"Friendships/love relationships"- Final part

"Hello everyone, how are you doing today? I hope you are having a wonderful day. As for me, I am healthy and doing okay. Today, I want to continue the friendship and love relationship that started a few days ago. If you haven't read the first two parts, I kindly ask you to read them to understand this final part."

In the second part of my story, I shared how I met someone, and we became good friends. However, I developed strong feelings for him along the way, which made me act in a certain way because I wasn't sure if he felt the same or not. When I finally decided to express my feelings to him, the first thing I got was silence, and I didn't know what to expect as an answer. After a few hours, he opened up to me, and I realized that I had made a big mistake. He saw me only as a friend that he was concerned about, but not as someone he wanted to be in a love relationship with. I thought my world was crumbling, as we had great chemistry, good conversations, and shared the same vision and goals. However, it wasn't enough, and I couldn't understand how this was possible. During that moment, I couldn't even bring myself to look him in the face. I felt unloved and worthless. Afterwards, I asked him what the problem was. At the time, he wasn't dating anyone else, so I thought it was my appearance. That he didn't find me attractive, or I wasn't his type. After the incident, I distanced myself from him, and our friendship suffered. We didn't talk to each other for months. During this time, I focused on healing, processing my emotions, and regaining back my confidence.

After spending some time apart, I realized that first, love cannot be forced. Even if you spend a lot of time with someone and have a great relationship, it does not guarantee that the person will reciprocate your feelings, and that's okay. I also did a lot of self-reflection and affirmed that there is someone out there who will love and accept me for who I am. We all deserve to be loved, and sometimes the person we love may not feel the same way about us, but that's alright.

If you have romantic feelings for a friend, don't be afraid to express them. Whether you are a man or woman, it's important to be brave and let your friend know how you feel. Even if they don't feel the same way, it's okay and you'll be proud of yourself for speaking up. Suppressing your feelings is not healthy, because love is a beautiful emotion. If your love is genuine and pure, there is no harm in expressing it. If the friendship ends as a result, it just means that it was not meant to be. People come and go in our lives, and we should cherish the ones who stay.

On this note, if you ever went through this situation or are going through it, one piece of advice I will give is to let it out and be accountable for that. It is not a sad thing and life goes on.