{"id":14307,"date":"2010-07-30T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=14307"},"modified":"2010-07-30T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T20:00:09","slug":"my-best-friend-is-getting-too-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/dear-bella\/my-best-friend-is-getting-too-close\/","title":{"rendered":"My best friend is getting too close"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dear Bella: <\/strong>I think my best friend is falling for me. I believe she is getting too close to comfort and I am worried this can jeopardize a good friendship based on my experience.<\/p>\n

I love her a lot, but I don\u2019t want to get intimately involved with her and then things just end up being weird. I also have a girlfriend and she knows that, but lately she\u2019s been giving me these unusual looks and touches. I mean we hug, play and joke around, but I can just feel like these are new feelings developing. She knows me like the back of a book like I know her very well. We share everything and talk about relationships. How can I let her know that I just want to remain friends?<\/p>\n

Trying to save a friendship.<\/p>\n

Dear Trying to save a friendship,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simply ask your best friend if she likes you more than just a friend because you\u2019re sensing that her way of behaving is different around you. If she admits let her know how much you cherish you friendship and that if she cherishes it too she will respect your stance on the matter.<\/p>\n

Make her aware of how you feel, and that you don\u2019t want things to complicate the relationship you already have. Sometimes the best friends make the best lovers. However, sometimes an intimate\/sexual relationship with a close friend doesn\u2019t always bode well.<\/p>\n

Bella.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have a problem? Write to Dear Bella at dominicanewsonline@gmail.com. Dear Bella is published everyday. All letters are subject to editing and the editor has the right to not publish an article if it does not meet the company\u2019s editorial standards. Also, the advice given is not necessarily expert advice, and is basically an opinion, therefore we accept no liability that result from giving any opinion. As such we encourage you to seek the advice of a professional counselor<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Bella: I think my best friend is falling for me. I believe she is getting too close to comfort and I am worried this can jeopardize a good friendship based on my experience. 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