So, following my previous post, I had a discussion with my student I had a crush on and made it clear that I can't engage in conversations with him that does not involve academics. I also told him I need some space to myself. He took it surprisingly well considering how often he had visited my office in the past for chit chat and showered me with compliments. Seriously though.. He was very cool about it.

Anyway, now I am trying to move on. Man. Is it hard or what? I believe I did the right thing distancing myself from him. Although at times I feel like I should have done nothing and just enjoyed his future office visits. I know.. that's so conflicting. Looks like he is not worrying about anything. He is probably happy with his fiance.

How do you stop feeling like you closed the door on some future good memories. I am proud that I finally got the courage to tell him off but I feel so bad about everything. It's just such a mess. I know it's just a crush but it's taking a toll on me. Any supportive thoughts to get through this?