if i had a second chance

 So last week I had a friend ask me a question about what she should do about this guy who she's in love with but has never told him. They've know each other for like forever and he's been apart of her little girls life for I'm guessing her whole life. But now he's in a relationship with someone else, so my friends like what should she do? Should she just put her feeling aside and just keep the friendship as is? Should she tell him how she feels and see what happens? Or should she just break all ties and move on?

Its really tough to answer especially being somewhat in the same situation. So what would you tell your friend? What would you do? Would you take the risk and tell the person how you felt. That you've been in love with them since you first met. That you think about him/her every second of everyday. That no one makes you feel the way they do. That you fell and haven't hit the ground yet cuz you're still falling. Or would you just let it all go? let him/her have their new relationship? Watch them fall for someone else? Its so hard to say what you would really do unless you were really facing this situation. I'll tell you first hand I was once in love with my best guy friend. I can't even put into words how he made me feel without even being around. Met him over MySpace while he was in Iraq. He was miles away and i fell for him. I'll never forget our first date! It was perfect! but not even a year after meeting and starting to have feeling for him, I found out he was in a relationship. The pain of losing your first love feels like the world is ending. But if I had just been open about my feelings things between us would be way different! Probably would be together right now. But instead he's going on his 4th or 5th year with someone else. Do i regret it? No i can't regret it. This is life I chose to not say anything until it was too late. He's put too much into his relationship to just leave her. I hope one day i get a text from him saying he's engaged. I'm nothing but happy for him. he's still my best guy friend! He's always been there for me just not as much as he use to be. Life is full of decision and your path will only lead you to the consequences of those decisions. Its up to you to decide. I say take the risk! Don't sit wondering about what could happen. If you want something go for it. As long as it doesn't kill you take the risk. You live once, you love many, but it takes saying it to just one, the right one, to find true happiness. To feel complete finally! Drop your walls of fear and open your eyes to the possibility of loving someone and having someone love you! I'm just sayin'