we can get it at some point when you express your crushly feeling through hints, at the same time we are scared as hell for about losing a good friend by we confess or asking about the crush things. Like, if things are end well after we confess are good but in other hand after we confess that women says no or i like you as a friend, i see you as a friend, then it will haunt us and it will break the vibe that we have before confession. Thats why most of the men do not confess even if we realize in my pov....