In love with a close friend - tell/don't tell?

[Zymbaline]

My closest friend says I should give it a shot, but I'm still worried that it might go... Extremely wrong.

[dragster]

Take it from some of the older members who have been through this before, you wont feel good if you miss your chance. My friend watched a girl he loved
get married, and it was hard of him. He got over it but try no to miss your oppurtunity...

Wow this has been the deepest series of post I have ever made....

[SnOwBunZz]

A saying:
"You always will have a no, but you can get a yes."

Go out and ask, you'll feel better.
I know I did although she rejected me "because she couldn't". :/

[Darkhell153]

My closest friend says I should give it a shot, but I'm still worried that it might go... Extremely wrong.

-poke- so...what? You'll go crazy like that. Tell him how you feel, get it off your chest, and don't leave anything out. If he's your close friend he's not just going to stop being friends with you because you're in love with him! And if you're in love with him and hide it, you two will quickly stop being close friends (as in, hide it and he'll definately notice you're hiding something...).

Long, weird explanation short:
Tell him, get it off your chest. If things go well you've got a boyfriend. If things go poorly then just smile and say you're fine staying as friends and that you just wanted to tell him.

Not the end of the world if he says no.

...though if the world does end five seconds after you confess, I signed nothing!