Awesome!

I'm married and my crush still blinds me!!

I’m a little envious of your newfound freedom. Crushes blind us and keep our focus, especially if it’s unrequited, on the impossible. You may think that if you hold out long enough, your crush will finally see just how fantastic you are, but maybe they won’t ― maybe they just never will. Sometimes it’s easier to have a reason to feel lighter. OTOH, I am left hanging with ideas and memories, holding on to hope. Naive, I know.

Awesome and good for you 👍🏼OP.

It is always wonderful when a weight is lifted off of our backs.

Good luck in your future endeavors!!

I have been holding on to the idea of someone for multiple years now.

They said something that in relatively casual conversation that made it very clear they are not in the same place.

Don’t even really feel sad, it just a weight lifted off my shoulders. I can let go of the ‘what if’.

I have been seriously considering moving out of the DMV and while I wouldn’t have let this person hold me back, they now won’t be a lingering thought.