How to get over someone you never dated?

There are plenty of fish in the sea and billions of people you have yet to meet. Don’t be afraid to explore your options! Step outside your comfort zone and take a look at the world around you. You never know, your next potential relationship could be right under your nose, but you’re just not looking hard enough. And if it’s not a relationship you want, then take time to focus on yourself and your hobbies. Whether it be spots or reading books, find your safe haven and return to it when you need it. There’s no harm in doing what you love.

Just have to accept, that if they were meant to be a part of your life they would have been. You deserve someone better and someone who is willing to be there for you and love you. Distract yourself, focus on loving yourself and try to distance yourself from that person and things that remind you of them. It does hurt to not be able to be the one you care so much about. However at the end of the day you should only focus on yourself and if your love for them is becoming toxic for you then you need to take a strong stand and remove them and those feelings from your life.

Hi! Getting over a crush can be just like getting over your ex. It can be complicated. When I was in High School back in the 90's, there was this boy I had a huge crush on and everybody in school knew. He was in my class, and he was so cute. He had money, played about every sport that was offered, and I was a poor girl who played in the band that was not so attractive and I knew I had no chance with him. Anyway, in our Junior year, I found out that he started dating a girl, another classmate with more of his traits, her parents were teachers at the same school, and I was like, the last one to know as always. How did I handle this situation? I was actually happy for them and I left him alone and didn't look back. Your situation may be different. It's possible that you had a chance with the person, and it depends on how long you crushed on them. Mine was my entire school days to that point. My questions to you are: What do you and your crush have in common? Do you have the same friends?, and Do you hang out at the same places? Those will really help you navigate your way through this and help with your recovery. We're here if you need anything. Take care!

It’s hard to do something like this. Knowing you cared so much about someone but being unsure about how they feel because you were never actually together. It took time and focus. I had to put myself out of the situation and begin with what I wanted to accomplish in life and my happiness. Of course I wanted to be with them and now you have to give up something that you never even had the chance to explore. But things like this as silly as it is, is just a waiting game. When you have to lose feelings you spent so long developing it is just giving you the opportunity to explore new feelings and the thing or person that was really meant to be.

One possible way to get over someone you've never dated is you have to realize that nothing was there. (At least if you both didn't know each other, or even possibly if you did know each other). One positive way you can think about it is, if they're in a relationship with someone then they're meant to be with them and there's someone better out there for you that you're meant to be with. It will take some time to get over them but if you give it some time and then come to terms with there being other people out there for you to date then hopefully it will help.

Get surrounded by friends and family. Start, or get back to a hobby. Keep your mind busy and it will get better over time. When you have a crush on someone you tend to look at them through lenses that filter out their flaws. List these out! Find out they were not as perfect as you tend to think. Go out there and start dating again! There are countless dating apps, speed date meetings, pubs, clubs etc. Find that there are more people who are great and caring! And remember: it is okay to grieve. You feel sorry and that is just fine! Own the pain. Accept that it will hurt. It will be so much easier to move on! I’ve been there and I promise - it gets better!

I was able to do this by realizing and accepting that I would be able to remain his friend and also, that its better and healthier to accept the love i could see someone else was offering me rather than pining for someone obviously not Interested in me. So I did so, I dated another person who I was attracted to and who I knew cared about me. I also avoided any daydreaming and thoughts about "my ex crush". Immersing myself in activities I developed interest in also helped me forget. Putting distance between yourselves can also help, I got into college in a state different from his, the new environment helped.

I would say the process of getting over someone you haven't dated would be a lot like getting over someone you had dated. But specifically someone you dated and things were going really good from your opinion. Both kind of leave you in a place of feeling "what I could have had". So even though there isn't a concrete dynamic of loss, there is a concrete feeling of loss. And that feeling is real and should be treated as real. I would seek out resources (can be a professional or self-help exercises) that focus on maybe divorce/seperation/relationships (I know it seems weird but since the feelings are similar), grief, and loneliness.

this is something i've experienced over many times and it's weird for people to say that you're not allowed to feel sadness just because we're trying to get over someone we've never dated. please know that these feelings are still as true as those couples who are in love and you should never feel that your feelings are invalidated. for me, i get over someone using the same methods for getting over a break up. it's really about re-connecting with your peers and making new connections, focusing on yourself and figuring out what you like, exercise, practice self-care and stuff. all the best! please engage a listener if needed.

How I would deal with that and have dealt with that (multiple times xD) is to see that if that person is not interested in me, they are not the one I want/aren't worth having. That's because I want to be wanted in a relationship and to be loved just as much as I love them! Also I think it is also a matter of seeing that if we love someone who is not interested in us, it is maybe hiding some strategy on our part to stay safer out of a relationship by going after someone who doesn't want us. Meaning, if they don't want us we stay safe because we won't have to deal with potentially loosing them one day and experiencing that pain.