Thing is, two weeks later I discover through the grapevine that her boyfriend broke up with her.

Hi Meredith, Last summer I started a friends-with-benefits relationship with a man I met on Bumble. We had great communication and defined the terms – that we would be friends, get physical, and go out every once in a while.…

I'm not sure if I just love him like a brother or if I actually really like him more than a friend.

I'm not sure if this is just a friendship with benefits from his point of view, or if it could develop into something more.

All I hear is "friend this, friend that."

But as each day passes, it becomes harder and harder to pretend like these feelings for him aren't there

Now we don't talk as much as we used to, and I'm lucky if he opens my messages, let alone responds.

I pushed him away and said no because it's a bad idea, but then he kissed me again and I kissed back.

They joke my wife's friend is her "real wife."

Those friends are more independent and can easily go without seeing him for weeks on end, but he seems lost without them.

I am not judging her for how many people she has slept with ...

The problem is that the year ended with us two still friends, and then we both changed schools.

I was keeping these feelings to myself and drove myself batty thinking about it, so I am relieved that I finally said something.

The dream reminded me of everything that was good about us.

His best friend and her best friend are getting married soon, and he's in the wedding.

To make matters worse, almost every single one of his friends have had either a short relationship with him, a fling, a one night stand, cuddled, made out with or been generally more intimate than I would be with any of my friends.

I started dating a guy I've known through work. He's a very nice, solid guy – a great catch. I could tell that he went out of his way to get to know me. We started dating, but then he…

In reality, we have never even kissed before – until now.

I want to tell her because it's haunting me.

I'm a 26-year-old woman and I think I have feelings for a friend. I have no experience with women.

One of my closest friends of many years disclosed that he's had romantic feelings for me. It seemed important to him in the moment, but when we talked about it in person, he said he'd prefer to remain friends. I…

Hi Meredith, You helped me once before and I'm hoping you can help again. My best friend, J, is a single, 38-year-old who has recently moved to a new city and switched careers. I encouraged her to try online dating…

Hi Meredith, I'm writing on behalf of a friend I'll call "Claire." For the past year, she's shared details of an evolving relationship with "Brian." At first, it was about navigating the early stages of a relationship – different communication…

To make a very long story short, he basically reiterated the fact that he does not want me spending time with my male friends or even talking to them.

I thought about mentioning this to a doctor or looking for a counselor but I don't even know what I would say is the "problem."