Should I have dated my best friend?

Asia

Freshman year, i met this boy, we're going to call him Z. Freshman year i also had a boyfriend for 1 year at the time. Z and i had p.e together 5th period. At first i didnt want to even talk to him, bc he looked scary to talk to. But eventually, my friends started talking to him.

One of my friends started to like him and always hang around him. But whenever i was around we'd just hit it off. Eventually z stopped hanging with my other friends, and pretty hung out with me.

As time went by he started to have feelings for me. Which i was blind at noticing. Whenever my boyfriend would argue with me, id just go to z and tell him. Z was like my rock, that shoulder to cry on. My boyfriend would tell me to stop talking to z, but i didnt listen bc i assumed he was jealous.

Towards the end of the year, we had tons of pictures, handshakes, each other password to our phone. Then we kissed one day n i just felt the magic. Once we started kissing, we practically couldn't stop. Sneaking out of class, kissing in the hallway... it never went farther then just a kiss.

My current "boyfriend" now, same on from freshman year. Is a total 🍆now, he cursed at me and is constantly rude. I now call demented bc one minute he's cool with me n wants to have sex next minute he's throwing a tantrum.

I just wonder sometimes what would've happened if i dated z. He was best friend, knew what i wanted to hear, hated to see me cry..... n now we dont even talk anymore.