8 Signs You’re Falling For Your Best Friend

Who is your BESTO-FRIENDO? Do you have a close friend? Someone you have confided in for months or years, someone in your life who you can truly trust? Perhaps you two have had a good run as friends, but what if you are starting to develop feelings for them? After all, being close friends can be the perfect foundation for a potential relationship in certain situations. Let’s take a look at a few tell-tale signs of whether your affection for this special person is actually… attraction.

Want to know if they like you back? Here is a video on the signs your best friend has a crush on you: https://youtu.be/0YpfYt10DLw

Writer: Aditi Nambiar
Script Editor: Vanessa Tao
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Chantal Van Rensburg
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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