You did the right thing. I, 35M, have a female bestie that everyone swears we would be perfect together. We both have been through messy relationships and are just happy to still have each other. She's still getting over a rough divorce, and you can see the progress from a few years ago. There are times that I feel we would be amazing together, but I wouldn't trade that friendship for anything. Even now, after almost 20 years of being close friends, we still call each other up randomly and hang out til the wee hours cooking, watching shows, talking, doing puzzles, or going out places like in college. Maybe one day down the road we'll end up being more, but I can confidently say that I'm glad we never tried forcing it to that next stage from peer pressure.
DaCamelJockey t1_it7nu29 wrote
Reply to TIFU by wanting to cuddle with my friend [update] by Educational_Glass_47
You did the right thing. I, 35M, have a female bestie that everyone swears we would be perfect together. We both have been through messy relationships and are just happy to still have each other. She's still getting over a rough divorce, and you can see the progress from a few years ago. There are times that I feel we would be amazing together, but I wouldn't trade that friendship for anything. Even now, after almost 20 years of being close friends, we still call each other up randomly and hang out til the wee hours cooking, watching shows, talking, doing puzzles, or going out places like in college. Maybe one day down the road we'll end up being more, but I can confidently say that I'm glad we never tried forcing it to that next stage from peer pressure.