Falling for your best friend… ugh. I’m sure most of you guys know how complicated it is to have a huge crush on your BFF. This kind of crush isn’t the same as every other crush you’ve ever had – no, this is different. You like the person who’s supposed to be your bestie! There are so many questions to consider: should you go for it and potentially ruin a good friendship? Should you try to move on and meet someone else? Should you stop being friends completely?

I’m here to, hopefully, help you girls out with this major dilemma and to figure out how to date your best friend. Below you’ll find 10 tips on how to make the scary move from friends to romantic partners and how to be in a relationship with this person without completely ruining your awesome and amazing friendship. Check out these tips on how to date your best friend with little to no awkwardness:

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Consider How You Think He/She Feels

Before you do anything, seriously think about how you think your BFF might feel about you. Do you get the sense that he/she flirts with you sometimes? Do you feel like there's sexual tension between you guys? Is this person already dating someone? Before you make a move, you should consider what how you think your BFF is going to react.

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Start Flirting

Think he or she might be into you also? Start flirting! You don't need to put serious moves on him/her, but just start being a little bit more flirty when you two hang out. Put your hand on his/her arm when talking, say things like, "you're so cute!" or "you're so funny!" Stuff like that. It should be pretty comfortable since you two are so close.

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Bring Up Dating In A Joking Way

Test out the waters by making a "joke" about you two dating. Say something like, "My mom said we'd make a cute couple. So funny, right?" This is an easy way to judge their reaction to a statement like that - if things go badly, you can always be like, "Just kidding, ha ha!" But at the same time, realize that this isn't foolproof. If they get super weird about it, it may be because they were thinking it and you just joked about it. Ugh. So complicated.

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Realize You Might Lose Him

Before you do or say anything you can't take back, you should seriously consider the fact that you could lose your best friend over this. Things can get awkward quickly and it can be hard to recover from something like confessing your love to someone who doesn't care about you also. I'm not trying to scare you, but this is definitely important. Are you willing to put things on the line to make a move? If so, go for it. If not, try to move on.

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Tell Him/Her How You Feel

Think he or she might be into you also? It may be time to make a move. I know that's super scary, but would you rather wonder about your relationship forever? Tell him/her how you feel in whatever way you feel comfortable - maybe for you that's through a note or something like that. Just know that whatever their reaction is, in the end, you'll feel better for coming clean.

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Take Things Slow

He/she feels the same way as you? Awesome! That's really great news. But now you guys should start by taking things slow. This might be hard, because chances are if they're your BFF, you already spend a lot of time together. Don't feel like you have to jump into an intense relationship because you're already so close. This is the time to get to know this person in a different way, so just take things slowly.

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Realize That Some Things Might Change...

Some things are probably going to change between you guys. For example, you can't really keep telling your BFF about that hot guy in your class if you guys are dating, you know? You don't need to morph into girlfriend mode or anything, just realize that you might need to adjust a few things about your relationship.

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...But Things Won't Be THAT Different

The good news? A few things might change, but overall, things won't be THAT different. This is still your best friend we're talking about here! Just because the two of you are now dating doesn't mean either of you are different people. Continue to be yourself and don't try to impress him or her - they already like you!

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Realize That Things Might Be A Little Awkward

If you guys have been platonic friends for a long time, doing the sexy stuff might be a little awkward at first. But don't worry about that - things will get better and both of you will get more comfortable as time goes on. Also, your mutual friends might start to feel a little weird about two of their friends dating. Again, don't stress - they'll get used to it.

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Don't Be Super Jealous

This person was (is) your best friend, right? So that probably means you know everything about his/her sexual past. Try to keep yourself from feeling super jealous about the things you know. He or she is with you now!

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Do you have a crush on your best friend? Have you ever dated or hooked up with your best friend? What was it like? Tell us in the comments!

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