They All Hate Him!

Tina, I had the same problem as you. I used to like this guy from when I was in 1st grade until fifth. We were friends, but not that close. One day in fourth grade I told him that I liked him. He walked away and we didn't speak for about six months. My friends and I really hated him for not liking me and he hated us too. But at the end of eighth grade he told me he liked me and that he wanted to date me. I was happy, I said yes, forgetting everything that we had been though. But the moral of my story is, that sometimes you can't do anything about the situation at the present moment. Sometimes you have to wait and see what happens. – Stacey, 14, New York

Hey Tina! The weird part is, I have been through EXACTLY the same thing! When I read what you wrote, I thought I was hallucinating! Look, if you really like the guy, then tell him. The worst that can happen is he'll say he doesn’t like you, which leaves you free to see MANY other guys. But it turned out, that in my case, the guy liked me, and he was too shy to say so. I introduced him to my friends, and showed them how different he was from what they thought he was. They started liking him. I mean OBVIOUSLY there must be SOMETHING that this guy has to make you like him in the first place. So go for it ASAP, or you'll lose out on your chance. – Abby, 13, India