Nah this isn’t France, romance kills friendships.
Either they feel the same way or your friendship is ruined forever
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Wahots@pawb.social 1 week agoOh man, I’d say just the opposite! Date your friends! You know them well, you become good friends before you ever even start dating, which is great for pacing, and you both probably share a lot in common.
There’s nothing quite like holding hands with your best friend, or quietly reading together. Or going skiing together ❤️
It’s how long term relationships have formed for a handful of my buddies. And it’s also how I met my spouse :)
While not everything works out, having a rock solid friendship can lead to an extremely strong relationship.
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Wahots@pawb.social 1 week ago
Perhaps it’s different where I live, but when one of my friends asked me out, I just told him that I unfortunately wasn’t interested in him, but I still wanted to be friends. We stayed close friends, and I actually introduced him to one of my other friends. They hit it off and are still together seven(ish) years later :)
They live in a different state right now, but we still have yearly get-togethers. I miss them and hope they can move here soon :)
BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 1 week ago
My wife and I meet as a friend group some 5 years before we went out - that was almost 35 years ago… shit time flies