The best friend who has had your back through thick and thin has been such an anchor.

So much so that you are almost in disbelief that your mind is flirting with the idea of whether he has secretly been the right partner for you all along.

Throughout your friendship with him, you have been diligent in maintaining a platonic vibe.

This is despite the fact that you know he is attracted to you.

Although he has avoided aggressively pursuing you, it is no secret he has had eyes for you throughout the friendship.

That said, he has respected your boundaries throughout the friendship, adhering to the strict platonic designation you gave it.

All through your friendship with him, you have had romantic relationships with men, some of whom ended up becoming boyfriends.

Whenever any one of these romantic relationships ended poorly, your best friend was there for you, offering emotional support.

Being that he has always been so emotionally supportive of you whenever you have had heartbreaking breakups in the past, he has basically been in the trenches with you.

Not only has he witnessed your emotions at their lowest, but also at their highest, too.

This is usually at the early stages of courtships when everything seems so promising with a new guy.

Thanks to this firsthand experience, he is the one person who understands your emotional requirements in romantic relationships.

This is a major reason why you are presently considering whether your best friend is the right candidate for your next romantic relationship.

Although it sounds appropriate, much of your reasoning is based on the overwhelming disappointment you have experienced on account of your previous failed romantic relationships.

Bearing this in mind, you mustn’t get carried away.

There is a reason why you chose to make him a platonic friend rather than a romantic prospect when you befriended him a while ago.

That judgment remains sound.

It mustn’t be overlooked on account of wanting to override the disappointment of your previous romantic relationships by making your best friend your new boyfriend.

Best not to give into these emotions, as a romantic relationship borne out of this sentiment only causes further disappointment.

A disappointment that not only leads to the dissolution of a short-lived romantic relationship with your best friend but also the potential of losing the friendship too.

Rather than taking such an unnecessary step, look inward.

Ask yourself why you are constantly drawn to the type of men you have dated in the past.

Does it have to do with a lack of emotional availability?

His unpredictability?

The drama of not knowing where he stands at all times?

Plenty of women are drawn to men like this.

Should that be you, consider dating a man who doesn’t possess these personality traits.

Without opening yourself up to men with better personality traits, you will continue dating the same type of men.

If you keep dating the same type of men, you are sure to repeat the cycle of failed romantic relationships.

Finding the right partner has nothing to do with your best friend.

It has everything to do with whether you are finally at a stage in your life where you are ready to date a man who is emotionally stable and predictable.