Crushes on Friends

Libby

So I don’t know about you guys, but my dynamic with friends has always been rough. I mainly have guy friends because they don’t talk shit and are always there to support me. In return I do the same and am kind of a mom friend to them. We grew up in the poorer part of town so our personal family dynamics are not exactly, good, but that’s besides the point. Anyways, I wanted to ask you guys if y’all ever have reoccurring crushes on your friends. Like I don’t act on them but every once in a while I’ll go from “this guy is my best friend and like a brother to me” to “ yknow I think we’d make a cute couple.” I usually just ignore it until it goes away, but I wanted to know if you guys experience this and if so, are there better ways of coping with it other than just ignoring it?