
05-20-2008, 03:49 PM
Crushes are always hard to deal with because there is a part of you that wants nothing more than to be with the other person, whether it is actually feasible or not to be with them. The other part of you wants them to be happy and you want what is best for them, even if that means never saying anything to them about how you feel because they have their heart set on someone else. You encourage them to date the other person because you want them to be happy. Meanwhile you are miserable because it hurts you to see them with that other person but you never say anything.
I can say that I have had a few crushes over the course of my life (I'm much much older than you) and it is always hard to see the person you like being happy with someone other than you. They may like you back but for whatever reason: distance, age, time, environment, school schedule, etc, you can't be with them so the best that you can hope for is to be their friend and to help them be happy and be there if they need a shoulder or a hug or whatever.
At some point though there has to be a realization that unless you tell the person how you feel it may never happen between you. You also have to realize that even if you do tell them, they may not feel the same way about you, thus crushing your heart. It's the chance you take. You can't spend the rest of your life pining away for someone that you can't have for whatever reason. You have to move on.
It's up to you what you do and what you are comfortable with. You never know... some other guy might come along and sweep you off your feet and you'll forget all about this one.
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