Q&A for How to Avoid Falling in Love With a Friend

You can only stop falling in love with them if you meet somebody else and strongly come to terms with the fact that this person is not interested in you. If you cannot come to terms with this fact or are unable to develop feelings for someone else, I think that, unfortunately, you have to do the hard thing and just break up with the friendship until those feelings dissipate or go away.

You can't help who you fall in love with, and you can tell him if you want, but if he's gay he's not going to date you. It would be best to find someone else.

Remember, it is just a crush. Crushes come and they go. If you no longer want these feelings, just think of everything that bothers you about him. It'll make you like him less and less. If the things you dislike about him turn into things you like, then, you are in love.

Try to find someone else to get interested in. Until you have a different love interest, it will be hard to stop thinking about the person you currently like.

Some people experience only one great love in their lives, but many people love passionately more than one person. There are no set rules with this.

Try to distance yourself from them and hang out with your other friends.

It's hard to hide intense feelings like love. But it's a risk to tell your friend how you really feel since you don't know how she'll react. If the friendship is important to you and you don't want to lose it, remind yourself that staying friends is more important to you than any romance. In time, your friend may develop romantic feelings for you or you may decide that you're willing to risk the friendship to tell her how you really feel.

If she doesn't want a relationship, there's nothing you can do about that. Take some time and space away from this friendship for a while. No more long hours on the phone. Distract yourself with other things, like your other friends, hobbies, school/work, etc. When you do have to see her/talk to her, just remind yourself that a relationship isn't going to happen.

You should try and move on because you probably value your friendship with her enough to stop coming on to her, which could end up ruining your relationship.

If you don't want to date this friend for whatever reason, just tell him that you're not interested. Tell yourself that this is a friend and nothing more. If necessary, take a break from the friendship and wait for the feelings to subside a little.

It is normal to feel jealous, because it happens to all of us. However, in your case, that is a little too out of context to be jealous because that feels like you like him. Try to change the topic when you can.

You may have a crush on them physically. For example, seeing a celebrity guy who is 'hot'.

Think about how much you value this friendship and how much you don't want to lose her. If your instincts are telling you that she doesn't feel the same way, you're probably right. Just tell yourself, "Yes, she's great, but she's not the one for me." Use some of the tips in the article, and train yourself to think of her as a friend and nothing more.

If you started dating the person knowing it was your BFF's crush, she's going to be hurt. There's nothing you can do about that, unless you're willing to break up with him. If you didn't know he was your BFF's crush, tell her that. Tell her you're sorry, and ask her if she wants you to break up with him. She will most likely say no, and she'll be less hurt because she'll know you cared enough to ask her this.

Probably that he likes you! You're in luck. Now it's time to make a move. Perhaps you could ask him to go to a movie.

If you think you could be really great together, you're going to have to take the risk and tell them how you feel. Maybe it won't end up as well as you hoped, but you might miss out on a great opportunity if you don't do anything. You should tell them how you feel.

You could try to get his attention, or you can just be happy for him and find yourself someone else.

You're just afraid of being rejected, which everybody finds embarrassing. That's perfectly normal. But even though rejection stinks, we all go through it, and it's really not that big of a deal. If I were you, I'd first just ask him directly about his sexuality, like, "Hey, were you kidding the other day when you said [whatever he said that made you think he was gay]." Then if he says that he is gay, tell him you like him or ask him out.

If you aren't able to be friends with him right now because he doesn't want to date, tell him that you need a break from him for a little bit to recollect. If you want to forget him entirely, let him know that and stop responding to incoming mail. Block if needed. It just sounds like you need a moment to recollect, we've all been there! Ask for time and when your heart is ready for the friendship again, let him know and talk about it. Communication is the key to success in romance, the earlier you learn the more love you'll keep in your life.

If your friends are holding you back from something like this, they obviously aren't very good friends. I recommend that you go and get with your man and find some new, better friends who don't try to control you.