I've been really close friends with a guy for around 6 years, and there's always been a bit of jokey flirtation, but apart from one drunken kiss about 4 years ago nothing going has ever happened.
About a week ago though, we ended up sleeping together, and since then it's like I've suddenly realised I've been in love with him for a long time. He told me he loved me a couple of days after this and I told him it back.
I'm just a bit worried because every bit of advice everywhere is not to do this, but I feel like our situation is quite unique.
We know so much about each other, I know all his bad qualities, and he knows mine, and we can still look past this.
I just worry that he doesn't realise what his words really mean, as he hasnt had many relationships before. I have, and I have said those words far too easily, so I swore the next time I said them, I would really mean them.
Tl;dr: can you love someone after being together for a week, even if you've been really close friends for 6 years?