Why You Can’t “Just Be Friends” with Someone You Love

Or the reverse

Dmitry Tsvetkov

Friendship is messy business. So is love. It’s hard to be friends with someone who turned a cheek to your kiss, or cut your heart strings. And yet, getting over rejection is basic adulting.

You crush on someone, and they let you down gently. Someone asks you over a drink, “So are you still friends?”