Man, I don’t even know where to start
Man, I don’t even know where to start. So, I’ve been crushing on this girl from my class for like, a year. We’re talking “dream about her constantly” level. She’s funny, smart, pretty much all the things I screw up with every time I talk to her. Big mistake, I know. Anyway, I finally decided to just go for it and ask her out at a party last weekend. I was sweating like a pig but nodded like I had it all figured out—wrong.
I whispered my stupid cheesy line, trying to sound confident, but I swear I sounded like I’d just been punched in the brain. She looked at me with this ‘Oh, really?’ face and honestly, I think I died inside a little. But then, she smiled and said she’d think about it — which at the time felt like winning the lottery. So I’m walking back home thinking I’d just gotten my shot at happiness, right?
Next day, I see her post on Instagram — she’s out with her *actual* boyfriend. Turns out, she’d been dating him for months and I had no idea. I felt my heart drop to my stomach and honestly, I was kinda devastated. But then, get this — I check her profile again, and she’s just posted a story about how her “crush” told her they’d been, and I quote, “super annoying, but worth it.”
Yeah. So, I basically made a complete ass of myself, and she posted about me as some sort of goofy nuisance. I’m not even mad anymore, just? WTF? I’ve read that if you like someone, it’s good to be honest, but maybe I should’ve just kept my feelings to myself instead of turning into a total cringe-comic.
Oh, and here’s a fun fact I learned: Did you know that about 80% of crushes are unreciprocated? It’s kind of comforting in a way, but also, ouch. I swear I don’t even mind the rejection now. It’s just, how do you even bounce back from *that* level of awkward? I’ve been lowkey hiding in my room for days trying to pretend I don’t see her anywhere.
Anyway, lesson learned. Never tell a girl she’s “literally the best thing that’s ever happened to me” when you’re *completely* clueless about her boyfriend. Classic disaster, but at least I got a funny story out of it, right?
*God, my life is a sitcom.*
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[Crushes Gone Wrong Life & Relationships]: I Went All In and Revealed My Feelings—Then She Posted About How Annoying I Was