My (gay?) best friend tried to make sexual advances on me

I would suggest giving him one more chance considering that it's a long standing friendship. It's possible he misread the closeness of your relationship and was just testing the waters...

But now that you've signalled that you're not into that scene, and if he values your friendship, he very well might just pretend nothing ever happened.

I see this as no different from when a man and woman are platonic friends and one or the other is interested in more. It changes the relationship, but it's not completely unsalvageable if both agree to put it firmly behind them.

You either distance yourself from him for good, or talk it out plainly. So just ask him what was up with his suggestive behaviour towards you. Let him know in a roundabout way that you have no leanings that way but that you don't think of him any differently if he does.

Go for a light hearted, jovial tone. Make your point by illustrating how much you're into women as opposed to saying anything about doing it with men.

Before you go the confrontation route and clear the air, however, be sure you can continue to treat him the same way as you did before.

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