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[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

My friend, you sound like the male version of me. In my case it ended differently because the guy who was into me is a stubborn goat and never gives up. But I did not get the hint at all and he had to spell it out to my face that he was in love with me before the penny dropped. At that point we had been hanging out, been penpals and chatting daily on MSN for two or three months and in hindsight he had been laying it on THICK the entire time. My mother in law has since told me that she had never seen him this lovestruck before. That it was so obvious to her and father in law that this was serious.

Meanwhile my dumbass thought he was just being friendly. I guess when you think little of yourself, your brain bars your from recognizing the signs that someone really likes you because in your mind it's nonsensical that someone could ever love you like that.

I do hope you found someone, my friend, and if not, I hope she's right around the corner.