I'm loving this thread! Let me spill.
So when I went to high school, it was in another city than I had previously lived in. I knew pretty much no one. One of the first people I made friends with was this guy named...we'll call him Tom. We were friends throughout all of high school, and I never saw him as anything more than a friend. I was in the closet (still am nnnnnn) and he was straight, but he had always been extremely playful with me. I always brushed it off though. Whenever he complimented me, I would act annoyed. If he tried to feel me up, I'd tell him to stop. Then senior year came and he suddenly started looking really attractive to me. He had never dated a girl, so I began to wonder if he was gay.
Then my best girl friend - we'll call her Stacy - tells me she wants to take Tom to Prom. She tries to get him to take the hint and ask her for months, and he finally asks her. I was lowkey jealous since I was crushing on Tom.
But I took this other girl who was friends with Stacy instead. We all go to Prom together and have fun. Then we go back to another friend's condo to drink and stuff. Tom and Stacy get really close and end up spooning through the night. I was sleeping right next to them. I got annoyed though and moved somewhere else.
Throughout the summer they started dating. But get this! Tom would always come to my house at night. On multiple occasions, he'd drink and he'd end up cuddling me all night!
I was pretty much in love. Stacy would even get jealous and joke about how he liked me more than her. I was so confused because I couldn't tell if he was gay or bi or just playful.
Then it was time to go to college. Stacy and Tom went to one school together. I went out of the state to another school. We're all still good friends. I'm over my crush on Tom though. He still acts EXTREMELY gay with me though. More than ever! I just don't respond to it in the same way I used to. The funniest part though is Stacy's sister recently told my brother who told me that Stacy thinks the reason I've started to become distant from her and Tom is that I USED TO HAVE A CRUSH ON HER! In reality, I used to have a crush on Tom! If only she knew.