My sort of "friend" and I are both gay. We've gotten close and have bonded after we both had a relationship with the same guy (at different times of course). We now consider ourselves to be pretty good friends, but when we are out in public and sometimes just texting he never responds. We could go a whole 2 weeks without talking and then one day have a long, meaningful conversation. He told me that before he knew i was gay and, I he, that we could have had a really great chance of working out, but after an almost hook up incident with me, he decided that he isnt "emotionally strong enough to have a relationship". Of course i believe what he says but he is known for being a really great liar, so idk what to think. Ive told him once how i feel but he never responded and then when he did he acted like he never got the text. All my friends have told me to give up on him but i can't stop thinking about him and i think i could actually love him. I dont want to scare him off and ruin our friendship though. Prom is coming up, and i had this idea that we could slow dance together just once, but i forgot that neither of us is publically out even pretty much everyone already knows. Ive also had this gut feeling for awhile that if i just made that one step that he might actually open up to me. I know he has had some bad relationships in the past and im worried that maybe he is just shutting me out because he doesnt want to get hurt again and start fresh in college. I have no idea what to do. Should i make the first move and kiss him? And how and where? Im so lost with this situation. PLEASE HELP!