Extremely Touchy Situation
Hello all. Most of you have come to know me now, so I would hope you don't judge me by the question I ask, or the situation I have fallen into. All right, so here it goes. Recently one of my friends ex girlfriends and I just hit it off. We have had an attraction towards each other for a long time, but due to obvious circumstances, we just NEVER remotely acted on it. At any rate, my friend has long since moved onto another relationship, with my ex's room mate actually, and is very happy. I rarely talk to him anymore as we all realize I am not very welcome in that group, which is totally fine with me.
So, I take his ex on a date last night. Didn't do anything remotely physical. Just a good dinner and some good conversation. I never thought we would actually be able to get along as well as we have, so it is a big surprise. I know what you guys are going to say about the manlaw, believe me, I am the LAST person to think I would find myself in this situation, and I admit it is eating me up a bit. I really like her, but just don't know if it is even a possibility of us developing into a relationship due to my not wanting to hurt my friend. If it came down to that, I would walk away from her in a heartbeat, no questions asked.
They have been broken up for about 8 months now... FYI. Opinions appreciated, and like I said, I am a good guy, so please don't judge me, as I never foresaw this situation as a possibility at all.