It is possible...

 ..to fall in love with your best friend and have it work. Very possible. Anyone who tells you that it doesn't work is guilty of either:

• Giving more love than the other and imagining a "perfect" relationship rather than living one

or

• Falling for a shitty best friend who only said yes to being with them out of fear of losing them as a friend

  I'm no love expert (Belieeeeeeveeee meeeee) but I can talk from experience. Letting a friendship blossom into a best friendship and then trying to bridge the gap between friendship and relationship is hard. In this stage you go through the constant worry of, "What if I ruin everything..?" "What if we're just meant to be friends..?". It sucks because you never know the degree of how much the other person is feeling you until you mention it, and once you do mention it, it changes things.

  I've had this go badly. I wanted a lot more than he did. I fell for the friends with benefits trap and let him use me. I'm not proud but I was young and naive. Thought every I love you was a key to his heart that belonged to only me, thought ever kiss was mine and mine alone. Meanwhile he was feeding the exact same line to a friend of mine too.

  Though I was hurt. I didn't let that deter me. I just made a vow to be more upfront with my feelings and emotions. If I like you I'm telling you, I'll give you your space to process it, you tell me if you're with it or not, and then we go from there. I've learned not to hold grudges and think somethings wrong with them for not liking me or vice versa. It's life; Not ever one is going to want you romantically, somethings are meant to be strictly platonic.

  With all that being said I've experienced the highs that taking this risk can bring or rather, I am experiencing the highs it can bring. When you take that chance and fall for someone you're completely compatible with it can be a beautiful thing. When he works hard to make you happy and make sure you're okay. When he isn't afraid to say he loves you and is vulnerable with you. When he isn't intimidated by your VERY opinionated family. It's all worth it. Love is definitely worth it.

Take a chance at happiness instead of wondering what if..?