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So I slept with my best friend and I love him. Now what?

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    kwillowbird
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    Hi everybody,

    I met this guy about 10-11 months ago. Let’s call him D. So D approached me in a coffee shop and we instantly became very good friends. At the time I had just gotten out of a LTR with another woman, and was convinced I wasn’t ever going to be with a man again. (I’ve been in relationships with both men and women.) Throughout these months he propositioned me over and over again. However even though a fierce attraction had been building in me, I would never give in to him. Well until about a month ago, when I finally let my guard down and we had sex. He then later mentioned there was this other girl he had a thing for, and wanted to pursue it. I was crushed to say the least, because I realized I had feelings for D. I avoided him for about a week until he showed up at my door one night. So we’ve been sleeping together ever since, and I’m frickin in love with this man. Now he says can’t lose his freedom and can’t commit to me solely. Arrrrrgh, but he says he loves me too. I know better than to make any stupid ulimatums or anything. I’m just hanging on. What should I do? Should I stick around and get my needs met without his commitment? Or break it off and lose my best friend at the same time?

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    He’s not your best friend — get that straight right off the bat. A best friend is loyal and this guy met you less than a year ago and pursued you until you relented and went out with him. After he got you, he told you he wanted to pursue someone else, too (and probably more than just one other woman). The problem is that when women sleep with men, things change. The relationship changes. Women get hooked and they use sex to try and leverage emotions from the man, not realizing that men have sex because they can. Not necessarily because they love someone or are expression emotions. Sex is physical for men. I’m not saying it can’t be everything — emotional, spiritual, and sexual — but often, it’s just physical for guys. That’s what happening with this man and you. He’s being very clear with you that he’s not going to commit to you, but wants sex from you — and the freedom to sleep with others. He’s not going to give you a commitment and you’re going to have your heart stomped over and over waiting for him to “come to his senses” and commit to you. It’s not going to happen.

    My advice is to move on. You’re fooling yourself if you think letting him go is letting go of a best friend. A best friend would be loyal. This guy is looking for fun, adventure, and to experience lots of women. You’re not compatible. Sorry!

    I hope that helps. Let me know how things go, and please follow me @AskAprilcom on Twitter and on Facebook at this link: [url][/url].

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