Guys please! But girls can help too.

[ktmay96]

So I've posted about this guy a couple times. He's my best friend, I've known him since like preschool. We are SUCH good friends, we always talk and I love him like a friend, but I'm starting to like him. :wub:
Soooo, I'm thinking about telling him I like him and asking him to our 8th grade formal. Last year, after a year of being apart because he moved from the charter school we were at to our public school, we weren't as great of friends and some of my friends told him I liked him, and it was sort of awkward. Now telling him is a big deal because I don't want to lose him by making it awkward between us. Its a bit different this year, because we are better friends, but I don't know if it would make things weird... So what im looking for: guys, how would you react to the situation of your best girl friend telling you she liked you (in the situation you didn't like her)? Would you just be like okay, and get over it pretty quickly? Would it be a bit weird for a while, but then go back to how it used to be? Or would it mess things up? And (girls can help here and personal experiences may help if you wanna give them), do you think I should tell him and ask him to formal??

[PatrickZii]

Ask him to go as friends and see where it goes...no strings attached.

[Archer600]

Yea just tell him realy won't make a diffrence he probubly knows and isn't saying anything...if he says no then there will be some awkwardness but u'll get over it

[Hollywood]

If you guys are really good friends, than just telling him "I think I may like you." shouldn't cause any trouble. Going out with friends, however, can sometimes (and always has for me) ruin the friendship you once had. Just be sure you want to take this risk before telling him you like him.

If my best friend was a girl and she told me she liked me (me not liking her) I would probably feel bad for not liking her, but I would never think it would hurt our relationship.

Hope this helps, and good luck.

[steve1234]

Yes you should tell him, because you might regret not doing it in the future.

If one of my female friends told me she liked me, and I didn't feel the same way, then I would be flattered and tell her that im glad she told me. I wouldn't get all funny about it, well at least I would try not to. It probably wouldn't damage our friendship, and I really hope it wouldnt. I would put effort into keeping the friendship.

And if you tell him, you never know he might like you back. But, seeing your description, it looks unlikely, but there is always a chance unless he tells you for sure.

I'm in a very similar situation to you, but the other way around. I really like one of my friends, and I am struggling to tell her, and i don't want to ruin the friendship. Hopefully soon I will tell her, otherwise I know I will regret it.

[Duskofdawn]

heh, that's actually kinda funny. Me and this girl (meg) had been friends for a while, but around four months ago, we were really good friends, best friends, tell each other everything, ect. ect. April 1st, half day of school, she was talking about how some of our friends were saying that she should ask me out. We've now been dating for a month and a half and I've never been happier.

[Marcie]

If my best girl friend came up to me and told me she liked me (though that's not really possible anymore, she already has :D )
But if I didn't like her back nothing would really change between us, or at least I wouldn't make anything change. I wouldn't really act any differently around her or anything..

I'd say go for it, even though I'm not to big on relationships at that age...
I don't think the maturity level that has been reach by age 13 is high enough for a mature and healthy dating relationship.