I’m a girl and I have loved one of my best guy friends for the longest time. He used to love me a lot too, he told me this and everything, but I wasn’t ready to start something with him then.
So he fell for one of my other girl friends. And they became boyfriend and girlfriend. But one night he and I were alone together and we kissed. It became really complicated, and he asked me to tell him I loved him so he could leave my girl friend. But then I really cared about this girl friend, I felt terrible about what we had done and I felt I couldn’t do that to her. So I didn’t tell him.
Months later I was accepted into a college out of the country, and I would leave for the next school year in August. I was scared of saying goodbye and leaving whatever we had full of “ifs”. So I told him I loved him (around April). He asked me, in other words, if I would wait for him to get out of his relationship. I told him, also in other words, that I thought I would.
About a month passed, and about a week ago he broke up with his girlfriend. I still love him, and I know he still has feelings for me, we’ve been spending loads of time together since. I feel really happy and good about myself when I am with him, he makes me laugh and is just, in a way, imperfectly perfect.
I’ve been having problems with my girl friend, his ex, for reasons unrelated to him. She was really in love with him, and although he really cared about her it was never as much. So I feel like !”#$ for even thinking about getting together with him, but it’s not as if me and her are the greatest chums right now. Plus, everyone else would think I’m a terrible person, and I’d have broken that “code” where girls do not go out with their friend’s exes.
Thing is, I’m going to college. I’m leaving the country. And if I wanted to spend time with him, the sooner the better.
I just wish we could love each other without hurting anyone else. And in this case, I don’t know what’s worth more. Love or dignity? Being happy, or respecting other people? help!!
So I confess…
- I helped cheat on one of my girl friends
- I told a guy with a girlfriend I loved him
- and worst of all, I think I might be willing to sacrifice my dignity to be with a guy.
help?? am I seriously deranged?
Sorry for the long confession.