Gay folks, how do you handle having a crush on your friend

[Sorry, reposting bc I accidentally replied under someone's reply]. Falling for friends is very common and nothing to be ashamed of. This happened to me more times than I'm willing to admit. But twice, ten years apart, I was down so bad that I acted on it. The first time it happened, both of us were dumb and young enough to think the physical relat......   reply

Okay, so here’s what you have to understand, if she’s straight then it’s a no go, but if she’s not then try light flirting and get closer, you know? I’m a bi dude, so when I had a crush on said guy, which was straight but did non straight things with me, it was confusing. I’d say simply be her friend, and observe if she’s interested......   reply

well idk, she kissed me, touched me, claimed she was straight, then got a bf, told him about the things we did, then he didn't like it (hes homophobic btw), so then in order to appease him she started spreading rumors that i raped her. So idk.   reply