
“hey man, I really appreciate you and I realized something that feels hard for me to say. I realized that while I deeply love and adore you and this bond, it’s not romantic for me. I love you like my friend, I love our friendship and the balance we strike. but I don’t feel it could ever become anything romantic. I’m sorry to hurt you in this way. I’ve tried hard to make it work for me, and I swear when I say it has absolutely 0 to do with you. I just can’t force myself to feel that way about you
. I think we have a bond that exists outside of romantic confines, one of which is very important and meaningful in other ways. I hope u can accept this, and that we can find a way to stay in each other’s lives as friends. you mean the world to me, but I can’t foresee ever being the one to reciprocate the feelings u have.”