I've been there in the past, spent so much time with this girl ... got to know her through an through. We hung out, spent sooo much time together. I was single, she never had a relationship for as long as I knew. She even seemed to feel the same way ( well some degree anyhow )... friends of ours thought the same things being the observers to our friendship.
I decided to put myself out there, tell her how I was feeling, see what happens.
This didn't go great , but it didn't seem to go down to bad either. She was surprised by how I was feeling.
Didn't hear from her for a while.... I understandably thought I had lost my closest friend.
After a few weeks she came to see me, explained that she didn't feel the same way. It was like a knuckle sandwich to the jaw. We did however remain friends, it did change ... She only seemed to come round when she needed something, when she was broke. I did what I always did, helped her out, gave her somewhere to stay, somewhere to go.
At this point in my life I had never been introduced to the 'Friend Zone'
In the end the relationship broke down. I never resented her, but I could never say no if she needed help... I had to stand up , be strong and say," Enough is enough".
You can only be used for so long....
On the whole the falling for a friend is a very difficult time, there are times that it works out, but sadly these times are few and far between. The majority of people would take the mick for there own ends. Sad but true.
If you struggle with how your friend and the guy are, maybe try putting some distance between you and them. ...
Trust me girl , I feel your pain. <3