I was hesitant because I value our friendship and did not want to ruin it.

... she is still saying that I make her happy, she thinks about me all the time, and she wants me in her life.

Dear Meredith, I'm a 30-year-old man who has a female friend who used to be a fling. She's getting married in a year, and I'd like some advice about whether I should share my feelings with her before then. Backstory:…

I recently met a guy at a holiday party. But he wasn't the guy (Guy No. 1) I was expecting to spend the night flirting with. He was that guy's best friend. Guy No. 1 is a man I've known…

In the days after we see each other, I get sad because I'm wishing that he returned my feelings.

He's married, but he says he has always been in love with me.

I am trying to take each day as it comes, however, I feel like I am waiting for the shoe to drop. Like he will realize he just needs time by himself to be single and figure out ...whatever.

Is it normal that he is still hiding me from his friends and children (youngest in high school)?

Our conversation is becoming dry and we barely see each other even on weekends.

I'm not stupid and I don't want to jeopardize a friendship I value a lot by changing the dynamic.

Do you think he will ever chase me down the street?

I decided it wouldn't be shocking to bring up that I had real feelings for him, saw him as a priority, and wanted to affirm we were on the same page.

I want to breach the "are you ready for more" discussion.

... it's like a relationship without the label of it.

We were still talking, albeit platonically.

I know I am young and have the rest of my life ahead of me but I want to date.

I met a guy in 2015, when I was still in college. I was 25, he was 31. I kept him at bay despite his many attempts. The attempts were so obvious that even our old college professor was calling…

We, of course, never had the conversation about what was happening between us.

I don't want to risk losing our trust, respect, and special bond to demand something more serious.

Unless I misread this entire thing, the interest is mutual.

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.…

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

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

He seemed to always leave the phone unlocked but cleared all texts and internet history, which was obviously strange.

I know this is a RISKY move. Do I stop it while I can?