Triggering: In a situation.

[Sunlight.]

Well, I kind of like this guy I used to work with. He's there for me when I need and he knows exactly how I feel because he's experienced and going through what I am.

But, there's a few problems:

1) He likes someone else.
2) He doesn't know I like him.

I don't want to tell him I like him because I feel like I'll lose him as a friend. According to my OTHER friend, we're pretty close because he's told me stuff that he's only told his closest friends.

Yet, the girl he likes, I feel, isn't treated him right. Their supposed to be "best friends" but she's telling the guy I like that she loves him even though she has a boyfriend. She's making it hard for him to move on with his life when she's telling him she loves him and making him wait for her which I found selfish. If their supposed to be "best friends" she'll tell him to love on no matter how much she cares and loves him.

For most of the time, he would be the one to start the conversation on MSN but for the past couple of days, I've been the one to start the conversations.

What should I do?

[PSY]

Weigh the pros and cons of telling him how you feel. There really isn't anything else you can do. =/

One suggestion: if you DO tell him how you feel, DON'T bad-mouth his crush. Whether it's simply out of concern, or to make yourself look more appealing, the last thing your friend would want to hear is how this girl is using him.

[ShimmeringFaerie]

If you and this guy are as good friends as you make it sound, he isn't going to stop talking to you just because you like him. I'll admit, it might make things a little bit awkward for a couple of weeks (if he doesn't like you back), but after that, things go back to normal if you let them. And if he does like you, then that's great and you have nothing to worry about . I don't think you have anything to lose by telling him, but it is your decision.

If, however, he continues to like this girl, you have to let that be. You can't blame her for it. No matter how badly she is treating him, he is the one who is letting her do so. Hopefully he will realise how badly she is treating him, but you can't really help him realise that. Most likely he'll just ignore you if you try to draw his attention to it.

[ChapperIce]

It sounds like to me you two are just friends. Even if the other girl is supposed to be his best friend, it sounds like you've taken on that role a bit.

You can always ask him out first and see how it goes but if he has someone else in mind it'd be better to be happy you can be friends and move on.