Dating your crush

I Finally Got To Date My Crush Years After Middle School. Then The Unthinkable Happened.

Well, one of the guys is really nice and, of course, not too bad looking! We flirt now and again, but I can't shake this feeling that we'd be perfect together. We literally finish each other's sentences, and I often look up from work that I'm doing and see him looking at me. He says my name a lot, we agree on almost everything and we have similar personalities. The problem is: he has a girlfriend whom I've met. But as much as I keep telling myself that I'm imagining this and to move on, I really don't think I am. Is it possible that he likes me, or am I just losing my head and making all of this up because I'm jealous of his girlfriend? And what can I do about it? Tough call. If this were a clever '90s romantic comedy and he was the soccer star played by Chris Kline, and you were the physio-therapy student, played by

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Then, all of a sudden, it happens. Your BFF starts dating that person that you had already expressed interest in. What gives? It can easily leave you feeling hurt, confused, betrayed, and angry all at once — and understandably so. Not only are you dealing with the fact that someone else is dating the person you like, but that someone is your best friend.

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Yes, even Taylor Swift. While heartbreak can feel like a form of never-ending torture, there is a way to get over someone you like. Losing feelings is easier said than done, but moving on from a crush is possible. We talked to a clinical psychologist Jane Mendle , who specializes in adolescence, and licensed therapist Racine Henry , who specializes in marriage and family therapy, to get some of the best tips for how to get over a crush. Below, find the must-try cures for heartbreak and the secret to stop crushing on someone once and for all.

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How to Get Over a Crush: 17 Helpful Tips for Moving On

Wendy Rose Gould is a lifestyle reporter with over a decade of experience covering health and wellness topics. Crushing on someone is at once incredibly exhilarating and frightening. Will they like you back with the same level of intensity? Do they notice you looking their way or hear you gushing about them to a friend?

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