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I don't know why I think about this from time to time...but there was a guy I really liked in a club I was in. And I felt like...I have been out of high school, a long time away from all the mean people and people who rejected me...things are different. And a long time away from other breakups So I liked this guy, thinking, different situation, different person.
And then...he sort of figured out, not sure exactly how, that I might have liked him, and seemed to just quit speaking to me after that. I was absolutely devastated. I know I should not have been, but I was in such shock. I guess I thought he was different, just a lot nicer. I felt like I was reeling.
Eventually, he got a girlfriend. I never did find anyone else, so it made me feel even worse. Then, after all of this time of seemingly ignoring me, he tried to hang out and introduce her and all of that. I just couldn't handle it. I got up and left the table when he sat by me as I just didn't know what to say. I know he was pretty upset and angry by the look on his face, but I was out of options as to how to respond. I honestly as an adult have not been in a situation I could not handle like that. I know he was really angry by the way he took off and the stricken look on his face. I wish I could have been different. But, I just couldn't.
And then...he sort of figured out, not sure exactly how, that I might have liked him, and seemed to just quit speaking to me after that. I was absolutely devastated. I know I should not have been, but I was in such shock. I guess I thought he was different, just a lot nicer. I felt like I was reeling.
Eventually, he got a girlfriend. I never did find anyone else, so it made me feel even worse. Then, after all of this time of seemingly ignoring me, he tried to hang out and introduce her and all of that. I just couldn't handle it. I got up and left the table when he sat by me as I just didn't know what to say. I know he was pretty upset and angry by the look on his face, but I was out of options as to how to respond. I honestly as an adult have not been in a situation I could not handle like that. I know he was really angry by the way he took off and the stricken look on his face. I wish I could have been different. But, I just couldn't.
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I invited Bill to have dinner with me last Sunday. He wasn't willing to drive 7 hours to mid Michigan and teased me with his beautiful ribs!!! So, of course I ate alone and had cedar salmon
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check out that smoke ring. It tasted really good. I smothered it with Maulls BBQ sauce which is Local to St. Louis and one of the best I ever had.....
I tried playing out the "tell him you had a crush on him and could not deal with him and his girl friend all of a sudden" in my mind. It never ended well in my mind. So if you feel the need to explain to him, perhaps just tell him that you were out of sorts and let him connect the dots
In the scheme of things, how much of an impact did the way you reacted affect this guy? I think it was probably less than the lasting affect it has had on you. Like Pepper said, if explaining it to him helps you to move on perhaps you need to do that.But if the chance to do that has passed try instead to make peace with the way you reacted in your own heart.