I'd had a crush on my best male friend for as long as I'd known him. As time went on and we got to know each other better, I found myself falling in love with him, but much to my frustration, our relationship never developed beyond friendship. Unwilling to risk losing such a good friend, I refused to do anything to change that.

A couple of weeks before Valentine's Day, he came to me with a dilemma. "I really, really like this girl," he said. "A lot. Do you think I should send her a Valentine's Day card?"
My heart sank, but I tried not to show it. I was stunned. I'd never heard him mention another girl, especially one he liked so much. "Do you think she likes you?" I asked him, trying to act nonchalant and involved in the problem.
"I'm not sure," he replied. "I think so. Maybe."
"Does she have a boyfriend?" was my next question. Secretly, I was thinking, 'Please, please let her have a boyfriend'. "No." "Oh." So much for that idea. "In that case, go for it. It sounds pretty promising, and it's a good way to find out if she likes you. Besides, what girl could resist you?" I said it as a joke, but the fact of the matter is, I really did believe that. He blushed bright red, and it was so cute. I tried to press him for more information about his mystery woman, but he was very evasive and basically refused to tell me anything. He's really good at
avoiding things. So I left, none the wiser and nursing a broken heart. In the ensuing weeks, I tried to find out anything I could about this girl he liked. I questioned all our mutual friends, but they knew nothing.Meanwhile, he came to me several times for advice. "Should I get her flowers?""Yes, I don't know any girl who doesn't like to get flowers." "What kind should I get?""That depends.""On what?" "On what kind of flowers she likes and how much money you'rewilling to spend." "I'm not worried about the money." This was very unusual. He was usually so tight with money that he was the kind of person who would be willing to re-use foil, and not for environmental reasons. 'He must really like her,' I thought, and my heart sank even further. "Well, in that case, roses are always good. Especially withwhite baby's breath."
He looked confused."Ask the florist, she'll know what I mean." "Will the florist deliver them?""Inter-flora will."
"When should I send the card so it gets there on Valentine'sDay?" "Why don't you just show up at her doorstep with the card and the flowers on Valentine's Day?""No, no, no, I can't.""Why not?" "In case she doesn't like me." "Then have the card attached to the flowers and get it delivered with them." And on and on and on it went.
By the time Valentine's Day rolled around, I was severely
jealous and very depressed. I was moping around the house, feeling sorry for myself, when the doorbell rang. When I opened the door, there was a delivery person from Inter-flora, holding a huge bunch of red roses
with white baby's breath, with a large card attached.
When I opened the card, the first thing I did was look to see who it was from. It was from him! I couldn't believe it.

The card read:
"I've always been attracted to you (what guy wouldn't be?), but as we became better friends, I found you were beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. My feelings for you have deepened far beyond friendship, but I've always been too afraid to say anything. I value our friendship more than anything, but I just had to let you
know how I feel (it's been driving me crazy!). If you don't feel the same way, I completely understand, and we can go on being the best of friends - I'll never bring this up again, and hopefully we can forget this ever happened. Please call me and let me know what you think."
Of course, I called him straight away, and we've been together ever since. What girl could possibly resist a card like that?

So here's a word of advice to everyone out there: "life is short, too short to waste wondering how someone feels
about you. If you find yourself in such a situation, don't be
afraid to say something and find out where you stand. It's possible that the two of you could have something wonderful together, so why deny yourself that? I'll always be grateful that he had the courage to go out on a limb for me, and that in doing so he brought our relationship a step forward. I guess it also shows how deep his feelings were for me - he was willing to risk our friendship,
which he valued so much, for them.

So please, whether it's telling someone you like them, or
considering travelling by yourself, or trying to get that dream job, bite the bullet and go for it. It's so much better than wondering what might have been, and the end result just might bring more joy into your life.

by: unknown girl