There is an amazing friendship that you have enjoyed thus far with a best friend.

It’s a great friendship that has been there for you at the best and worst of times in your life.

Whether it is a birthday, job promotion, breakup with a boyfriend, or death in the family, your best friend has been there for you.

He has never failed to be a rock you could lean on.

For the longest time, you regarded him as nothing but a friend.

A great friend who you loved platonically.

But lately, things have changed.

You are thinking about him differently.

As you reflect on how emotionally supportive he has been towards you over the duration of the friendship, you have realized that he is the closest thing to safety that you have experienced.

All of your past boyfriends never made you feel this safe.

There was a persistent worry.

That of infidelity.

These were boyfriends who followed plenty of pretty girls on social media alongside a litany of female contacts saved on his phone.

To make matters worse, they would routinely hang out with these so-called female friends at bars, nightclubs, and parties without any regard for your level of comfort with all of it.

Every romantic relationship had you unsettled.

At first, it was thrilling to be the girl he picked as a girlfriend.

It made you feel as though you had beaten out all the other girls he has on his social media, in his phone contacts, and those he socialized with at bars, nightclubs, and parties.

It was naïve of you to think that these past boyfriends would give up their womanizing ways because they had chosen you as a girlfriend.

They never did.

Not one of them.

Like a broken record, each relationship led to cheating and emotional abuse.

In the midst of all of these tumultuous relationships, your best friend was there.

An escape, a shoulder to cry on, an inspiration, etc.

Thanks to all of these failures in romantic relationships, you have learned and grown.

To such an extent, you finally acknowledged what was right in front of you all the while.

A person you already love.

Your best friend.

The love you have for him isn’t purely platonic.

Of late, when he messages or calls you, you get butterflies.

During conversation, if he says anything about another girl, you get jealous.

When you hang out as friends, you don’t want the night to end.

You love him more than you ever have, and it isn’t platonic.

Although you are worried about risking a great friendship by revealing your romantic feelings for him, it is worth it to take a chance on it.

If you don’t, seeing him in love and dating someone else will completely crush you.

As long as you have a rock-solid friendship, it won’t be damaged by this revelation as long as it is handled with maturity.

This means that if he were to tell you that he only sees you as a great friend, you respect and accept this wholeheartedly, continue being his best friend, and never mention it again.

Some of the healthiest and longest-lasting romantic relationships come out of great friendships.

To this end, it is worth it to take a chance at an even greater love by revealing your romantic feelings for him and dating him if his feelings are mutual.