Should I date my best friend even though I don't love him?

I'm puzzled as you how can claim to have a crush on him, claim to be his best friend, and yet claim not to love him. Can you clarify?

Are you afraid that it would ruin your friendship? If that's the case, it is a valid concern. Assuming you decide to pursue a relationship with him anyway, you are not obligated to marry him. However, you have to make this explicitly clear to him before you start dating.

A relationship takes time to develop. If some guy asked me to be his girlfriend, i might die laughing. If he asked me out on a date, that's different. Dating is the process of getting to know someone. And if two people continue seeing each other, well, i guess eventually they are in a relationship.

But most of the time, one date does it for me. Red flags fly all the time and most guys aren't worth my time.

And you're too young to even consider marriage yet, or to even be thinking about it.

Dating usually comes before love, not after. Love may come in time.

You don't love him, but you also have a huge crush on him? Which one is it? It's one or the other.

Well why would you marry him when you haven't even dated yet?  I see where your coming from, but I fail to see where he is coming from.  He is getting a little ahead of himself.  If your crushing on him, go for it.  Just keep an eye on how attached he gets once you start dating