Useful Tips for Dating Your Best Friend

You have been friends with a male or a female for a long period of time, and suddenly you feel that the relationship is changing. What do you do in this scenario?

The shift from the friend zone to a relationship can be a risky one, as you do not want to ruin your friendship if the relationship does not work out. But what you can do is be open about your thoughts and ideas, discuss with each other the importance of friendship. The trust you both have, make sure you do not do things in a rush, and instead of attaining a blissful relationship you even ruin your friendship.

Before you get physically involved with your friend, you need to talk about certain elements.

-Would you both be physically involved without being in a relationship?
-Will you date separate people?
-What if one of you becomes jealous?
-Would you want to give your relationship a new name?
-Will you disclose this new change to other friends?
-How will you manage this?
-Will you want to move in together?
-What if your girlfriend gets pregnant?
-Are you comfortable with each other's pasts?
-Will you not taunt or be sarcastic about each other's flaws, since as friends you would be aware of the pros and cons of the other person?
-Will you be able to forgive each other, and not have huge expectations if the relationship fails?

All these questions are important, make sure you discuss them. If you both feel that you would remain friends even if the relationship does not work out, then no problem you can always give things a new try. Maybe your friend is the one for you. Make sure you make rational decisions, do not be ashamed of dating your own friend. It is common, many times you realize that the true person you want to be with happens to be your own friend. Clarifying out thoughts, and with rational judgment you can have a smooth transition from friends to boyfriend and girlfriend.