How to deal with falling in love for your best (and straight) friend?

Falling in love for someone who is not of the same orientation as you is a disaster and often painful- when that person is also your best friend a lot is at stake. There’s two ways this can be dealt with; 1.) be true to your feelings and confess, letting your friend know that you respect their sexuality and expect nothing but have these feelings may enable you both to move past it successfully. 2.) hold off. Sometimes keeping your friendship in tact becomes the first priority and dealing with your feelings on your own is one way to do just that. Taking some time away for just yourself to clear your head can do wonders. Ultimately the choice is yours and you’ll know the path best taken for your own friendship.

Try to be respectful of their boundaries, and don't get tied up in your own emotions. They are still your friend and deserve support and respect no matter how in love with them you are.

I was in love with my best friend and still is now..but so I decided to just flirt around and see how he responded but then like since I'm a shy person ill just let these feelings go. But that was my case and he's now one of the most trusted people I know and I still care for him but avoid his romance life. I learned to let go but I say if your brave and willing to admit your feelings go for it I had another friend that I had a crush on and I gave up on it and lost feelings and not top long we figured out that we both liked eachother don't let opportunities pass by if not its okay you can learn and grow through these experiences.

I've actually went through the whole falling in love with your best and straight friend when I was a teenager. I don't think there's a rule on how to deal with this; it really depends on how that friendship works and if you feel you can stay friends without those feelings interfering.

If you know for a fact that she really is straight, you really just have to move on. If you can stay best friends, that's great! But just stop yourself from thinking of her as anything more. If you can't do that, I'm sorry to say that it might be necessary to take a break from hanging out with her for a little bit and see if it helps. Also, it might be good to meet new people that you may have a connection with so you can move on and stay best friends.

This is always so hard, but if you are sure that they are 100% straight then there's not much you can do but move on sadly. You can still care for them as more than a friend, but any expectations you hold for anything will just be broken.

I can say that I have dealt with this before, and to be honest, I don't know. Lot's of people don't know and that's okay! If they truly are your best friend, they would't hate you for it. People deal with their problems differently, and it's always up to you to decide which choice you're going to make.

Being very open to yourself, and giving time to come up to meet this friend well, to know how they might take it if you ever let them know your feelings.

I believe this is the most difficult situation we can go through. It is so tough falling for your friend no matter what and when it is a same sex friend that is straight on top of that you must look at your relationship and make a decision on how to deal with it. There is no cookie cutter response to this situation.

I'm actually in this situation right now. I've been in love with my best friend of six years for three, and I'm still figuring out how to deal with it. I encourage you to let him/her know about it, even though I'm to scared to do so. It'll help, really. If he/she is really your friend, he/she will accept you, and consider your feelings. You say that he/she is straight, but even so, nobody knows him/her better than him/herself. Who knows, maybe he/she is trying to figure him/herself out? I don't want to give you false hope, but it's possible that there is still a chance of him/her being able to return your affection.