text: how do i tell a close friend how i really feel about him? i have known this boy almost six years. we were really close at first, but then we kinda grew apart. now we are close again, but i'm not sure if we are as close as we were back then. my friends, parents and some of my aunties mess with me all the time about him, saying stuff like yall need to stop tryin to act like yall don't like each other. when we first met, i din't see him in that kind of way and about 2 years ago, i started to have these strange feelings for him and they have grew stronger. i can't really tell how he feels about me because we both send mixed messages sometimes. plus, he is such a big player! he just confuses me sometimes. how can i tell him how i really feel about him without damaging our relationship totally? how can i tell if he really likes me?  