<human>: So me and this girl have been friends for about 5 years now. We met through mutual friends when we all shared a hotel room on a road trip. We've hung out ever since, to clubs, parties, trips, and just at each others houses to chill. *(NOTE: About half of these hangouts would be just us and the other half would be us with a group of mutual friends)* We've just gotten closer and closer ever but we were separated by about an hour or so drive. Our friendship continued to grow to a point but kinda stagnated due to distance. However, about 3 months ago, had to move for work and now we live about 15 minutes from each other. Ever since then we've been hanging out more and just doing more random shit together and it just seems like we're getting more close. For the past month I really feel like I'm becoming more and more attracted to her as more than a friend. We were close before but she never felt like more than a friend but it really feels different now.

Here's where I start feeling really conflicted. This girl is my best friend. I love the friendship we have now and would love for it to continue for as long as possible. But I'm also feeling more attracted to her and I don't know if I should peruse it. I feel like if I were to just go ahead and tell her how I feel, even if she just tells me that she's doesn't see me like that, that our friendship would never be the same and that would devastate me. But the other option would to just ignore the feeling and enjoy the friendship we have now, and I don't know how long I would be able to keep it in unless it fades away over time.

I'm really conflicted and don't know what to do, I want to push this relationship further but I don't know if I'm willing to risk what we already have for it. Does anyone have any insight of what to do?

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<bot>: Recently found new attraction to close friend of years. I want to pursue it further but I worry about losing one of my closest friends.