>>99096783>season 2 revolved around how Star COULDN'T move on no matter how hard she tried>lol j/k actually she can move onYes, because the situations are different. Do you not realise that?
In the first case, you're massively crushing on a friend. You hang with them every day and keep thinking
>what if?What if you told them? Maybe they'll like you back, it'll be just like in the movies! Maybe they don't, and you'll ruin your friendship. Besides, they're with the person of their dreams, you've encouraged and supported that match, and would it make you a flippant bitch to change your mind now? And what if he's interested, and you date, and then break up, and you've ruined your friendship with this other girl AND him AND you're a bad person? Crushes come and go and this friendship is so special, do you want to risk it? But he's so wonderful, and you can't stop thinking about it and imagining what might be, and keeping it all in is driving you crazy, look at how happy they're together and you're so jealous and what if it could be you instead, what if if only you told him he'd say that yes he feels the same but he thought you didn't, what if.
The sweet possibility of a positive reply makes it really hard to let go. What if they're secretly dreaming of you too?
But when you've confessed, and you've gotten rejected, via a direct no or the absence of a yes, there's no more a "what if".
You have your answer. There's nothing to speculate about, no burning wondering about what they think, no maddening need to know how they feel.
The case is clear. They don't feel that way about you, that's it. Well isn't that fucking embarrassing, but at least now you know. The pressure lifts. Maybe you cry about it for a day or two, but after that things feel calm. Okay. It sucks, but such is life. At least you tried! No more uncertainty! Now you can move on.
