Hey guys! I hope everyone's having a good day :). I needed some advice on something and felt you guys were the best place to come! I have anxiety, and of course, I've developed a huge crush on this guy. Him liking me is completely impossible, and I know this, but it hurts so much and I don't know what to do. On top of that, I always, always embarrass myself around him and I don't know how to stop. Do you guys have any advice on handling this?(please tag Jen)
I’m sorry that you’ve been dealing with this lately!
At first thank you for contacting and trusting us! I’m sorry that this was not answered sooner and I hope I can still help you.
So, I want to remind you that no one can be forced to love anybody. I think you know this, but just as a little reminder! I know it can be hard to love someone or have a crush on somebody who you never would expect to like or love you back.
I think at first you should know things about him. Do you really like him or is it just a tiny little crush that’s over in two weeks? If you’re sure you to honestly like him you could get some information about him. Or you get some information and decide then if you really like him (Maybe there’s some information about him you don’t know and when you know it he’s no more interesting for you?). When you know him better it’s maybe easier to speak to him too. Ask your Friends or keep your eyes and ears open for information about him. And maybe ask them what they think about him (this step’s not good for everyone; you have to figure out for yourself what information you want to have and which not). If this step’s done or not needed you could go over to just speak with him in discusses in class (if you’re going to school) or maybe you’re friends with some of his friends or someone who know one of his friends and can get some information or his phone number or whatever for you without mentioning that you have a crush on him. Here’s a tip from my own experiences: never tell someone you don’t totally trust about your crush. Someone told my crush about my crush on him and I can’t look him into his eyes since two years now. But that’s only MY own experience and it doesn’t mean that would happen to you too!
To the embarrassing situations: That’s totally normal! You don’t notice something like that when you’re with your friends normally. You notice it because you want him to like you. But most guys like little bloopers. What you have to remind is that he’s only a human too and he gets into this situations too, so don’t worry about this!
Maybe you can get in contact with him slow (maybe over text messages, Facebook, Instagram, twitter or e-mail!(asking for help with your homework or asking him easy things like “what’s your favorite color”)) And if you’re feeling safer about your connection you can start talking to him. It sounds really scary but the rest comes in the most cases from alone. And just because you think he don’t like you, doesn’t mean it’s true! And if there’s no connection between you and him, then there are other guys who are a option, even if it takes time!
I hope I helped you and I hope you’re doing well!
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