Gay friend

[The Chameleon]

I just found out that one of my friends since 1st grade is gay and that he has a crush on me. What should I do.

[SosbanFach]

First off, don't make him regret telling you. It would have been difficult for him to come out and confide in you, and moreover demonstrated his trust in you. The way that he feels towards you is not something that he chose, so try not to give him a hard time over it. On the other hand, do explain to him that you are heterosexual, and are not interested in a relationship of that sort. Finally, try not to allow it to sever a long-standing friendship. I daresay that neither of you wish for that. Good luck! :)

[Jonathan1998]

Relax, don't hurt his feelings, okay. Explain nicely to him you're straight and that you're sorry if you upset him but tell him that there'll be someone for him and afterwards treat him to something (as friends!) to make him feel better.

[ashdyn]

First off, don't make him regret telling you. It would have been difficult for him to come out and confide in you, and moreover demonstrated his trust in you. The way that he feels towards you is not something that he chose, so try not to give him a hard time over it. On the other hand, do explain to him that you are heterosexual, and are not interested in a relationship of that sort. Finally, try not to allow it to sever a long-standing friendship. I daresay that neither of you wish for that. Good luck! :)

BEST advice right there!

You guys are obviously really close and he trusts you a lot so don't make him regret telling you. Just talk to him straight up and don't beat around the bush. Let him know that you'll always be his friend and that you care about him, but that you're straight and that you guys can't have "that" kind of relationship. Just make sure he know that he knows that him telling you hasn't changed the way you feel about him or your friendship. You don't need to feel awkward about him...if he's really that close a friend he'll understand and won't be oogling you or trying to get with you lol

[Perfectly Flawed]

Crushes happen, but that doesn't mean you should see him any differently. Emphasise that you are straight and just tell him you're happy he came out to you.

[Danny.Robertson]

I know how he feels although I haven't told the guy I have a crush on. What you have to do in situations like this you have to let him down lightly (Not to be cliche). Just tell him something along the line of 'Look i'm sorry but I'm not gay' thats basically all you can do.
Hope I have been of assistance

[Levy]

If you like him, date him. If you don't, politely decline. Whatever you do, remain his friend. Being gay doesn't change that he is your friend.

[JimmyIsNowAMan]

He's been your friend since 1st grade. Somewhere along the line he realized he's gay. He's no different now than before he told you. As for the crush thing, just be kind and tell him that you see your friendship differently but you are still his friend. No different than telling a girl with a crush the same thing.

[StoneColdNicky]

He's been your friend since 1st grade. Somewhere along the line he realized he's gay. He's no different now than before he told you. As for the crush thing, just be kind and tell him that you see your friendship differently but you are still his friend. No different than telling a girl with a crush the same thing.

I agree. Hopefully it will blow over and you'll go back to being friends like you were before. It gets really easy to look back on stuff like this and laugh when both of you are in a relationship too.

[War-Is-Real]

What do I do?
Well, I can't answer that because I don't know if you like him, you now hate him, or if you just don't like him that way.
And this face: <:( usually means it's a bad thing.

[audiophile5]

First off, don't make him regret telling you. It would have been difficult for him to come out and confide in you, and moreover demonstrated his trust in you. The way that he feels towards you is not something that he chose, so try not to give him a hard time over it. On the other hand, do explain to him that you are heterosexual, and are not interested in a relationship of that sort. Finally, try not to allow it to sever a long-standing friendship. I daresay that neither of you wish for that. Good luck! :)

Agree

[Brice]

Ok. You've been friends since 1st grade and you are thirteen so you are now in 7th or 8th grade. You have been friends for 6-7 years. Whatever you do, don't stop being friends with him. He trusts you and had faith that you'll accept him as he is. If you don't, it would crush him. Be nice and polite. That's my advice.

[Twilly F. Sniper]

Accept him for who he is. It's not like it's anything serious. It ain't like he's taking sexual advances towards you. If I know a guys straight I'd back off as well. Yeah I'm Bi I know what I'm talking about here. I liked one of my best friends before he moved. Never asked him out or anything though... :/

[Foamy]

I just found out that one of my friends since 1st grade is gay and that he has a crush on me. What should I do.

The way you wrote that makes it seem he didn't come out to you. If tht is the case, don't bring it up with him until he actually tells you. If that it's the case, try not to hurt his feelings.