My best friend just told me has feelings for me. Should I stop being friends with him?

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I have a boyfriend and honestly do not like him that way. I don't want to hurt his feelings! What should I do?

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If he knows you dont feel the same way at all, but he continues to make advances at you or profess his feelings for you then I would step away from him for a while at least. If he is respectful about the fact you don’t feel the same way, then dont make things awkward. Do your best to keep things strictly platonic so as not to give him mixed signals though

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That’s complicated, how does your boyfriend feel about it? My first thought was no don’t end the friendship. But at the same time I could understand how your boyfriend would feel knowing your best friend has feelings for you. As long as he is not actively flirting and making you uncomfortable then based off having feelings alone then I wouldn’t end the friendship. But of course a line has to be drawn and talked about, if it’s crossed then you might have to cut off ties with him.

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It depends on your relationship with your boyfriend. I feel like it was disrespectful of your friend to tell you he has feelings for you knowing that you have a boyfriend. It’s disrespectful to both you and your boyfriend. What did he want to come out of it? You to leave your boyfriend? It’s just complicated and you probably need to just drift away.

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Friend did this to me when we were 13 and 15 he kept it up til I was 20 and he was 22. I wish I would have dropped the friendship earlier cuz it always just caused problems of his gfs hating me for nothing and my bfs hating him cuz he still did apparently have a thing for me the whole time 😐

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You’re willing to stop being friends with somebody just because he told you that they have feelings for you? I will tell him that you don’t feel the same way and ask if you guys can remain friends

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Tell him “I’m sorry but I think we should keep this platonic” then if he needs space give it to him then move forward and treat him no different. It took a lot of guts to tell you his feelings

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Tell him how you feel

My best friend just told me has feelings for me. Should I stop being friends with him?

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