text: is it true that you should not tell a guy how you feel or he will leave? guys that know please answer......?   hmmm... a lady that was a good friend opened up to me one day and tearfully confessed that she was in love with me and had been for a long time. she thought that would be the end of our friendship.  it was only the beginning of a deeper one. we're very happily married now.  sometimes you have to speak from the heart. you may get hurt, but you may also realize your dreams.