I 24m fell in love with my straight best friend 26m and i don’t know how to tell him that i need some time away from him to figure some things out. In all honesty its not him he’s a great guy the best actually he’s always there for me in many ways when he can be and always made me feel safe and happy when im with him i just dont know how i can keep pretending that i dont have these feelings when im around him. And yes i did tell him how i felt about him 2 or 3 years ago but it hasn’t gotten any better. I’ve stopped hanging out as much with him, I’ve stopped spending the night at his place, and when it comes to personal situations ive just stop telling him cause even though he’ll be there for me with all the right answers i just can’t separate my feelings for more from him then just as a friend. Pls help i dont want to end the friendship but i dont want to continue with this internal thing anymore.