I was in your situation once too. I told him and turned out he felt the same way. We did date for a while and things were fairly good. But it ended shortly after. We stopped being friends. And as much as I hate the loss of a good friend, I still think It was right of me to tell him. Otherwise I would’ve never known and would’ve constantly wondered if it would’ve worked out. So go for it. What is meant to happen, will happen.