Woman shares “unpopular advice” for dealing with a friend who has a crush on you: ‘They'll usually lie about their feelings going away, because they want continued access (even if it hurts them). And they WILL resent you’

This is definitely a golden ruleI think we've all liked a friend at some point in our lives, and we can all agree it always gets very confusing. When we like someone a lot, we naturally don't want to lose them, so we will likely say yes to keeping them as a friend even though we want more.We might deny it, but in the back of our minds, we will probably be waiting for them to change their opinion about us. It's not rational, and it's not on purpose, of course, but it's something denial does for most of us.A person should be really secure for this not to happen. They should be able to know themselves when they're getting too involved with somebody who only sees them as a friend. But well, that doesn't happen every time, and it's normal for the person who has a crush on somebody to be vulnerable.The woman in the post below writes really interesting reasons why you shouldn't keep a person who likes you as a friend, and I think her arguments are strong.If we really appreciate our friend and don't want to lose them, we should put some distance between us, at least for a couple of months. Just so the body understands there is no hidden opportunity and correctly grieves the loss. I've don…

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