"EA": Number One

Dear EA,

I like you, but not the way you like me.

Dear EA,

I think you're a really good friend, but since I don't like you, you really just need to suck it up and move on.

Dear EA,

I actually do have a crush on you that I've been unsuccessfully hiding. I'd love to be in a relationship with you.

Dear EA,

I just want you to hold me.

EA,

I am so sorry about what I am putting you through. I realize that you really do care about me and that you probably like me. I realize that I'm hurting you every time I mention a different guy, every time I laugh at something MR says, every time I don't return your feelings.

You are one of few good friends I have. I trust you, and I love being with you. But there's a few reasons why I'm holding back so strongly. For one, I promised myself I'd give myself the summer off from relationships. It's needed time to sort myself and my life out. Second, JP deserves a chance, for a number of reasons. Additionally, your enthusiasm to get married so soon is a little overwhelming to me, and while I'm a bit more open to it than I was, I feel like it'd be rushed.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm breaking your heart, and I can't do anything about it. At least, nothing that would go against what would be best for me.

I don't want to hurt you.

Please forgive me.