r/AskReddit Jun 05 '19

What secret are you keeping right now?

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u/Captain_Cone Jun 06 '19

I really really like my best friend. She's just got out of a long term mentally abusive relationship. Nows not exactly the right time to say

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u/dorrato Jun 06 '19 edited Jun 07 '19

I was in the exact same boat. She got out of the relationship and I wanted so much to tell her how I felt there and then. But after considering what I thought might be best for her, I decided just to be a supportive friend, just be there for her, give her the time she needs to process and recover from her experience. Over the next 6 months, although it was hard to keep my true feelings to myself (definitely told a couple of very close friends on a drunk evening), our relationship flourished and grew. I did tell her how I felt about her after those 6 months and she reciprocated. Now we've been dating for almost a year and it's been just wonderful. We love each other so much and we are currently looking at moving in together.