I think my best friend is in love with me… and I might have been using him without realizing.
I (22F) have a best friend (23M) who was literally my person. Like 24/7 emotional support, always there, remembered everything, never left my side.
I didn’t think much of it… just “bestie things” right?
Then I started dating someone.
Ever since then he’s been acting off. Dry replies, doesn’t text first, low energy, kinda distant.
And now it’s hitting me… I think he was in love with me the whole time.
And I feel kinda sick realizing I may have used him as emotional backup while I went and dated other people.
Now that he’s pulling away, I miss him way more than I expected and idk if it’s guilt or something else.
I don’t wanna lose him but I also don’t wanna lead him on.