
This happened to me, but I was the dude. We really obviously were into eachother but talked about not wanting to ruin the friendship. Boy oh boy, biggest mistake of my life. Your friendship won’t last. I’m sorry, but it won’t. When he gets a gf 5 years from now, you won’t be best friends anymore. You’ll just be friends that see eachother sometimes. Take the risk or regret it for the rest of your life. Your choice.
That’s kind of what I’m saying. With my friend, there were always jealousy issues when either of us were in relationships. When she finally found someone she knew she wanted to settle down with, he wasn’t as okay with our close friendship. You won’t be as close as you are now forever. I’m sure you know this