Q: I am 17, female. My best friend is 17 and male. I have known him for nine years, we met in third grade. We were each other's pretty much best friend. I can go to him with anything, I have no problem telling him what I feel I can't say to other's because he will never judge me. He tells me a lot of his problems, too. When I text him upset, he can tell and he asks immediately what is wrong, and vice versa. He struggles with very low confidence because he has a brother who, in his eyes, is perfect and he can't measure up. So, I have to pretty much tell him everyday how great he really is or else he would get upset. He sings and plays guitar, he knows I love his singing voice, so when I ask, he sings for me. We are going to Europe for a music trip in three weeks together and my science teacher is being the biggest douschebag, while my friend is in AP Physics and I am in Chemistry, I had asked him if he could help me get ahead in Chem so I wouldn't be behind when we get back, he said he can try and we stayed after for 2 hours going over Chemistry work, after everything was finished he asked if I understood and I replied that I was so, so. He went over more things with me to help me better understand and he promised we won't leave until I am pro at Chemistry, even though his dad was home from the UK after being away for 2 weeks, he still stayed with me and drove me home after. My friends all say he loves me, his friends say I love him. I think we are both just great friends. A random person came up to me in the hallway after my friend put a cat sticker on my locker and gave me my favorite flavor jolly rancher and said "God, just date already, oh wait, everybody knows you two love each other except you two." Again, we think we are great friends. I reinforced that idea to everybody today when about 12 people felt the need to tell me he was with another girl at a music festival. When I asked my friend about it, jokingly, he didn't give me a straight forward answer which gave everybody reason to again, believe that he is "trying to make me jealous" or he realized he "cant be with me so he's 'settling'"
From an outsider, what do you think? Are we just friends? Thanks! Sorry if it's unorganized and the ideas are everywhere, I just typed what I thought. Thanks again!
