same script, different cast

i was talking to a friend of mine whom i've known for twelve years and he mentioned that he has had the biggest crush on me all this time. you could have knocked me over with a feather when he said it because i had no idea. i always looked at him as a play brother and wouldn't have thought in a thousand years he had feelings for me. so we're talking and he keeps mentioning how he would make it his business to come to family gatherings because he was told i would be there only to get upset because i brought "my guy with the monte carlo." i found myself apologizing for something i really wasn't doing on purpose. not that i would have not brought my "guy" at that time, but i would have at least tried to steer clear of him so that he doesn't get upset. but as we are talking (and i remind him that my "guy" with the mc shares his name), i come to find that's not all they have in common. they both have an ex-girlfriend with the same name and are the same age. not to mention when i started dealing with my ex, he was going thru a similar situation as my long time friend is experiencing. so as we laugh and joke about everything under the sun i sit and wonder if it would be foolish of me to take things any further. right now i'm enjoying the single life and the company of an awesome man that i almost placed on the back burner for someone who, in the end, just didn't want to see me happy with someone else. i think i'm going to continue being just friends with this new cast member until he gets everything straightened out and in the meantime continue the awesome action/adventure i'm starring in with Mr. Incredible.