Is it bad to talk about an ex with a friend you have feelings for?

I have a friend I met a year ago. When I met him I had just got a relationship which I told him about. He was not hitting on me…I simply told him cause the topic came up.

My ex was a very violent person. Abusive and all! My friend knows that.

Over the months, he would randomly ask me “you’re not back with your ex right?” Or “I was going to ask you to go workout together but maybe you’re with your ex”

I feel like maybe he was trying to get info out of me. Well I developed feelings for him. We are both kiniesology majors so we are always at the gym after school.

I would see him daily. The other day he looked over at me while I was squatting and I got my phone to change the song. I get a text from him from across the gym and he says “you’re not texting him right?”

Tbh I really like my friend but part of me still misses my ex. I accidentally said “what if my bf does change”

I don’t know if my friend likes me or not but is it bad to vent about this to him?

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