I like my best friend.

[jackdl]

I'm gay and I like my best friend and I have for the past 2 years and don't know if I should tell him or not.He is straight but I think I should tell him so I can try and move on.

[Bull]

Is he aware that you are gay?

[Desuetude]

Does he know that you're gay? If so then yeah telling him might be a good idea if you're close and you don't think he'll react in an extremely negative way. Just do it calmly like, "I've liked you for a while and I want to try to move on so I'm hoping that telling you will give me some kind of closure"?

If he doesn't know you're gay then try coming out to him first to see how he reacts and then base your step off of that.

[jackdl]

Sorry I forgot to put it in.He knows i'm gay.

[Interstellar]

It all depends on how you think he'll react. Some people would just laugh it off or even be flattered by the fact that you like them. Others, however, might be a little creeped out by the fact you've been into them for the past two years. You know him better than any of us, so ultimately it's your call dude.

[brightlight]

It depends on if you think that is a good idea to tell him. One of my old friends is straight and before we were friends, he was best friends with another kid who is gay. He didn't tell him he was gay until later on when he came out to him. He got creeped out after finding out he was gay because they did a lot of stuff together like sleeping together and hung out more than I used to hang out with him. Later on they stopped hanging out with each other and they're not friends anymore.

[Bull]

If you guys are best friends it would seem that he is aware of your feelings toward him. If he is not I would suggest you be more open about your feelings when you guys are alone and see how he reacts. If he is accepting move forward in building toward an intimate relationship, if he is not accepting and you want to maintain his friendship then back off and mentally accept that you guys are just going to be platonic friends. Good luck with the friendship.

[Abhorrence]

I think you should draw a line at the fact he is straight. 99% of the time when you crush on a straight guy and act upon your feelings it just leads to more heartache. It could also make things extremely awkward if he doesn't reciprocate (which is likely since he is straight) and then you could lose your friendship altogether. Are there any signs that he is into you? I mean clear signs, not little hints. If you dwell on the tiniest of details that could suggest he likes you, you will drive yourself insane so you have to truly have some clear evidence before you go ahead and hint at your feelings.

[Quartz]

If he's your best friend, you probably would know how he might react. If you think he'll be cool with it, then tell him. If you think he'll react negatively, don't tell him. Since he's your best friend, he might appreciate the fact that you told him. If you know he'll take it the wrong way, it'll probably be best not to tell him.