How can I stop liking someone I like?

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Sopho
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13 May 2007, 9:25 pm

I like two people at the moment. One of them I've liked for a while.
And I want to stop liking them, because I haven't got the slightest chance with either of them.
Hiw can I do this? :?



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13 May 2007, 9:28 pm

Kill them?



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13 May 2007, 9:29 pm

that's horrible



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13 May 2007, 9:30 pm

Kilroy wrote:
that's horrible


True. Sometimes my solutions are
a bit "out of the box"



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13 May 2007, 9:30 pm

They're too cute to kill. :D



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13 May 2007, 9:31 pm

Why don't you just win them over then?



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13 May 2007, 9:32 pm

calandale wrote:
Why don't you just win them over then?

Because they're straight and I don't have the required penis.



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13 May 2007, 9:33 pm

Sopho wrote:
calandale wrote:
Why don't you just win them over then?

Because they're straight and I don't have the required penis.


Hmm...and I suppose borrowing one wouldn't help?



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13 May 2007, 9:34 pm

calandale wrote:
Sopho wrote:
calandale wrote:
Why don't you just win them over then?

Because they're straight and I don't have the required penis.


Hmm...and I suppose borrowing one wouldn't help?

I'm not sure... :?



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13 May 2007, 9:39 pm

Okay, so, to summarise, you are a lesbian, who likes two heterosexual girls. And there is no way you can remain just friends? I don't know what advice I can give you. However, do they know your orientation?


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13 May 2007, 9:40 pm

Quatermass wrote:
Okay, so, to summarise, you are a lesbian, who likes two heterosexual girls. And there is no way you can remain just friends? I don't know what advice I can give you. However, do they know your orientation?

One does. The other I don't know very well, but I'm assuming she's straight as most girls are lol.
I'm happy being friends with them, but I want to stop liking them as more than friends.



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13 May 2007, 9:42 pm

Hmm, dunno how I can help you. I'd say it's a matter of both willpower and finding someone else who may be able to reciprocate your feelings.


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13 May 2007, 9:44 pm

There are only 3 ways that I've found to stop liking someone:

1) Have no contact with them and it eventually fades away. Sometimes that's not possible though.

2) Start liking someone else. It's hard to make yourself do this though and you already like 2 people simultaneously so it might not apply to you.

3) Tell them how you feel. If they like you back, it's great. If they don't like you back, cold reality destroys the fantasy of you being together. It's the fantasy of being with them that usually drives unrequited love.



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13 May 2007, 9:44 pm

Like an imaginary friend or a robot. :D
I guess I'll just have to wait, and hope it goes away then. I won't see one of them now till August/September so maybe that will help.



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13 May 2007, 9:45 pm

Spot17 wrote:
3) Tell them how you feel. If they like you back, it's great. If they don't like you back, cold reality destroys the fantasy of you being together. It's the fantasy of being with them that usually drives unrequited love.

I could try that. But then what if that ruins any chance of just maintaining some kind of friendship?



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13 May 2007, 9:47 pm

Sopho wrote:
I could try that. But then what if that ruins any chance of just maintaining some kind of friendship?


If they're really worth being your friend, the friendship will survive.