Reply To: “He Wants to Get Back With His Ex”

I guess you have nothing to lose by telling him, but I think he’s interested in his ex and not interested in you in that way. If you tell him then at least you know you did all you could do. And I guess maybe there’s some small chance he sees you in a different light after that. The thing is though, this guy is in love with someone else, and that’s not going to go away. He needs to try again with her, and either it will work out or it won’t. It’s going to take time for him to work through his feelings for her and figure out if they have any future together. They may even have to get together and break up more than once. You do not need to be competing with her for his feelings. You could say something like you’ve realized your feelings for him are not just friends, and so to protect yourself you need to walk away from this friendship while he’s working things out with his ex. If things change, give you a call.