Ok, so if you know there's basically no chance of you developing anything with someone beyond friendship, and that you probably don't actually want to develop anything else with them bc of different reasons, then why can't you just get over them?

Or maybe you can but you don't want to (or a part of you doesn't at least) bc it still has that masochistic, unrequited wallowing in your own misery feel that we often kinda like? Arg, so frustrating. Including bc it gets in the way of other (potential) relationships.
Sorry to continue harpong on this, however vaguely, in my last several posts. I'll try to be lighter (or at least move on to a different topic) but this has been particularly frustrating the past week or so. Oh well...I am actually decently happy in general, this part of life is just nagging a bit.