My T once asked me what negative outcomes I feared from disclosing my feelings for him. I said I thought he me be repulsed, disgusted, annoyed. He didn't understand "annoyed". I tried to explain how someone liking you that you don't like in return might be annoying, but he still didn't get it. So I cited Sally, Charlie Brown's little sister, who has a massive unrequited crush on her brother's best friend, Linus. Linus finds this extremely annoying, even though he still seems to actually care for Sally as his friend's little sister. The first time I ever gave T something I wrote to describe the way I was feeling in detail, I attached a picture of Sally looking lovingly at Linus, with Linus rolling his eyes.

So I'm Sally Brown.