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Hi Shallon!
One of my best friends likes this guy and I think I like him too. Even though she liked him first, I can’t just help it. What should I do? I haven’t told ANYONE that I like him because I don’t want her to find out and get mad. Help?
–Ellen
Dear Extremely Confused Ellen,
If God had created a 10 Friendship Commandments, number one would’ve been Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy BFF’s Crush. It’s right up there with Honor Thy Pinkie Swears. But falling for the same dude is kind of inevitable – we’re so similar to our friends and therefore we’d probably go for the same guys, right?
So the strategy here is to ask yourself a very simple question: which person do you picture being in your life the longest? Your best friend or your crush?
Note: NEVER fight over a guy. Especially if they have weird facial hair patterns like this dude. Source: Shutterstock
Hey, guess what: YOUR FRIEND. I am still very close with my BFFs from elementary school, high school and college. But I can barely even remember the last names of the boys I like. Besides, think about all the drama if you end up fighting with her. School will become a living hell and um, it’s not even a guarantee that the guy likes you back! What if you stir the pot with your BFF only to discover that – ta da! – he doesn’t like either one of you. Uck. Terrible.
Choosing a friend over a guy is like choosing a salad over a cupcake. In the moment you reeeeeaaaally want to make one decision, but in the long run you will be SO thankful you didn’t. But.. is it really the boy you’re after? In high school I always had crushes on my BFF’s guys because, weirdly, I wanted her life. She was so pretty and confident and smart, I think I subconsciously thought that getting the guy would get me all of her attributes. SHOCKER: it doesn’t work that way.
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So basically: don’t tell your friend and forget about this crush. Boys come along constantly (trust me they do) but BFFs are hard to find!
XO,
Shallon
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or you could tell your mate because (unless she’s a total bitch) she’s not gonna hate you. My besto and I have like the same guy for ages and neither of us would stop the other asking him (in fact i did ask him out and she thought i was mental) or going out with him. Your friend shouldn’t stop your happiness of going out with him if he asks you just because she’s a little jealous. It would be really unfair if he asked my BFF out and i hated her because its not her fault he likes her instead of me.
Thanks, because it doesn”t make it less complicated when your crush is one of your best friends that you’ve maybe started flirting with…….