Dear justrun19:

I would tell him matter of factly: “I like you as a friend. I think I will like you as a boyfriend too. Let me know sometime if you want to find out. If not, it’s okay. Being friends with you is good enough for me.”

Say it in a casual, calm, factual way, gently but not emotionally. When you are done saying it, attend to another activity, so that it doesn’t look to him like you are waiting for his answer.

If he doesn’t say anything about this again, let it go and continue with the friendship as before.

* Practice saying the above and imagine if you can say it calmly. Also imagine you saying it and he not mentioning it again a day, a week, a month later: do you feel that you will be resentful? If so, it may not be a good idea to take my advice.

anita