friends being something more?!

[MyRedHeadWorld]

ok, so for about 5 months now, Ive had this MAJOR crush on one of my best boys mates, In fact if he was a girl, we'd be best friends! I trust him with every single secret, he knows my life better then anyone, and he's the only person who can make me happy instuntly. basically to me he's perfect! 2 weeks ago I had a boyfriend for 1 month and 2 weeks, and for the first week it was amazing, but as it came to the last 3 weeks I began to feel odd about us, and reilised I wasnt over the other guy. I told him I wernt sure about me+my bf, and he gave me advice as he always does. eventually we broke up and he was there for me. now, My friends think he might like me back, and I thought that there friends saying something to make me happy, but now Im starting to belive it? this is the only seceret Ive ever kept from him cause Im scared of his awnser :S + also Im thinking is, could it ruin our friendship?! I mean, Im still incredibly close to my other ex's, one of em is another best boy mate, but before we went out, we wernt close, going out brought us closer, so, is going out with someone who is ur best friend a good idea? what should I do?
hope that made sense O_O

[Kaius]

Well, I've been in the same kind of situation, except I'd be in the guy you likes shoes. Thats how I got together with my girlfriend. She was there for me through a lot of shit that happened the month before and I was there when things started to turn bad with her boyfriend. We got so close we liked each other without the other realizing until I got the nerve to tell her and she told me back a few weeks later. When she broke up with her boyfriend we took things slowly for a while and then got together. Sorry I thought a similar story might help a little, but she was my best friend and still is. A relationship is only a good idea if you see yourselves falling out at the end of it, if you're as close as you say and you break up it could potentially cause a lot of bad blood but it could also mean you'd become better friends because you'd have been through a lot more together. Only you can really judge your friendship.

[Upintheair]

I understand what you are saying and my advice is, take some time to really get closer to him. Be flirty with him, and see how he reacts. Drop hints every now and again, and see what he responds with. Sometimes if your not ready to take a risk, then time is the best way to figure out whats going on in your head!