Getting over someone when you have to see them everyday
Question Posted Wednesday February 4 2009, 8:38 pm
Basically, cutting a long story extremely short and leaving out a lot of details, a guy over last September-November pretended to like me so we could sleep together. It didn't start like that exactly, it started as something completely casual and no-strings, but eventually I started wanted more and he pretended he did too, and then he panicked and backed out.
I live with him (at university) and we are in the same friendship group. I have to see him every single day, I look out of the window and see his window, I cannot escape thinking about him, and next year we will be living together with just me him and 3 other people. I can't get out of this without losing my friends. I still like him a little bit but the main thing is I AM SO ANGRY AT HIM, and my friends say I have to be nice to him for the sake of the group. I am finding this so hard and I just want to feel nothing for him anymore. I've already kissed a few other people and I slept with someone else (another ex who kind of treated me badly a bit, but I think he's changed) and my ex kind of wants to casually keep seeing me, which is sort of helping, but how else can I deal with this?? Thanks. x
lovesong answered Thursday February 5 2009, 4:19 pm: With guys like that, if you show on the outside that you still like him or are sad over what happened, it only feeds their ego. So you need to make sure you look HOT every single day. I don't care if it's a midnight study session. Let him see what's missing!!
And make sure you keep your head held up. Be confident. Look at him in the face when he talks and talk to him as if you are complete strangers. As if he means absolutely nothing to you. And when he's done talking, just look away and quickly begin talking to someone else or doing something (even if you have to pretend). This will make him believe you have no time for him, not even time to think about him.
And PLEASE do not go off sleeping with other guys because you are hurting. This will only leave you feeling empty. Just give it time. You will heal from this. Then you find someone that you can have a meaningful relationship with.
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