i'm quickly becoming best friends with this girl
we've gone on a few friend dates already and have many more planned. i feel like i have a bad crush on her. everything she does makes me smile, just chatting over text with her makes me smile, being around her feels so free and joyous.
we send each other the cute little "this is us" posts over instagram, too. the your month your [insert thing] stuff and posts that are like "send this to someone you want to do [insert thing] with".
we've already said i love you as friends. it's only been a few weeks being friends, too -- but to be honest, i'm a very affectionate person and i express my affections without fear of rejection.
and she cares a lot about me. i've been going through a rough time recently, back into a funk of depression and she's the only person who has reached out and asked me if i was okay. her messages are so endearing and so kind. she tells me i've made her life so much better just by being in it, and that she loves me too.
am i mistaking platonic feelings for romantic?