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Letters written to my crush, show them or not show them?

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I've been writing letters to my crush for the past year and a half since I last saw her. Even though we still talk on occasion and she's married. I miss her and I find the letters almost more therapeutic than the songs I write and play about her. I've been debating sending them as of late. Or at least making their existence known. It started as an AA exercise. But it's evolved into my own thing and I've come to enjoy it now.
I've probably written about 2-3 dozen of them by now, 60 pages. Sometimes wonder if they'd freak her out to know I've been thinking of her often since we last saw each other in person or if it'd be somewhat endearing.
In my defense before you think me terrible for feeling this way and writing these about a married friend, she's a very sweet and understanding person and the letters make it clear that despite feeling this way, I don't expect anything from it besides just being able to be completely honest with the person I value the most in my life. And, I mean, just the way she entered my life and how kind and nice she is to me all the time, I think I'm allowed those feelings towards her and, hell, I'm sure she even suspects me having somewhat of a crush to some extent.
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No. It would make things very difficult for her obviously. She is not obligated to deal with your feelings.

Regardless, if someone had been writing me love letters for a year and not giving them to me, and then suddenly giving me a stack I would be creeped out.

It feels like crap but sometimes you just have to swallow your feelings for the benefit of others (and yourself frankly) and move on.
CandyWhizzard · 26-30, M
@AmbivalentFriability If I couldn't handle it I wouldn't have kept the damn letters tucked away for almost two years. I met her husband, I love the dude. Fuck I want to hate him just by virtue of having a crush on his wife but even I have to admit he's awesome.
It just be nice to let someone know something about them being important or, Idk.
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CandyWhizzard · 26-30, M
@AmbivalentFriability I'm sorry I called you a fuckin' illiterate. I'm sure your reading abilities are above-par.
I'm sorry about your friend.
For what it's worth, when I was 15 I had a crush on a girl I really liked, we were close friends and the story ends with someone dead there too and it isn't me. I never had enough of a spine to tell her.
Making the same mistake wouldn't make me feel very great. Even though losing my greatest friend also wouldn't. Let's be real here, she's most likely WAY more important to me than I am to her. I don't think I have the balls to do it via email anyway, it'd have to be in-person.
Perhaps post them on an anonymous website instead.
CandyWhizzard · 26-30, M
@LilithoftheTrees Here? Ah, I don't know about that.
Fuck I'd have to post them all one at a time too, some of them are like 6 pages. Some are barely a page.
@CandyWhizzard perhaps burn them instead.
CandyWhizzard · 26-30, M
@LilithoftheTrees Much more sensible.
I wouldn't. That would be a lot of pressure and would ruin your friendship.

 
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