Being FRIENDS with Your Crush After Getting REJECTED

You got rejected by your crush, is there still hope for you two to be friends? STOP! Before you settle for being "just friends", I want to share a few things you should definitely know about what to expect, why you ended up in the friend zone, how to make a friendship ACTUALLY work and when it makes sense to completely cut your crush off.

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QUESTION: Are you having trouble maintaining a friendship with your crush after getting rejected? Leave your answers below!

[johnnyboywhiteboy]

Got rejected and feel like garbage rip 1 like = 1 relatable time

[fanisgelis]

It's so hard when they say "let's just be friends" hurts more than them Blocking you

[sebastianflowers]

Guys... man to man here. Don’t remain friends. Just don’t. You still like them. You still want them to like you back. You will start feeling led on and you’ll get even more hurt down the line. And in that time that you were trying to get with her and you knew she didn’t like you, you could of been out trying to find another girl, one that does like you. Someone better. I know from experience. Rejection is a good thing. Tells you when to try again. Learn from it. Don’t try to keep doing the same thing over again. Don’t get stuck in the fried zone. Move on. You’ll be glad you did in the end. Trust me. Hope this helped someone.

[Ironside-fzvd]

Be friendly but not friends as in hanging out. Be respectful of their decision. Just remember they're not obliged to date you. Don't let the person who rejected you lead you on. Rejected once? Move on and look for someone who wants to date you. If the person who rejected you does like you and wants to date you in future, then the ball is in their court, let them ask you out. If they don't they never was into you in the first place.
Remember though don't let them string you along.

[aikora]

me talking to myself: "I shouldn't have confess"

[priyanshchandra]

Was rejected yesterday
Feel very relieved
She was very polite and nice about it
😊😊

[milkjug]

For the people like me struggling with rejection just remember that pain and sadness makes you grow as a person and turns you into a more responsible person. There are 7 billion people in this world and even though it doesn’t feel like it. You will find someone new with their own unique traits that you can love them for. Stay strong!

[Drockaggie]

I'm here to join the rejection club.

Edit: Hey it's been two years but uh.. wow I feel for y'all. Since this post I have been cheated on. Hope you guys don't have to experience that👍. Good luck and safe ventures. 1\28\2022

[exiszentriker]

It really comes down to just being honest with her. I told her about my feelings, got rejected, I accepted it and we went on being friends. You don't have to completly loose interest in her to be friends again, you just have to truly accept her feelings and mentally move on. Talking helps, you can work your relationship out like adults.

[jeremylightner]

I asked her out an hour ago and she said no let’s just be friends.

[DC-srgu]

not a good idea. we both had feelings for each other, but she had a boyfriend. thought she would leave him but she didnt. i cut her off. we became friends again, but both our feelings came back stronger. she broke up with her boyfriend but now couldnt decide between us. she went back to him. i completely cut her off. lesson: leave immediately

[fanisgelis]

Even if you go back to normally being friends it's so painful bc you both feel the same way and it's like roleplay

[levarmitchell]

I'd rather end the friendship. I don't see another way.

[basedspamton]

Just dont remain friends with them, they arent worth your time. While you are at it, dont fall in love in general.

[mj]

What hurts the most is when you give them your best and all that you can to make them happy and being there for them when they need you the most and then they tell you that there seeing or talking to someone else that's when you go to depressed mood. Like you feel like you wasted your time and effort. You gave them all that you can and yet you get rejected. Then you think to yourself that person that you love is now with someone else who now gets to hold them and comfort them like you used to.

[sashayperiwinkler]

Told him how I felt today and I didn't even get rejected, he just flat out ignored me. I'm crushed

[jamesmccloud]

Just got rejected by my crush like 1 hour ago. She told me she had a crush on me as well, but her feelings for me faded over time. I had genuine feelings for her. She said she isn't ready for a relationship. She also said she doesn't feel anything for me right now and that she just wants to stay friends. I had deep feelings for this girl, but I said that I understood how she felt and that we can just be friends. I am hurting like hell right now because I really thought she liked me. I got hit with a reality check and will be more careful in the future and not commit as fast to one girl. Fuck this shit. I will try my best to move on...

[TheLegendofMclovin]

Honestly this really freed me from my bondage, I now fully understand that I can't be around her but I don't want to just be friends. I care too much about her to let my feelings make her feel uncomfortable, God bless her.

[JeremysRants]

Never remain friends. Its a lie and a distraction.