How to tell him I enjoy being around him

[canadaski]

My best friend, I ask to do something and it seems like he interprets it as "do you want to go out somewhere?" He sometimes says he doesn't feel like going out anywhere and I occasionally feel the same way.

For example, I offered to help him with a project and he said he'd send something to me. I clarified that I wanted to be with him doing it and he understood and then said "oh you want to do it together, ok" and invited me over.

How can I let him know that I enjoy his company no matter what and that we don't have to do something all of the time to be together? I'm perfectly fine with sitting at one of our houses and playing games or talking.

[Stryker125]

Same way you just told us. Just say it.

[CarolinaDude]

Why don't you just send him a text and say "wanna hang out?" Well, maybe not outright like that; you could first say "Hey, what's up?" and if he says "nothing" then ask to hang out.

But is he really your best friend? I mean, I don't know the whole story (like how long y'all have known each other or whatever), but more often than not, best friends tend to kinda read each other's minds and they just kinda know the mannerisms of each other. He could be a really, really good friend, and that's fine too!

As for the original question, some people tend to take things the wrong way. If your friend is one of these kinds of dudes, he might take "Hey, I really enjoy being around you" kinda strange. You should know how he reacts to things like this and you can judge for yourself what's right to say and what's kinda iffy to say. I would tread carefully around matters like this.

Personally, I would just pick some lazy Wednesday or whatever and ask if he wants to hang out. That seems to work for me.

[Devon16]

Just Tell him, my best friend and I are together all the time. I don't think we could ever get tired of each other.

[botwa]

I'm not sure but sounds like he's not really excited about hanging with you all the time? sorry if I misunderstand.
why don't you just tell him that you want to hang out together? it's way easier than trying to say it without any complications.

[Wheatley]

Like mentioned above you should handle this situation carefully. Its funny actually I am in the exact same situation as you where I enjoy spending my time with him but he doesn't seem overly keen. If I were you I wouldn't SAY that to him, actions speak louder than words and if you make the effort to meet up with him or organise things with him, then he will eventually get the message that you like being around him (and since he has come to that conclusion, he may interpret it in a better light than if you SAID to him that you enjoy his company.) I know if another person said that to me I'd think thhey fancied me straight off so there's a chance he would feel the same way to you (which would make things awkward). I don't know if you do fancy him or or not?