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Dear Amy,
I took your advice and turned down the guy from my English class, and then I began to like this other guy – he's so good-looking, and popular, and funny. I thought he liked me too, because he always used to come over and talk to me if he saw me, and it's a little hard to explain, but I thought he was sending me all these cryptic signs to see if I was interested.
But it turns out that he really liked my friend all along, and that he was only sucking up to me so that she would like him! I don't blame my friend at all, because she turned him down and she's been so nice about it, but I don't blame him either for liking her better than me. Who wouldn't?
Anyway, do you think I'll ever find someone?
Despairing
Dear Despairing,
Please don't despair! That special someone is out there somewhere waiting for you, and you will find him. In the meantime, I'd say you should be glad you found out so soon what a complete, horrible, insincere, arrogant jerk that guy is. Now that you know, you can move on to someone way better (although granted, that's not hard). If he could lead you on like that, he totally doesn't deserve you, and you shouldn't waste another thought on him!
It sounds like you have a really good friend; surround yourself with people like her – people who you know you can count on, and who won't stab you in the back for the sake of a boy. But don't beat yourself up about this mentally challenged idiot liking your friend better than you – if he couldn't recognise your good qualities, it's his loss entirely. Be yourself, be happy, and don't let him get you down.
Amy