Escaping the friend zone.

[marvelitegirl]

"One of us is taken"

Hell, imagine being the partner.

[Moonlightdrives]

The umbrella is symbolic of him acting in his own best interest, especially for the impending implied rain. Another masterpiece from Reid and company, this guy and his crew are gonna change the way things are written, as well as acting. You guys are so good

[astrix]

I’m not sure if this was on purpose, but just like the detail of how hard she had gripped his hand, which symbolizes that she was the one that wanted this relationship the most

[RandomPlatypus]

Usually one wants to stay friends and the other wants a more romantic relationship.

[rampagegage]

That was a nice touch at the end seeing just how hard they were holding on.

[inquisitionagent]

"Because one of us is taken"

And with that one line, I instantly lost all sympathy

[TheNghtngale]

It hurts more when you've actually experienced this.

[sss-mdhd]

Idk how people remain interested in people who are already in a relationship, or continue to be involved with them.
If I like someone and I find out they’re in a relationship, 99% of my interest in them vanishes and I start to keep my distance from them.

[GoodLuck-kc]

This hits like a punch to the guts. In the evening of Valentines, after one of the best days of my life, he admits to liking someone else. That person being his close friend that he knows likes him but that I ensured him I was fine with him talking to, for I belived him when he said I was the one for him. Guess this is what he has been going through.

[rinasilina]

I hate that kind of relationship, and it's the most hurtful thing, but I have experience in my life. I love the person, but I also like their actual love the person that they love as well. It.
Is so hard to let go.

[Raccoon_AX]

Its crazy that there are so many people that are in love and not together and so many people are together but not in love .

[randomweirdo]

i dated the person i felt like this abt, but it didn't work. we were too romantic to be platonic, but too platonic to be romantic. when we were friends we spent the whole time being jealous of each other's romantic partners or borderline writing love letters in the form of journals we'd trade back and forth. when we were romantic we stopped that and it ended up not working after only 3 months. it just felt wrong both ways.

edit: ok, for anyone who wants to comment abt my personal life or speculate on the therapy i need, i know, i've been in therapy since i was 13, and she finally got into it after we broke up. someone said this sounded fixable so here's the context for why it really wasn't and why i'm okay with that;

we both met at a time where we had no one. she wasnt a van life level kid, but she was traveling so much that she might as well be, and her only two friends was a girl who didn't fully understand boundaries, and her cousin who would actively try to destroy any friendships my ex might develop. i had js been pulled out of brick and mortar school and was being homeschooled (that was the right choice, but i lost all of my friends), so i was isolated too, and we both trauma bonded over that immedietly.

because of this "bond" we hated each other spending time with anyone else, and only ever wanted to be with the other person even as we developed other relationships. i got into a situationship at one point but it didnt last bc i liked her more that i liked my almost partner.

this all culminated when we finally confessed. i dont remember who said it first or whatever, only that it was prodded when she admitted she liked girls, but we decided to date, and it was good for three months. but the issue was we didn't like doing couple things and that made us awkward. we didnt like each other romantically. and thats the point i got from the video and was making in my original comment. we were obsessed with each other to the point of it interfering with romantic relationships, but we did not like each other romantically.

so we can't even be friends bc being friends destroys us, but we cant date bc dating destroyed us. it's like a drug. it feels good when your high but the withdrawel begs you to come back while the side affects actively destroy you.

she got in a new relationship a week after we broke up, and another one three days after it ended. she's just been replacing her drug, but i've been trying to take the time to heal and go cold turkey. if i want to have a happy relationship, it cant be with her in my life. it was good we impacted each other, it hurt a lot to lose her but it made me better to know her, and better even now that i don't know her. like the song stranger by olivia rodrigo. she is the best thing i will ever keep so far out of my life, but she's staying out of my life, because one drink of alcohol can restart a spiral. even friendship hurt too much. also she has a bf now and i have a partner, so jumpstarting even a friendship feels like a violation of the trust my partner has in me.

[Yestheyseethefit]

You'll always find someone better. Do not romanticize what is not for you.

[skybluehaze]

the way he moved the umbrella.. such a nice detail.. adds more to the emotion.. ❤️

[artiompostnikov]

I've learnt that if you love someone who is taken, it is only true love that let's you let go of that person to be happy in what they found, and selfishness is what makes you pursue things further.

[stefanobraffa]

the way his hand was still trying to hold on longer when she left... it's always the small details. i love your shorts dude, keep it up ❤

[lucky_shot]

This is literally word for word the exact situation I’m in. We have been friends for years and now she’s dating someone and I’ve never had the courage to tell her how I feel. I hate feeling this way but even the slightest thought that she might be with me ever is enough to make me hold on even though I want so badly to just stop being friends with he at all. Glad to know other people are going through what I’m going through

[FNLN-se]

Good guy. Knows the line, and that those types of relationships are inappropriate when in another relationship. Takes far more courage than most people have.

[liz]

I *was* like that guy. I got a crush on a friend of mine, while in a relationship. That crush made me realize i had lost all of my feelings for the person i was in a relationship with. But i also knew the friend i had a crush on did not return my feelings, so that crush soon faded. Now 'm chilling, single as a pringle, enjoying life more than i was before

[SkyleeCarter-km]

OH MY GOSH!!!! I had this issue with one of my guy friends, he likes me and i like him but he's dating and I told him I didn't feel comfortable talking everyday like we were since he was dating. He got mad and hung up so now I'm living life in the best way and not hurting because we didn't date. Sucks but I am learning how to handle pain healthier.