I’m scared I’ve pushed my friend away after telling her how I really feel
DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE I confessed that I wanted more than friendship, my best female friend has been avoiding me.
I’m an 18-year-old guy and she’s 19.
Everybody said we’d make a great couple.
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When I told her I fancied her and wanted her to be my girlfriend, she said she didn’t feel the same way.
Now I worry I’ve lost her friendship too.
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DEIDRE SAYS: Rejection is always painful, but you cannot make someone have feelings if they don’t.
She probably feels awkward.
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Give her a little space and then contact her to say you don’t want to lose your friendship.
My support pack, Standing Up For Yourself, should help you to talk to her.