"Why do they call it a crush? Because that's how you feel when they don't feel the same way in return."

If you have a crush on someone and told him about it, and he in return tells you to 'get over it and see me as a friend. We’ll take it from there'...

I wonder, how long is it permissible for you to 'ignore' his messages after that and be silent, before he gets fed-up and gives up on contacting you altogether?

The thing is, it's not that I don't want him to contact me anymore, or that I don't want to reply to his messages... in fact, quite the contrary... my heart still skip a beat when his IM pops on my screen and I stare at it and my eyes get teary. I’m afraid that if I respond to him in such an emotional state of mind, I’ll be opening a flood gate of emotions and ends up making a bigger fool of myself than I already have.

It sounds so easy - just get over it. Err, how?

I’ve never been one who's good at letting go or getting over someone. It seems so easy for some people - especially guys! They seem to have an on/off button that they could just flip at any given time.

I guess it's different for everyone. For me, I need to 'distant' myself from my object of affection and really just not have any/much contact with him for a while... let some time pass.

My mom always says, "This too shall pass."

*Sigh... Huge events take place on this planet everyday. Earthquakes, hurricanes, glaciers even more. So why can't he just like me back?!?