GAINES-VEGAS -- Over the last three years, many times I have been put in the situation in which I have had to reject someone who had strong feelings for me. I knew that it wasn’t going to be easy, but that it would be for the best in the long-run. I hate when I work up the nerve to show a female any sort of interest only to be rejected. So, likewise, I hate being the one that does the rejecting. I know that when a girl develops feelings for a guy that does not have the same feelings for her, one of two things will happen. 1) They will never reveal their feelings and always wonder what might have been, -- or -- 2) she will tell him, and he’ll try to let her down easy. I don’t think it matters how old you are… rejection sucks! BOTH WAYS! But I’ve learned that keeping your feelings to yourself is more torturous than the worst rejection could ever be. It’s hard, but go for it!
It’ll all be worth it when that girl that I have feelings for ends up having them for me as well. Some day… ;-)