{"id":17998,"date":"2019-01-04T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T22:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datemixstaging.wpengine.com\/?p=17998"},"modified":"2021-05-31T09:59:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:59:49","slug":"getting-over-a-crush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/relationship-advice\/moving-on\/getting-over-a-crush\/","title":{"rendered":"Over the Torture? 5 Tips for Getting Over a Crush"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Having a crush can be one of the best feelings in the world. But if the other person doesn&#8217;t return your feelings, sometimes it can feel like the worst. Trust me, I know. There are few things more tortuous than knowing you\u2019re crushing on someone you can\u2019t be with. Whether it\u2019s because they\u2019re seeing someone else or they just don\u2019t like you the way you like them, it\u2019s hard to accept that they don\u2019t see you in the same light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving forward can often seem impossible, but here\u2019s the secret&#8230; it isn\u2019t. It takes work, but you\u2019ve got this. Here are some tips to help you get over a crush and move on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Realize you are doing what\u2019s best.<\/strong><br>\nYou\u2019ve likely been putting your crush on a pedestal. Now that you&#8217;re ready to move on, start to take a deeper look at the person you\u2019re infatuated with. Maybe this person has many wonderful qualities about them, but sometimes we can become blinded by those things and can forget to take the time to realize that they aren\u2019t as good for us as we have dreamed them up to be. You deserve someone who&#8217;s into you as much as you&#8217;re into them. Remember that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talk it out.<\/strong><br>\nTalk to someone close to you about what you\u2019re feeling because bottling up what hurts will only hurt you more in the end. Get it all out. What\u2019s going through your head now? What is the hardest part of moving on? What will you miss about your crush? What are some fond memories the two of you shared? Sharing the positive and negative feelings you have with someone who knows you best is healthy and the person you\u2019re confiding in can help you understand that, albeit hard, this is best for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find distractions for yourself.<\/strong><br>\nIt&#8217;s completely normal to want to spend your days dwelling on what could have been, but try not to let it be all consuming. A good rule of thumb I like to follow for myself is to have one day to feel it all\u2014sometimes I cry it out, sometimes I take a drive and listen to my favorite music as I let the \u2018what if\u2019s\u2019 swirl around me. But after this day, I do my best to find other ways to occupy my time. Whether it be with friends and family or by spending more time doing what I love. Give yourself time to get over them, but when the same repetitive thoughts start to drift back, put yourself in the moment you\u2019re in and try to be more present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stop looking at their social media.<\/strong><br>\nThough it may feel impossible, this is one of the best ways to let go of a person. Unfollow, unfriend, block, do whatever it is you need to do to stop looking. Why make it harder on yourself by constantly keeping the thought of them alive in your mind? It\u2019s only human to wonder how a person you care about is doing, but it will not speed up the process of removing them from your life. It takes a lot of strength and discipline to do this, but when you prove to yourself that you can let go of them online, you will feel so much stronger having done it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Remember that this is temporary.<\/strong><br>\nThese feelings won\u2019t last forever, no matter how hard it is to believe. More than likely, this isn\u2019t your first crush and this isn\u2019t the first time you\u2019ve had to get over someone special. Think back on the times you\u2019ve been through this in the past, what did you learn from it? Time is a funny thing and it may feel like you&#8217;ll never move on, but I promise you that you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can take as much or as little as you please from this experience, but try to remember the fact that one day, when you\u2019re crushing on a person who reciprocates the same feelings as you, you will have a much better idea of what you&#8217;re looking for. You\u2019ve done the hard work it takes get over that special someone, but don\u2019t forget how special you are in the process. You are worthy of someone who is just as excited about you, as you are them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving forward can often seem impossible, but here\u2019s the secret&#8230; it isn\u2019t. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":18002,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[973],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-on"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Over the Torture? 5 Tips for Getting Over a Crush<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Having a crush can be one of the best feelings in the world. 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