9 Ways To Tell If You Are Falling For Your Best Friend

It’s hard to admit when your feelings for a good friend have crossed over the line of friendly. But are you really falling for your best friend or is it a momentary lapse in your emotions? Being able to tell the difference can be difficult.

And you don’t want to risk losing the friendship over something that could really be nothing, right? It’s hard enough to have those feelings and it can be harder to know what to do about them once they’re confirmed.

Getting really close to a friend of the same gender you get romantically interested in can be a little confusing. You never really know what’s going on in your head or your heart. But taking a step back and looking at the signs from a distance might give you the clarity you need. Here’s how to tell if your friend might mean a lot more to you than you previously thought.

# You start thinking about dating them

You’ll find yourself daydreaming about doing couple-like things with them. Going on dates, snuggling up on the couch, and even doing the physical stuff will start popping up in your mind all the time. That’s a pretty clear sign deeper feelings are at play.

# You get shy around them

Being best friends, you’ve probably seen just about everything of each other. If you truly have real romantic feelings for them, you might start withholding information or getting shy when they talk to you. This is a major sign you’ve started to develop feelings.

# You withhold information about people you think are attractive around them

You’ve probably talked about people you like before. They’re your best friend, after all. And that actually helps to be able to tell if you’re falling for your best friend.

When you stop telling them about people you find attractive, it’s because you don’t want them to think of you with other people. Even if you don’t realize it, you’re protecting your chances of being romantically involved with them.

# You get upset when they talk about people they like

This is probably one of the most telling signs you have real feelings for them. If you didn’t, this wouldn’t bother you at all. You’d even be happy for them. Getting upset when they talk about liking someone is a sure sign you have deeper feelings for them.

# You want to spend alone time with them

Normally you wouldn’t really care about hanging out in a group or alone. But if you have feelings for them, you’ll want to spend more alone time. You’ll want to have time with just the two of you more often than not.

# You get jealous of their other friends

Basically, if they’re spending more and more time with people who are not you, you’ll get upset. And understandably so. If you have real feelings for someone, you often want them all to yourself.

# You want to know everything they’re doing

You’re just overall curious about their life. You want to know what they’re doing in their free time and who they’re with. This is more in a sense that you just want to be in the know of their life.

# You’re more interested in how they spend their free time

Basically, you’re worried about them getting close to someone else. You might not realize that this is the case, but it’s essentially what’s happening. The more you’re curious about what they’re doing when they’re not with you, the more you like them.

# You imagine kissing them

You’re not going to picture making out with just a friend. Sure, you may have thought about it a time or two before, but now you’re imagining. More importantly, you like it. You like to think about getting intimate with them. That’s a huge sign you’re romantically interested.