The Friend Who Never Asked, Struggling with Unresolved Feelings and Unexpected Distance”
I was in my second year at university when I met this guy. We had known each other since our freshman year but were never close friends. On my birthday, he called to wish me well, saying he got my number from a mutual friend in my department. We started talking more frequently and quickly became close friends. By the time we resumed classes, we were spending a lot of time together. I grew to like him a lot, and his friends even knew about me. Despite our closeness, he never asked me out, so I tried not to get too attached. During one of our conversations, I learned that he was two years younger than me. Although he seemed mature and looked older, I told him I couldn’t date someone younger. He insisted that nothing could separate us. We had our little disagreements, but he always made sure to resolve them before saying goodnight, which made me like him even more. Yet, he never asked me out, and I didn’t want to make any assumptions. Fast forward to March this year, as we began our final year, I noticed a change. He stopped calling as frequently, and our chats dwindled. When I reached out, he said he was busy and eventually confessed that he loved me but wasn’t ready for a commitment. I was devastated but eventually decided to block him and move on. It was a tough decision, but I’m healing now. I’m curious, how would you handle a situation where someone you care about shows a sudden change in behavior and expresses feelings but isn’t ready for a commitment? Would you stay hopeful or walk away?
