so last year a friend of mine (male) and I went out for a good number of months. Things were very nice, we were very close, and all that. :) Then for a few weeks in springtime we started to spend less time together and were havig issues communicating about things..and my little self got dumped a few days before my birthday, I was miserable for a long time. Ugh. We've been supposed to get together and talk about things since then , sometime last spring, but either were both too shy or there hasn't been oppurtunity. Then late this summer he emails me saying that he loves me in quite an eloquent manner and it feels like he just realized this..and wants to talk. Now it's October and I like him to but don't know what to say. THink I should just forget about or raise the subject? it almost breaks my heart to spend time with him and not make it known how I feel about him. I am full of not knowing what to do. Cos now I'm kind of crushing on him and missing being together. :p Okay...I'm done complaining. any sage words?

"Then late this summer he emails me saying that he loves me in quite an eloquent manner and it feels like he just realized this..and wants to talk. Now it's October and I like him to but don't know what to say."

You haven't talked to him between the email and now? I'd give advice, but it'd help to know that first.

Whose fault was it that you didn't get together sooner to talk things out? Be honest.

In the absence of more info, I might think that he'd found someone else who dumped him late summer, then he 'fell back' to trying to resurrect things with you.

Hm. we've talked cos we go to the same school, but never really about us as a couple. We've tended to hedge around it. As for whose fault it is..I'm not really sure, I've said a few times that we still need to talk, and he's agreed. We were both shy about calling the other during the summer. And or school year.

well, all i can say is you only live once, so bite the bullet and talk to him. if it doesn't work out, add humour to the situation so the transition for both of you to become friends is made easier. x

In the absence of more info, I might think that he'd found someone else who dumped him late summer, then he 'fell back' to trying to resurrect things with you.This was my take too. But what would it hurt to talk to him. But take things very slowly.

on a rebound?

yeah..I'm not sure exactly where things will go between us. But, we're actually going to talk things out on Monday. I'll let y'all know how that goes. Wish me luck. :p

good luck!