okay. well i'm 14 years old and my best friend is a guy. and i do have a boyfriend whom i really love. but my best friend recently has been flirting with me and crap. but i only think of him as a friend and my boyfriend is starting to think i'm cheating on him. i want to tell my friend about what he's doing but i still want to keep him as a best friend...what should i do? how can i tell him to lay off?
meggybou022 answered Tuesday March 1 2005, 6:53 pm: well if he really is your best friend be honest with him..he should listen to you...he might not realize what he's doing...or he could secretly like you...and as for you boyfriend tell him not nothing is going on between you and ur friend and if he still don't believe then obviously he doesn't trust you enough.. [ meggybou022's advice column | Ask meggybou022 A Question ]
rainbowsend answered Tuesday March 1 2005, 5:57 pm: It sounds like your best friend just might have developed a crush on you, so when you talk to him, BE GENTLE.
You do need to talk to him. He needs to know that you love your boyfriend, and that his flirting with you is making your boyfriend jealous and suspicious. He needs to know that you care about him, but just as a friend.
If you go about this correctly, you should be able to save the friendship. Just consider his feelings when you talk to your best friend. Make the conversation short and sweet.
He's your best friend, and he cares about you a lot. He should be able to respect you enough to lay off the flirting, since you have a boyfriend.
Look at it from his point of view. You're a gorgeous girl whom he's got a crush on. You're about to tell him that he can't have you. That's going to hurt. But he cares about you. So he'll respect you, and stop flirting. But it'll take a while for him to get over his crush, if it ever goes away. [ rainbowsend's advice column | Ask rainbowsend A Question ]
SugaHigh answered Tuesday March 1 2005, 5:09 pm: Tell him you only like him as a friend and nothing more. That you really care about him, and love him, but not in a bf kinda way. Let him know that you love your bf, and that he will never come between you 2, but that he thinks you are cheating on him. And that you dont want to have to choose. Hope it helps
RaE612 answered Tuesday March 1 2005, 5:08 pm: tell him that u dont really like him more than a friend.. and that you already have a boyfriend and that you still want 2 remain friends.. trust me.. he will understand.. hope it helps
lots of love.. rachel [ RaE612's advice column | Ask RaE612 A Question ]
scuffedknees answered Tuesday March 1 2005, 4:51 pm: best friends-
You should be honest. You don't want to lead him on. Tell him that you care about him...but only as a friend. Make sure to make it clear that you want your friendship to last, but you're not intestested in him romantically. If he's a good friend, he should understand.
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Sherry answered Tuesday March 1 2005, 4:34 pm: You should just tell him. He's your best friend, he should respect what you want. Just be like "My boyfriend is suspecting things about me and you, so can you please stop acting all flirty with me" That works, and its nice...have a convo about it and explain to him everything and you can work things out. [ Sherry's advice column | Ask Sherry A Question ]
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