Best friend [M 20]confessed feelings, then no contact now I’m questioning my feelings [W20
Hey so my best friend confessed his feelings to me, like a year ago. At that time i told him that I’m just feeling platonic feelings for him but that he is still a special person to me. After a few chaotic events (me having a one night stand with one of his friends, and him still being emotional dependent on me), i cut the contact. At that time we were at a point where he noticed that his feelings only grew stronger and stronger, which makes sense due to him having feelings for almost a year at that time.
Now after like 7 months of no contact we are back in contact and I missed him. I just wanna keep talking to him and I’m afraid I’m too much. He’s not going all in and a close friend of mine said it’s because he’s afraid of catching feelings again. Which makes sense and I think it’s good that he keeps his distance the way he likes it. However after we sort of reconnected I’ve been questioning myself if I like him romantically. At the same time I’m also questioning myself if I just want the attention again. However I wanna do more things with him but like just the two of us. I want to create art and music with him at his home while smoking a cigarette or two. At the same time I’m questioning if our lifestyles are even compatible and if we maybe just are too different.
How do you separate platonic and romantic feelings?
Tldr: best friend confessed feelings, we cut contact like 6 months ago. Been back in contact for a month or two and I’m wondering if I’m catching feelings.