I have been with my current partner (18M) for over a year, we have never had problems in the relationship and even if they appeared we managed to resolve them, I found myself believing that he is the man I want to settle down with in the future… however a few months ago a mutual friend (17F) I share with some guy (18M) who I’ve only really been around and talked to a few times , made me aware of the fact that he has interest in me and is actively trying to get in contact with me. Which later made me realise he has indeed found my socials and attempted to talk to me . This Saturday I went out with a few friends and later that night he showed up at the festival we were attending. Nothing intimate happened between us but we were talking the entire night. Something in those many conversations we had that night sparked a sort of connection I haven’t felt with anyone before just by talking with them, not even with my current boyfriend.The next day he sent me a request on snapchat trough one of the people that were at the festival ( I have never given him my socials) that is still sitting undecided in my requests. Ever since that night I can’t get him off my mind even when I was out with my boyfriend this other guy would randomly come to mind and I’m having mixed feelings… my mind feels like a void filled with existential dread. I have NEVER attempted to in any way further our “relationship” further than the “this is some goofy guy I know through a mutual friend” fact. I respect the relationship me and my boyfriend have and would never betray that by trying to get in contact with somebody that is interested in me. But yet I still feel this uncomfortable moral dilemma deep down in my soul and the whole situation has got me rethinking a lot of things. I’m unsure if I should tell my partner about this since it might do permanent damage to our relationship, but I also can’t stop worrying about the possibility I could end up being unhappy with my feelings.
TL;DR- After attending a festival I felt a connection with a guy I know trough a mutual friend and now I don’t know how I should approach the possibility of finding interest in somebody while currently in a year long relationship.