Hi Zariah,

Everyone likes to be liked, and I’m sure you made him feel great about your confession. The awkwardness (for both of you) only comes from it being one way.

I know how you feel. You could feel like you truly bonded with someone because it may be hard to normally have a deep connection with anyone generally, but for the other person it is so easy and they could connect with anyone. Then there’s the flip side of someone harboring a crush on you for years and years and you have no flipping idea! BOTH have happened to me! It is maddening.

Why you’re crying: Well, he may have been your safe person during the storms of the past year and since the confession he is no longer “safe” on some level. It is also a feeling of a loss of control when we are rejected in that “If HE turned me down and I knew him so well, what would random people do?”

In time you will get over your embarrassment. He will reach out, I’m sure. Which can make it feel worse. But you will get through it. Bonus: when you get in your next relationship he will probably look at you with renewed eyes! (Human nature)

Best,

Inky