u/Beginning_Sock_4674

Hi, Im new to reddit but I really need advice on this. My sibling has a crush on a girl for a year now, but there are problems if he wants to confess. I 12 F and my sibling 15 M(I really didnt want to put his info) were talking last night. At first he was just asking hypothetical questions about scenarios that uncluded crushes. But then the questions became very specific. He asked what if you and your friend both have a crush on a girl. You liked her for a long time, but your friend recently liked them. Both of you, liked her at the same level though. However, one day your friend confessed to them, but it went horribly. They had since moved on, but the feelings are still there. You have a chance to confess to her, but you can betray your friend. Not knowing it was a real scenario, I said that you should slow down and not pursue for now and comfort your friend. Then, he finally gave me the real scenario. He said he liked a girl 15 F for a year and tried distracting himself with another crush, but it went badly. When he was done with that crush, he had to deal with her again. A friend 15 M also liked her around the same level as him but got rejected. Again, moved on but still has feelings. Even more complicated, His crush has a twin that would encourage him if he ever asked for the green light. If he did confess, he will be next to his crush all the time because they(the twins) stayed together. But with all this, he said if he got rejected he would break mentally for a year. Me and him both agree that he should confess to get this off his chest, But the circumstances are so bad i dont know what to do. I suggested asking our other siblings, who are all adults and more wise. But he said they are smart and would figure out this was a real scenario and tell our parents. I said I could just disguise it, but he said it wouldnt work. I really wanted to ask them for advice but, it would be going behind his back. And he said the whole time we were talking, he couldn't stop thinking about her. I really dont know if people will respond to this, all advice will be appreciated though. So should he confess or keep this to himself? *UPDATE he said it would be weird to pursue his crush because, he helped his friend all the way. Like, telling him what to do to get closer and how to confess*