Is it normal to have this kind of relationship?
Me and a female friend of mine have known each other for almost 4 years. We're really good friends. In fact, it seems we've become a little too friendly with each other. We both come from failed marriages, and in the beginning, we both agreed to just stay friends without all the complications of a serious boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. However I've noticed that we always tell each other "I love you." Every week, I'd text her telling her how much she really means to me and that I can't imagine life without her and she tells me she feels the same. I gave her some flowers last week, and she wasn't creeped out by it. She loved it in fact. We call each other baby or babe. I even call her "my little mermaid" as a pet name and again, she's not creeped out by it. Basically we do everything a romantic couple would do even though we both agreed to just stay friends. And yes there is also sex involved. Lots and lots of sex. She really loves it when I give her a massage. Even during the sex we tell each other "I love you." Truth is, I really do love her, and she knows it. All this is starting to make me wonder if this is a normal thing. Can a man and woman be friends and still love each other in a romantic way? Or have we actually become a couple without us really knowing it? Could this be a romantic friendship we have? What could it be?