For all you know, your friend could be feeling the same way about you also. And with such a solid foundation such as the one your friendship has, who knows, your cross over from the platonic divide into the romantic one might surprise you into wondering why it took you such a long time to tell the object of all that affection how you felt about him or her.