Is it normal that i'm in love with my best friend?

I'm confused. I'm deeply in love with my same-sex friend. To the point where I can't stop thinking about her, be it good or bad thoughts! She obviously doesn't like me back, and I'm even starting to get the feeling that she doesn't like me at all. She always teases me about things and I don't know if its actually mean or if I'm taking it too personally, like she says I am. Whenever I try to casually touch her, she pulls away and says "Don't touch me!" and then laughs. Wtf? Then a little while later she'll be sitting on other friends laps, playing with their hair, and I feel...hurt. Sometimes I feel so offended that later at home I start crying, and this happens often. It puts me on edge. Yet I still love her. She is a beautiful person with an amazing personality, but she doesn't see it. Shes very insecure, and whenever she shows that side of herself I want to tell her shes the most beautiful girl in the world. But I can't, because she'll find it weird and I'll find myself crying over how stupid it was later. Yeah, it's pathetic. Is this relationship normal?

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Based on 60 votes (40 yes)
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  • la_uva_mojada

    just eat her already. Focus your tongye on her clit and watch it.become erect like a penis and then pounce!

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  • horstrya

    it is not normal

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  • happythankyoumoreplease

    Thank you for those incredibly long posts, they've helped me greatly :)

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  • Devyn

    Firstly with her liking you as a friend:
    you're probably only having doubts about this because you're over analysing any social interaction with her because you like her, and at the same time you're scared that she might guess how you feel about her and not like it. She's almost deffinately just teasing you as a friend, friends do that.

    Touching:
    This more difficult for me to give advice on seeing as I am male and touching is different between males. However maybe if you unconciously act as if you might be homosexual people will generally feel less comfortable touching you. (I also have it the other way round, I only feel comfortable touching guys who are gay or bi).

    Is she attracted to you as well?
    I'm afraid the answer to this question is probably not. If she were attracted to you and didn't have any problem with that, she would be fine with touching you. That leaves two possibilties: a) she is straight, which is the most likely. b) she is attracted to you and is insecure about it (and therefore doesn't like touching you because she feels that there's sexual tension that confuses her).

    Either way it's a very bad idea to share your feelings with her as she will feel very weird about it and possibly end your friendship.

    Instead you need to try to cope with the feelings without telling her and try to act normal around her and think of her as you would a friend. As much as this might feel impossible for you at the moment, trust me it can be done, you just need to persist.

    I've been in a similar position, I told him and the whole thing went horribley wrong and I no longer speak to him and it spoilt my life for nearly a year. I avoided that happening with a second attraction be keeping my feelings to myself, and that's going fine now. I had to learn through depression and fear of repeating my mistakes. I have taken the time to make this post so that you do not need to make the same mistakes in order to handle these situations correctly.

    Yours faithfully
    Devyn

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  • GeorgeMcBob

    Don't give up hope - it's clear that she unconsciously knows how much you love her, and I'm sure she shares your feelings. In fact, from what you describe, I'm 99% certain. She pulls away when you touch her because she's afraid of her own feelings, and her nervous laughter is just there to cover up the turmoil inside her. She wants to come out of the closet to be with you.

    The way she flirts with her other friends is partly her unconscious way of coming to terms with her sexuality. She feels safe doing it with people she doesn't have strong feelings for because she feels she can safely pretend to herself that she's joking.

    The best way to let her know is to have a 1-on-1 conversation with her. Do it when there's no other friends around, so she doesn't feel the need to put on her social mask. Invite her out to coffee or to a movie or something. Tell her that you're in love with her. If she does feel the same way (which she probably does), she'll tell you, and if she doesn't, she won't laugh or tease you because there will be nobody watching. The more you keep your feelings inside you, the worse they will get.

    If she seems too afraid to admit her feelings to herself, try having a few drinks. Alcohol removes the mask, and it'll give her the courage to come out and you the courage to ask her. (Disclaimer: don't do this if you're under 18!)

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  • LOUi_CUDi

    damm.. . This relationship is normal. Tell her how u feel. If u cry when she plays with others hair n all that other stuff then tell her. It might mest what u all have but at least she will know that shes hurting u beacuse how u feel about her. ... If u guys r just sex friends, then i think u mest up by falling for her. This relationships never work...

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    • austinjohns21

      Hey take my word for it I just got out of my relation ship with a friend I've knowen since we were kids she said she loved me and wanted only to be wiyhme no matter what I spent over 1500 on her for clothes hygenie food and a new car for her 25th birthday and I found out that she used me and lied to me even when I asked my best friend who I played. High school foot ball with lied to me and said he was not seeing her and I found out he was seeing her behind my back

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