What do you do when you find yourself falling in love and you know that what’s at the bottom of that fall might just break you – and someone you love?
That’s the exact kind of heartbreaking conundrum being faced by these women who submitted anonymous tales of their own infatuations – which just so happened to be focused on the boyfriends of their best friends.
It’s not exactly a position that any of us would envy, even if the feelings were deep.
10. “I feel terrible.”
Why is it that we feel things we don’t even want to?
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9. “Mixed signals.”
Like a broken traffic light, this guy.
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8. “I don’t know what to do.”
I wouldn’t either.
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7. “I’d feel so bad.”
It’s like a lose/lose situation.
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6. “I’m madly in love…”
And that way madness lies.
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5. “Kinda in love.”
Only kinda? By the metrics of this list, you’re getting off easy.
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4. “It’s been a year.”
That’s a long time to hold on.
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3. “My best friend.”
But for how much longer?
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2. “I would never do anything.”
Wouldn’t you? Wouldn’t any of us?
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1. “No one knows.”
Except for us, some strangers on the internet. But that’s probably not too helpful, huh?
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It seems absurd just how much our own feelings can sweep us away into absurdity. Here’s to all of you – may you navigate them well.
Have you ever been in a position like this?
Tell us about it in the comments.