Coming out stories?

I'm a straight male and I just had one of my best friends come out to me. It's not that he likes me in a romantic manner, he just trusted me enough to come out to me. I'm totally cool with it and I am incredibly happy both for him and that he chose ME to tell. He did it in such a cool way too:

Him: I think I'm in love. Me: Really? Him: Yeah he's really nice! Me: Aww! :)

I was just curious if you guys could share your stories of coming out to friends, particularly if the friend was straight. How they handled it, and more importantly, why did you choose them?