I told my crush that another guy likes me, but I don’t like him back. Just dropped that into conversation, very randomly, as though I were providing a useful update on local traffic.
The information was accurate. Its relevance was less obvious.
Now I’m wondering why I said it. Of all the people available to receive a report about someone else’s interest in me, I chose the person I’m interested in. A small audience, but a complicated one.
Maybe it sounded casual. People mention things. A person can discuss an unwanted crush without secretly conducting a diplomatic operation. I would like that possibility entered into the record.
Still, there’s something about telling your crush that somebody else likes you that makes the sentence look suspicious under inspection. Was I trying to seem desirable? Was I making it clear I wasn’t interested in that guy? Was I simply talking and discovering the purpose afterward?
I don’t have a satisfying answer. I know what I said, and I know it wasn’t necessary. But unnecessary covers a lot of ordinary conversation. Nobody requires every remark to arrive with supporting documentation.
The part I keep coming back to is the extra detail: I don’t like him back. Apparently, I felt my crush needed both the news and my official position.
So now I’m left with a very modest mystery. Did I say something stupid, or did I say something random and then give it an unnecessarily thorough review? The statement itself was brief. The internal meeting has run over.
