Poll of the Day > I need to stop caring about a girl but what do I do?

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This girl I work with. I think she is cool, but like, she's married so, uhh, no.

On Friday I was working with her, and another person who doesn't normally work with us. The two of them were talking a lot, and i actually felt jealous because her attention wasn't on me(sometimes just two people work in the store together so it naturally has to be in some degree). I didn't act weird to either of them, but I felt weird. I mean, she's allowed to talk to whoever she wants, and she doesn't have to put any attention on me or even care about me in any way, so feeling that way is silly. I didn't see her the next day, was off Sunday and today is her 5 year anniversary so she's posted a few photos on instagram, and as a result i feel weird. Like some sort of sad hollowness.

So, like, I know this is dumb. I don't want this girl. She even has some qualities I do not like, so I know she isn't perfect. Now, I don't act weird around her or anything, and I don't send her a bunch of messages or anything clingy. At work, when I am managing I treat her like anybody else. So everything has been kept internal. I'm acting like a normal person and not being creepy at all.

Generally I am fine. Like, I think about her a lot but it generally doesn't matter(in the sense it makes me feel bad), but since the last time I saw her it ended on a low note(which, again, is dumb and ridiculous) i've been feeling a little down ever since.

How do you stop this? I have to go work, so I have to see her. I feel like if she was cut out of my life(say, she got another job) I would actually stop caring very quickly.

This isn't some life consuming thing(I had a crush like that when I was younger and yikes), but its there enough to where I am thinking a lot and making a topic on GameFAQs to see what internet strangers have to say. Ultimately I want to revert back to where this person is a work colleague I like working with and that's it, while I sit over here not giving a shit about anybody(as is my usual self).

IF the answer is just gotta restrain myself(not trying to interact with them outside of work stuff) and wait it out, I am prepared for that, I guess. I'm just feeling stupid here for stupid reasons, but trying to be reasonable about it. I'm mature enough to not make this become a thing anywhere but in my brain, and mature enough to act normal around somebody.

I haven't had this shit in a while. This is awful!

Bruh

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jerk off. you'll feel better.

The last time I was in this situation I seduced her and kept a secret relationship going into I eventually moved on

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Can I have her?

Jerking off might actually help now that you mention it.

Dont dip your pen in company ink.

Unless you have a really good eraser.

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Yeah, I really don't want anything to do with this person other than just being a work colleague. It's just dumb because something inside of me persists telling me I NEED to care when the rest of me is like "uhm, i'd rather not"