Dear Kaushambi:

Regarding your friend or ex friend at the moment (the guy’s girlfriend)- you can show her this very post that you wrote here and my suggestion that you show it to her. If I was her, by reading this very post that was not meant for her, I would believe your innocent intent in blurting out to him that you had a crush on him, and that the matter was exaggerated.

Even though your intent was innocent, obviously, it twas not a good choice to tell him, so I would apologize to that friend as well. It was not a good choice because he had a girlfriend.

anita