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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Nearby-Front4967 on 2026-03-18 07:23:17+00:00.
Hi reddit, throwaway account, today I fucked up by realizing that I have fallen in love with my best friend of 10 years. I realized this today while we were out on the town, at a restaurant. So for context, I (28f) met him (30m) at a job we worked together in our teenage years in fast food. We hit it off and started seeing each other every day up until about a year ago. We went to the gym frequently together, we swam often together, and we share a lot of common interests. Here's where I fucked up. I realized when we stopped hanging out every day that, my mouth to god's ears, I have an attachment to him unmatched by anything I've ever dealt with. Today I realized that he is the most adorable and lovable guy I've ever met. The consequence though, comes in this form: he has had a girlfriend for the same time we've been friends. He frequently complains about her and always tells me about how he wants to leave her but can't because she apparently "saved him from homelessness as a teenager". This mostly tracks, but also he could have just lived with his parents but didn't want to. Anyways, so they are considering moving to another city soon and I honestly just don't know what to do and I'm very scared because I have never been one to fall in love with anyone. Reddit, I fucked up.
TL;DR - TIFU by falling in love with my best friend of 10 years, but he has a girlfriend and now he's probably moving away.