DAE catch feelings at work and then silently regret it while pretending everything’s normal?

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I had a crush on someone from my department. Nothing serious ever happened, but it felt nice for a while, the casual chats, small smiles, those random “what if” moments.

But slowly, things started to feel… off. One by one, it all just got messy. She’s been dealing with personal stuff, and honestly, the last thing she needs is someone else piling on more emotional confusion.

We still work together, so I keep things chill on the surface. But sometimes, her name or a random conversation just circles in my head like a mosquito that won’t quit. I know I shouldn’t dwell on it, and I am trying to move on, it’s just harder when you see them almost every day.

DAE ever go through something like this? How did you mentally draw the line and move past it?

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  1. Avantasian538 Avatar

    There’s a married woman at work that I’m quite attracted to. We usually talk on break. It’s kind of awkward. She’s married so there’s nothing to do about it, and we work together. But by talking to her all the time I think I’m getting better at talking to people I find cute. So maybe that’s a positive to it.