I was 10 and I had two incidents in the same month. The first was at school, now I knew I was disliked but then this girl and I were assigned to collect supplies from another class. I was going in with her and she said “don’t go in, you’ll embarrass yourself.” This was a girl I liked, probably a 5/10 now. It was crushing!
A few weeks later, I went to a restaurant with my family and I was staring at a teen. My dad said “I think my son likes you”, oh, doesn’t sound TOO bad, right? There was a look of uneasiness on her face like: :trepidation: It was obliteration to the next level.