How do I not fall for someone that is straight?

I don't think you can avoid falling in love with someone, regardless of their sexual orientation. I do, however, think it is important to be honest with yourself. If you fall in love with someone who doesn't love you back, it doesn't matter whether they're straight or not. What matters is that you respect them enough to try and not force change on them, and that you respect yourself enough to know that they might not be your ideal partner - that maybe a friendship is the best you can hope for at this point. It is important to take care of yourself, if that means some time away from that person, it is okay to take that time. Just be honest with yourself, love yourself and provide yourself with the opportunities to get to know other people. If you're actively looking for a relationship, try to get out there and date people who are interested in dating someone of your sexual orientation or gender identity. Meeting new people can be good to change your mental focus, and get back out there. :)

I wish I knew! It's such a common thing for LGBT people to end up falling for straight people, just by the fact that the LGBT community is so small in comparison. Just like we can't choose our sexuality, we also can't choose who we fall in love with. That said, if you find yourself crushing on someone who's straight, it helps to firmly remind yourself that your feelings will never be reciprocated. Try and explore the LGBT community so you can meet people who can reciprocate, and try to minimize your interactions with your straight crush.

I'm not sure how much control people have over who they fall for, but hanging out in places with more LGBTQ+ people and becoming more friends with those groups might increase your likelihood of falling for a person who will also be able to return your feelings. You may also find spending less time with the straight person you fell for, and trying to distract yourself from thoughts/feelings about them, or being very rational when those feelings come up and saying: 'yes I feel this way, but a relationship will never happen with them' might help your feelings fade faster - but that's no guarantee because emotions are rarely logical and often run on their own time. It sounds like a hard place to be in. There are also online dating sites if you think that might help match you with people who would be able to fall in love with you.

I believe who you fall for is uncontrollable. You cannot force yourself to avoid having feelings for someone. However there are certain cases where it might be better to try to focus only strictly having a friendship since there might not be a possibility of a relationship. Although if these feelings do arise, it is okay and it is natural that it happens. Just recognize how you feel but understand the person might not feel the same, and that is to no fault of your own, it just might not be right for them.

There is no easy answer for this as I firmly believe we do not choose who we love (or how we feel for that matter). However, we do decide our reaction and methods of coping. In times of unreciprocated love, self-care and healthy expression become so important. Most importantly is redefining your support system in times when you will need it the most. Surround yourself with positivity, love, and support. Identify peer pillars. Talk about it. Find a way to express yourself through journalism, music, dance, or art. Take baths, cry it out, exercise, keep busy. Finally, know that even though it seems impossibly absolute, this too shall pass.

The short is to cultivate self-control, self-respect, and use logic. This advice applies to falling for anyone who is not available and not just homosexuals.

Perhaps this issue is not with falling for someone who is straight, but falling for someone unattainable and that way safe. Probably when you were a kid you had your celebrity crushes, and as an adult you might have your unattainable crushes. You probably could think why you have a crush on them? What do you need from them? Do you think in example that they would solve all your problems in your life if you had them fall in love with you or do you really think that they are the best person you have ever met? What would be the best possible outcome of the love relationship if it were to happen? Try to provide that to yourself in other manner other than going after someone who is unavailable.

You can tell them how you feel and then they can help you try and fall out of love with them or you can look for other fish in the sea.

Remind yourself just of that-- that they are straight, and it is very likely that falling for them will only end in pain for you. If necessary, take some time away from them.

I'm afraid there's no way to prevent this, since love does not come at command. But you can try to find out about a person's orientation as soon as you can when you don't know about it and you realize you're starting to have feelings, so you'll be able to process and accept it before your feelings start getting too deep.