By Jasmin Shirazian
What do you do when you and your best friend both have gray area feelings for each other sometimes, but you know a romantic relationship wouldn’t be the best route, but you’re also scared to talk to other people in fear of losing the relationship you have with said best friend?
This is gonna seem harsh, but you guys need to get over it. Either over each other and under other people without getting upset, or over the whole, “it just wouldn’t work,” mindset. Personally, I think you should go with the latter.
What exactly are “gray area” feelings? Feelings should be full of color. If you’re confused on how you feel about each other, which is what I could understand as a gray area, you should sit down and talk about what is making it so confusing. Do you like each other or not? If so, why wouldn’t it work out?
It’s pretty hard to know if something would or wouldn’t work out unless you try it. If you want to work, you work things out — that’s just kind of how all relationships work. Work, work, work.
And if you try, and things don’t work out, maybe you’ll find it’s easier to be friends who love each other, and want the other to be happy. You’ll forever be pining for them if you don’t take the risk, and there is nothing worse than being in a relationship with someone while desiring someone else. Except, probably, being the person whose partner is secretly in love with their best friend.
If you love something, go after it. Whether it works out or not, you know you tried.