[UPDATE] My friend's (23M) dad (53M) asked me (23F) out after I got out of a relationship with my friend. I said yes.

The first post got locked down, so I'm posting here. Apologies if this is the wrong place. <br><br>And thank you to everybody who commented. I have thought about it and decided I will tell him (my friend).<br><br>How: I have asked him to meet me to talk about something important, and I will tell him then.<br><br>How it went: I asked him to meet me in our usual park. I sat him down and said: <br><br>"I wanted to speak with you, I have something important I need to let you know. I have met someone and they've asked me out and I have said yes."<br><br>He looked like he had been punched in the gut. He paused for a moment, took a deep breath in, exhaled and said: <br><br>"I guess we're done talking then?"<br><br>"No, I'm not yet done" I said. "I wanted to let you know because you are such a good friend and I wasn't ready to tell the rest of our friend group yet, but I wanted you to know first because you're the best friend I have." <br><br>He looked at me weirdly and said: <br><br>"You're making this worse" <br><br>I said: "I wanted to let you know because we're friends and because it's the right thing to do. I need to let our friends know as well, and I would rather you hear it from me than anybody else. Our friendship means a lot to me and I hope this doesn't change anything, and I will let you know the rest when I'm ready." <br><br>He said nothing. He just stood up and left. <br><br>How I feel: Awful. I feel guilty and like I have betrayed him. I feel like I went from 60 to 0 in 3 seconds. I realise that once you break somebody's trust, you can never go back, and I feel like I have done that to him. <br><br>How Steve (his dad) feels: he saw me after and said, "You look like you just lost your puppy." I told him what happened and he said, "I'm so sorry baby. Did you expect him to act differently?" And I said no. <br><br>So here I am, feeling like crap. I know it will heal with time, but right now I just want to cry, even though I know this is for the better. Steve won't be in my life forever and even if he was, I couldn't depend on him. My own happiness and success are my responsibility. <br><br>Anyway, that's it. Thank you all for your help.