I completely DISAGREE!!!!!!
Way back in the dark ages....1984.... I was a senior in high school. I was the good girl. Dating a complete LOSER! One of my very good friends was a great guy (very cute), but I only saw him as a friend. I guess looking back, he dropped hints here and there . He even asked me to the prom, since my loser boyfriend wasn't going to take me, but I kind of said, "Nah, I don't want to go anyway..."
to make a long story short, we graduated and I continued to date the loser for a while, while my very nice friend wrote me from the army. I don't know how long we kept in touch, but it wasn't long. It was 10 years later that he tracked me down... 2 weeks before my wedding. We talked a while and that was that.
I deeply REGRET not giving him a chance and plan on apologizing in two years at our 20 th reunion. I was very immature back then, but perhaps if he would have been straightforward, instead of "hinting", who knows?
Be very careful- think it through and pray!!!!!!