I had a male best friend. I met him through my former suitor. We became closer than they were because he did not tolerate my former suitor’s wrongdoing. He told me everything that my former suitor had done, which made me trust him even more.
Because we were so close, people started thinking that something was going on between us. But we both knew that there was nothing romantic between us and we treated each other like siblings.
However, one night, he suddenly confessed that he was starting to develop feelings for me. After that, he said he would distance himself from me for a while to try to get rid of those feelings. He was really “boy friend material,” but I knew to myself that I still had feelings for my former suitor.
Now, he already had a girlfriend, but they broke up shortly after. We became close again, but I still feel like he might still have feelings for me.
Can friendship return to normal after unspoken feelings?
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