Advice about my problem with a friend?

Okay, so I have a guy friend. He and I have been really close. For two years it's only been casual. We talk for hours every night, laughing and sharing things. My girl friends have joked that I might fall for him or he might fall for me. I said ';that can't be, we're best friends.'; Well I end up liking him around fall, and ever since I've fallen for him even deeper. I think he knows, since it's so obvious that I do. But he's a flirt and when I see him with other I get hurt. I joke about it to him, like a friend does, but deep inside I get hurt. Im really sad actually, I've been hiding it until now. Back around winter he told me while drunk ';I don't want to fall for you, you know 'cuz of the friendship...'; I acted like I didn't hear it and brushed it off. But it really hurt me and made me happy the same time. Because he might have the potential to like me but in denial? There were times when we do act like a couple, holding hands, cuddling, so close yet so far (cliche I know). Advice?Advice about my problem with a friend?
Too much attachment becomes an obsession. Develop non attached love for every one.Advice about my problem with a friend?
first you cant really believe him while hes drunk but. . . . . . 2 of my friends have the same relationship maybe you should sit down and talk to him express your feelings maybe he feels the same way. as for his flirting ,hes a guy thats what guys do. why dont you flirt with another guy in front of him and see how he reacts.maybe he gets jealous that maybe a sign of him have feelings for you
Just ask him out it sounds like he already likes you just take your relationship with him one step further
what's your problem with that????





stay friends and don't lose that friendship no matter what!!!
I have no idea of any details to this.





But I would just kiss him(if it was a girl of course). But then again, I'm a guy and I'm supposed to be forward. Some guys misinterpret forwardness from a woman as just wanting sex.





There is a possibility that this love might be a more beautiful and stronger thing when you're older, been with attractive people who just don't click, and a more developed friendship would lead to a much sweeter kiss.





Although that is a gamble, isn't it.





From my point of view, just being friends doesn't necessarily equate to love. He grew up some,didn't he? He matured a bit. He's acting more like a man than a boy. Maybe you might have to mature a bit, psychologically, before he could say ';I want this.';





Also, it doesn't hurt to date a bit to see if he gets jealous. Who knows, by dating someone you might find out-- oh, it was just a crush.





There's a lot to consider and I wish you happiness and the type of love that you long for and deserve.
i delt with the same problem with a girl and after about a year i fell for her and she was having feelings for me but i was too shy to ever bring it up or make a real move towards her. i got in some trouble and didnt see her for a couple months. after that i called her and i talked to her about it and thats when she told me she liked me at one point but i never showed her that i liked her in that ';kind of way'; and she moved on. so i ended up losing her to some douche. moral of the story: talk to him when hes sober. ';drunken words are sober thoughts'; its the truth!