Would you jeprodise a good friendship for a relationship?

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31 May 2025, 6:44 pm

Context: I'm asexual with bisexual feelings. I'm also a super romantic. I split with my boyfriend just last year.

I've been talking with a girl for a year now and I think we've established a good friendship. Recently she has been alurring to having something more than a friendship. She's my best friend who I connect on so many levels intellectualy, and I don't want to jeprodise our friendship over a pursuit at romance, even though part of me is curious about how things would go if we were together. My previous relationship ended bitter and not only did I lose a romantic partner, I also lost a friend ( my ex being both a lover and a friend)

What would you do in my shoes?


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31 May 2025, 11:30 pm

I'd at least consider it if I thought there was a chance they might be receptive.


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01 Jun 2025, 10:45 am

I would def pursue a relationship if I thought she was interested in me. Me & my first girlfriend were best friends before she told me she liked me. She was the first person I connected with & related to. We broke up for various reasons. I wasn't friends first with my two other girlfriends but my current gf is my best friend & I feel I relate & connect with her better than anyone else including my first gf. I was also single for 8 years straight after my first relationship ended despite my best efforts to find another one & I was extremely desperate.


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01 Jun 2025, 10:57 am

If I had romantic feelings for them and thought they might be interested, too, I think I’d likely go for it if I were you. It’s the sort of situation I prefer, actually.


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01 Jun 2025, 5:05 pm

I wasn't expecting such consensus.



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01 Jun 2025, 6:58 pm

Thanks for the feedback.
I'll have to test the waters and see how things go, I'm not confident in making the first move.


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02 Jun 2025, 4:00 pm

Yeah you must be nervous and it's also very exciting too

Best of luck to you


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