Emrys:
Quoting my own post to say: I think I have feelings for my online best friend, but we live on separate continents and well, I've no money to visit her. I don't know what to do about these feelings because I'm quite sure she doesn't feel the same. She's bi, like me, and we fit on many levels, but probably not when it comes to mutual romantic connections. So I think my question is, what should I do with the feelings?
Thanks for tagging people though lol
Love advice is one of those things that doesn't really exist honestly because we all experience it differently. In the words of Dolly Parton, I can only share what I've learned, and mostly, it's the same if they were beside you. You have two options, come clean and face what's next or say nothing and remain friends.
Having said that, if you feel that she doesn't reciprocate your feelings, it might be best to sit with your feelings for a while before doing anything. Sometimes it can be other feelings that increase the urgency to want someone.
Probably the least comfortable answer to hear but, when you love someone, who doesnt love you back, it can hurt in the long run, and it might do well to sort your feelings out, your own mind out, before acting on anything.
In the chance that your intuition is correct and she only sees you as a friend, it makes moving on a little easier.
If it goes the other way, and you both go for it, I have the belief that when love is real, it will work through anything because that's what humans do when they truly love something.