Guys please help. How will he react when I tell him ...?

My first language is not english, so I'm sorry for any mistakes.

3 years ago I lost my dad.
2 years after that, I met a guy in a chat room. To my surprise all his answers were the exact same answers that my father used to give me, even his personal jokes, even the music and specific songs that he liked, even his ability in mathematics and many many other things. I spoke to him for a year, and every time, I was extremely surprised and touched: How on earth can this young boy (he is 3 years younger than me) can be so similar to my dad? Finally I met him, and thank God he did not look like my dad! But everything else was the same. I NEVER told him this.

How should I tell this guy the truth? How do you think he will react? I want to be just friends with him, but I think he likes me.

I am afraid it will sound too weird to him, and he'll stop contact with me, and I do not want that to happen. He is like a gift to me that reminds me of my dad. Please help! What do I tell him???

You should tell him how your relationship with your father was. Let him know that you loved your father. Explain that you think everything happens for a reason and how glad you are to have him as your friend. Compliment him on his maturity and let him know that you love him but you are not in love with him. When he asks how could this be tell him of the similarities between him and your father and that you just loved being in both of their presence.

You do not need to tell him anything at all.
Just be his friend and side step his romantic dreams for as long as you can.
Eventually let him know that you have a boy friend but that you still want him to beyour special friend.
He will be glad to just hang around.

maybe you shouldnt tell him and keep it to yourself. Unless you really want to tell him, no one is stopping you. but if your going to tell him i suggest that you make it clear in his mind that you want to only remain friends. and just tell him the way you feel. if he is a true friend he will stay by ur side no matter銆€what.
gud luck=D
and im very sorry to hear about your dad

Girls always go for an image of their father. And I'm sorry for your loss!

all you want is friends.. so tell him.. just friends..
as for the similarities to your dad.. well.. that does not really matter does it? he's just a friend..

Doesn't sound like a huge problem to me, women naturally look for qualities they found appealing and loveable in their fathers. He should be flattered. Just be sure to make that there is a clear division, because the illusion WILL shatter one day when he does something to let you down. Not that that is any problem, just that you don't want to feel like you're losing your dad again. Do you actually like this guy or do you just like being with your dad? That's the killer question. If you like this guy, marry him and have lots of babies that will fit nicely into your family. But do tell him. Joe.

Punt him through the goalposts into the friendzone.

Been reading the answers, okay, look...I don't agree with not telling or playing the game. So he gets kicked to the friendzone caring about you more than just a friend and spends the rest of his life wondering what's wrong with him, why you can't reciprocate...why when he gets close to talking about it your eyes glaze over like the deer in the headlights...like there's some other guy when there's not; like you don't like the sound of his voice; maybe it's the way he wears his ballcap; no maybe it's his crappy car; no, wait, he doesn't make enough money have a good enough job blah blah whatever.

I'm always amazed when I read questions from other chics like, "if he would just open up and share with me" blah blah then I read evasive answers like a couple of these and think good lord it aint rocket science when it comes to respect. TREAT HIM THE WAY YOU WOULD EXPECT TO BE TREATED, ROLES REVERSED. Simple as that. But if you can't, he's not worth that much, delete you question, and implement my first sentence without care.

mabe dad sent him as a gift from beyond, friendship grows into many other things.
today a friend tomorrow a lover, kinda thing.
if you only want friendship why not tell him he is so similar to your father,
most men would take that as a compliment,
after all are we not
"daddys little girls",
most women look for a man with the same qualitys as her father had. and I doubt he will be too weirded out that he will stop calling on you .
mabe he is to be your best male friend. mabe your husband in the near future , who knows?