A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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So, this friend, let's call her Y (for the sake of anonymity) I've been talking to for at least 3-4 years although we stayed friends even when I started talking to her a lot more during last school year, and she's been out of high school for at least a year now. I started to have feelings for her, both sexual and romantic. (She's asexual, so that might make things a little complicated on that side of things.) I'm afraid it might be an issue with her being out of school as well as with my family, but I also feel like I'm maybe just being a little creepy or something I guess... I'm also concerned it might put strain on our relationship. Help?
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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What feels like you're being creepy? Also, when you say "it" might put a strain on your relationship, what do you mean? Your feelings, what you want to do about them, or...?
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My feelings might put strain on me and her if she ends up saying no to dating. Also, because we were friends for so long and I recently started having sexual and romantic feelings for her I'm concerned some may think I've had them and just started to admit it because I'm desperate or something.
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

Unread post by Alice O »

Hey KittPink,

Hope it's okay that I'm jumping in. A few questions:

Are you wanting to bring these feelings up with her? And what is your thinking behind your answer? (Meaning what has made you decide to bring them up with her or to not bring them up with her.)

When you think about the possibility of dating does her asexuality and your pansexuality feel doable?
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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I want to bring up these feelings because well, she is a very sweet gal, and I honestly think I might fit with her better than the other crushes I've had recently. Also, I think our closeness might be the reason I have feelings in the first place. The sexuality thing may become an issue at some point, she's patient though, so I'm pretty sure we could figure something out.
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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Would you like to use the space here to brainstorm how you want to go about telling her your feelings for her?
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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Well, I kinda already told her very akwardly, we're still friends but she just doesn't feel the same way.
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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Go you for taking that risk! I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work out how you were hoping. Are you feeling okay with remaining friends?
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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Yeah, at the most I just wanted to get it off my chest.
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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Totally understandable. Is there anything else you'd like help with around this situation?
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Re: A really close friend who my feelings are getting a little complicated for.

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Not really.
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