[tym4n]

I like this girl I know, who happens to be my best friend, and I don't want to like her at all, but i can't help it; a lot of the time I don't like her but sometimes I just look at her and I get that feeling that I couldn't live without her . The reason I don't want to like her is because she is my best friend and things are awkward when I am around her. I don't want to be in a relationship with her because if it ends(which it most likely will) then I will be losing more than just another girlfriend but I will also be losing a best friend.

[Lamak]

Don't act on these feelings and you'll be alright.

[tym4n]

Will these feelings eventually go away if I do not act on them

[LostInLA]

Originally Posted by tym4n

Will these feelings eventually go away if I do not act on them

It's possible.

Maybe try to find another girl to date.

[WTRanger]

If you are around her, the feelings will never go away. You are just kidding yourself if you think otherwise.

Why don't you want a relationship? You've already lost the friendship with the addition of these feelings. Again, if you think you can maintain a "friendship" with this girl and work on your feelings at the same time, you are just wishfully thinking. So why not go for it? To me, you've got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

[tym4n]

Well I can't go out with her because she thinks of me as a "brother" and I know for a fact that she does not like me in any other way

[tym4n]

That sounds like a good idea but if I do find another girl and my feelings don't chang then I will be a useless relationship that I care nothing about

[Odyssey]

Originally Posted by tym4n

That sounds like a good idea but if I do find another girl and my feelings don't chang then I will be a useless relationship that I care nothing about

Worry about that if it happens. Focus on the present. Good luck man.

[Trimmer]

How old are each of you, tym?

[tym4n]

Originally Posted by Trimmer

How old are each of you, tym?

Age is not an issue here

[Trimmer]

Originally Posted by tym4n

Age is not an issue here

Hey, I'm not going to rub your nose in it or anything, or joke or kid you about it, or even be dismissive if you are young (which would in some ways be the greatest insult.) But I need some context - my suggestions would be different if you are a relatively fully-developed adult (20 years or older) than it would if you are younger, and then if you are younger, it would very much depend on what developmental stage you are at.

So you certainly aren't required to reveal it ( I can't imagine why you wouldn't unless you have some sensitivity about it ) but for me, without that context, I can't really give much help. I would give different discussion about an adult situation than I would with a younger person.

But if you don't provide that information, it may very much limit the usefulness of the discussion from which you are trying to benefit.