i get urges to ""luv"" a guy help

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powerbop1999999
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i get urges to ""luv"" a guy help

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hi, i;m new and i'm liking a friend but i don't know if they love me more than a friend help and i don't know if there str8 or g@y????? pls pls pls help how do i stop the urges
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Re: i get urges to ""luv"" a guy help

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Hey powerbop! Welcome to the boards.

So for starters, can I ask what do you mean by "stop the urges"? Do you mean you don't want to like/have a crush on this person anymore? Why is that?

Unfortunately there is no accurate way to tell if someone is gay or straight without them just telling you outright but you might enjoy this article: How Do I Tell if Someone is Into Me?
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Re: i get urges to ""luv"" a guy help

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Becky wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 5:21 pm Hey powerbop! Welcome to the boards.

So for starters, can I ask what do you mean by "stop the urges"? Do you mean you don't want to like/have a crush on this person anymore? Why is that?

Unfortunately there is no accurate way to tell if someone is gay or straight without them just telling you outright but you might enjoy this article: How Do I Tell if Someone is Into Me?
Hi sorry for being vague what I said was that I was secretly into a guy but I don’t want to upset him because I don’t know if he’s gay or not. He is my friend.
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Re: i get urges to ""luv"" a guy help

Unread post by Latha »

Hi there, Powerbop--thanks for clarifying!

I appreciate that you don't want to upset your friend, but I'm curious why you fear this would be upsetting. If your friend wasn't interested in men and you told him about your feelings, that should not be something that offends him--your feelings can't harm him, after all. If he has to reject you (and he might not want to), it should be the same as rejecting a girl that he isn't interested in romantically.

Can you tell us more about your relationship with this friend? Have you ever had the chance to talk about relationships and sexuality with him? Has he ever expressed support for gay people?
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