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<blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 2700157" data-attributes="member: 1515">No, it tends to not be...and it's probably even harder for many of us on these boards, given that gamers aren't always the most socially-adept critters on God's earth (lord knows I wasn't).Ferret, when I was 16, I was in your shoes.&nbsp; There was this girl...Susan Burns.&nbsp; Pretty, smart, kind.&nbsp; She liked me as a friend (she wasn't terribly popular in school, either), but not beyond that.&nbsp; I carried a torch for Susan for years...from age 13 until age 20.&nbsp; We were always friends, I would repeatedly make nudging advances to make it something more, and would always be (graciously) rebuffed.&nbsp; I simply couldn't get it through my head that my feelings weren't being reciprocated.So, what happened?&nbsp; I finally figured out that she was being honest with me, and I moved on.&nbsp; She eventually married someone else, as did I.It's really hard, at 16, to believe that things can be different, or even better, when you're older, and that the heartbreak you're feeling now won't feel that way forever.&nbsp; All I can say is, trust me, you'll get over it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kenobi65, post: 2700157, member: 1515"] No, it tends to not be...and it's probably even harder for many of us on these boards, given that gamers aren't always the most socially-adept critters on God's earth (lord knows I wasn't). Ferret, when I was 16, I was in your shoes. There was this girl...Susan Burns. Pretty, smart, kind. She liked me as a friend (she wasn't terribly popular in school, either), but not beyond that. I carried a torch for Susan for [b]years[/b]...from age 13 until age 20. We were always friends, I would repeatedly make nudging advances to make it something more, and would always be (graciously) rebuffed. I simply couldn't get it through my head that my feelings weren't being reciprocated. So, what happened? I finally figured out that she was being [b]honest[/b] with me, and I moved on. She eventually married someone else, as did I. It's really hard, at 16, to believe that things can be different, or even better, when you're older, and that the heartbreak you're feeling now won't feel that way forever. All I can say is, trust me, you'll get over it. [/QUOTE]

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