Evaluate how much your friend means to you — if you care about her too much to risk losing her, then steer clear of crushing on her bro! It seemed great at first, but things started to get messy. My friend wound up stuck in the middle of our problems and it made things super uncomfortable for her. When it comes to friends' family members, it's just not worth risking the friendship — especially when there are plenty of other hot guys out there!

Tip : Sure, dating a friends' family member can work out sometimes, but as Jamie advises, it can get messy. More often than not, it's best to avoid the situation altogether. But when it turned into something real, we finally told his sister and she was super excited he was dating someone she knew was a good person!

She even started making jokes about how we were going to be best friends and sisters! If you have a genuine connection with her cousin or brother, she may just want you both to be happy! Sign In My Account Sign Out. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Everything to Know About the Midterms. An Overview of Abortion Bans, State by State. A Step-by-Step Guide on Registering to Vote Online. Media Platforms Design Team. Dating a friend's brother or cousin can get pretty awkward.

Don't know how to deal? I was so shocked that my friend was cool about it! He said he appreciated me being upfront about it and just telling him what was going on. He ended up coming between our friendship, and I don't think it will ever be what it was. I tried to talk to her about it, and put our friendship first again, but it was too late.

Tip : When you're in any new relationship, keep yourself aware of your friend's feelings. This especially rings true if that friend is the family member of your new crush! Go out of your way to make sure she feels included, and create time for just the two of you to hang. I got sick of her using me to get to him — she would ask to come over, but really would be coming just to see him. I stopped hanging around her eventually. The whole situation was awkward, uncomfortable, and in the end I just got hurt and lost a friend.

Evaluate how much your friend means to you — if you care about her too much to risk losing her, then steer clear of crushing on her bro! It seemed great at first, but things started to get messy.

My friend wound up stuck in the middle of our problems and it made things super uncomfortable for her. When it comes to friends' family members, it's just not worth risking the friendship — especially when there are plenty of other hot guys out there! Tip : Sure, dating a friends' family member can work out sometimes, but as Jamie advises, it can get messy. More often than not, it's best to avoid the situation altogether. But when it turned into something real, we finally told his sister and she was super excited he was dating someone she knew was a good person!

She even started making jokes about how we were going to be best friends and sisters!

Knowing I had to tread lightly, I told him I thought his brother was attractive, and I wanted to get know him better. I was so shocked that my friend was cool about it! He said he appreciated me being upfront about it and just telling him what was going on. He ended up coming between our friendship, and I don't think it will ever be what it was. I tried to talk to her about it, and put our friendship first again, but it was too late.

Tip : When you're in any new relationship, keep yourself aware of your friend's feelings. This especially rings true if that friend is the family member of your new crush! Go out of your way to make sure she feels included, and create time for just the two of you to hang. I got sick of her using me to get to him — she would ask to come over, but really would be coming just to see him.

I stopped hanging around her eventually. The whole situation was awkward, uncomfortable, and in the end I just got hurt and lost a friend. Evaluate how much your friend means to you — if you care about her too much to risk losing her, then steer clear of crushing on her bro!

It seemed great at first, but things started to get messy. My friend wound up stuck in the middle of our problems and it made things super uncomfortable for her.

When it comes to friends' family members, it's just not worth risking the friendship — especially when there are plenty of other hot guys out there! Tip : Sure, dating a friends' family member can work out sometimes, but as Jamie advises, it can get messy. More often than not, it's best to avoid the situation altogether. But when it turned into something real, we finally told his sister and she was super excited he was dating someone she knew was a good person!

She even started making jokes about how we were going to be best friends and sisters! If you have a genuine connection with her cousin or brother, she may just want you both to be happy! Sign In My Account Sign Out. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Everything to Know About the Midterms.

An Overview of Abortion Bans, State by State. A Step-by-Step Guide on Registering to Vote Online. Media Platforms Design Team. Dating a friend's brother or cousin can get pretty awkward. Don't know how to deal? These readers give their advice on making it work — or not! Be Upfront. New Friendships. Are You Willing To Lose Them? Know What You're Getting Into. Be Happy. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below.

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