2. The childhood friend who knows what you were like in the past
“I am envious that they are so familiar with each other.” Some guys cannot stop themselves from feeling jealous about the cozy relationship you and your childhood friend have developed over time. Get him to relax by emphasizing that you don’t see your childhood friend as a romantic interest. Say something like, “We know too much about each other’s relationship history. By this point, I could never think of him as anything more than a friend.”