https://lisiharrison.com/crush-questions/sign-language/ Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://lisiharrison.com/crush-questions/sign-language/#comment-2774 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:31:52 +0000 http://lisiharrison.com/?p=2161#comment-2774 Hi Lisi!
Not to be cliché with everyone’s opening line of “You always give the best advice,” but it’s true. I don’t know what to do in this situation, and I thought you’d be able to give me some really great advice. The thing is, I’m really bad at friendships when it comes to dealing with emotions. Whenever one of my friends is upset, going through a breakup, or even just stressed, I never know what to do to comfort them. Today, one of my best friends had a break down during school. She had been very stressed lately, we just took a test she was pretty sure she failed, and she just learned yesterday that a close family friend had passed away. Then, during English, our teacher flipped out on her, and she just lost it. I found her sobbing in the bathroom after class, and I didn’t know what to do. I just stood there, awkwardly patted her back, and told her it would be okay. I feel like I was giving her the wrong impression that I don’t care about her problems. But I do care. The problem is I never know what to do when someone is going through a hard time. It’s just awkward for me. Am I emotionally detached or something? What should I do in these situations? How should I comfort my friends?
~ Hailey (sorry for how long this is)

]]> https://lisiharrison.com/crush-questions/sign-language/#comment-2773 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 04:45:55 +0000 http://lisiharrison.com/?p=2161#comment-2773 Seriously, if you like him, tell him! I was best friends with this guy and liked him for sooo long. I was constantly asking myself the same questions you are…does he like me but he’s too afraid to say it or does he just do those things because we’re good friends and that’s all he wants to be? I worried myself sick for months thinking about it because I didn’t know and I was too scared to tell him, but at the same time I needed to. Finally one day I brought it up just by asking “Could you ever see us dating?” just to put it out there. SO scary–easier said than done! The gist of his answer was basically “maybe, but probably not,” and because I’d liked him for so long it crushed me. But I’m so so glad I told him. If he had liked me, we’d probably be dating right now, which would have been great. And because I found out he didn’t like me, I could finally feel free, get some closure, and move on, which is also very great. Either way you win. 🙂 good luck! and thanks for the post, Lisi! (sorry for the long comment ha)

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