Love help: Is it possibile to love someone you cant date? - Help.com

People fall in love with people around them who are not available all the time. Of course, people have different ideas of what love is, but by almost any definition you could love someone who you could not date.

Saying you can’t date them makes me think you’re a young teenager. And I’m skeptical about young teens genuinely loving someone in a romantic way.

You can become infatuated but I don’t see how you can truly love someone you can’t date, and therefore can’t get to know on a deep, personal level. It is easy to fall for the image someone may project but the real them may be entirely different.

Of course. Some may fall in love with others who are already in a relationship. Or cant be with them because of their religion, or because that other person donesnt have interest in them. This guy is in love with me, and Im in a serious relationship.
So yes, Its possible.

Yes it’s very possible to fall in love with someone you can’t date. I assume the person is a close friend of some sort, perhaps in a relationship. In any event, it’s a good idea to tell the person how you feel, but be careful not to jeopardize their relationship (if they’re in one).