We all have best friends, but there are those best friends we may fall for. Consequences come with telling your best friend that you have feelings, but in the end it may be the ultimate test for your friendship whether it may become stronger or weaker. Here is a list of potential outcomes that may occur after you tell your best friend about your feelings.

1. Brace yourself for the awkwardness

Be prepared for if things become awkward between you and your best friend. I like the saying: “It’s only awkward if you make it awkward.”

2. Be prepared for the sexual tension

Sexual tension may occur with the temptation to be more intimate with each other, but acting out on it may not be the best idea. So think twice about the teasing and touchiness no matter how close and comfortable you both are.

3. Be prepared if he does not feel the same way

If your best friend doesn’t feel the same way, then you need to be prepared for respecting his feelings, despite how much you may feel. As much as you may tell yourself “you belong with me,” it may just not turn out the way you wanted it to.

4. Be prepared if he does feel the same way

If your best friend does feel the same way, then it just may feel like you’re Romeo and Juliet in Taylor Swift’s “Love Story.”

5. The possibility that your friendship may end

Telling your best friend you have feelings may potentially jeopardize your friendship. It’s a big risk to tell your best friend, but it comes down to the one question, “Is it really worth the risk?” If your friendship does not withstand this situation, then maybe your friendship was not as strong. Don’t let the “bad blood” stand in the way.

6. Be prepared for people to pick sides

If you both have the same group of friends, then your friends may pick sides. They may want to say who’s right or who’s wrong, but just “shake it off.” Whatever happens between you and your best friend should remain between you two.

7. Be prepared for things to potentially never be the same

Developing feelings for your best friend changes things, especially how you and your best friend may interact with each other. Things may not go back to the way you used to be, because “everything has changed.”

8. Be prepared for the jealousy

Jealousy may occur if your best friend talks about other people, flirts with other people, sees other people, etc. Just don’t go to the extreme like Taylor Swift did in “Blank Space!”