I have this friend and I've been friends with him for years. It's gotten to the point that I've developed real feelings for him, he's the only person who might be able to understand me but it feels like I'm bothering him a lot lately. I told him that I love him but because of a bad breakup a few years ago, he doesn't want to date me. Bad thing is that...I'm going to stick by him. No matter what happens to us, whenever I sense he's in trouble I'm always going to be next to him. I want to let go...but I can't and my heart hurts.