I (16F) am still in love with my ex boyfriend (17M)
You read that right, unfortunately. So to add a little bit of context we’ve been friends for almost a decade and we dated on and off for 3 years. It’s been four years since we’ve broken up but I still think about him all the time. The final breakup was a mutual thing and we simply didn’t think we were right for each-other at the time. We remained friends and still talk to this day. He currently has a significant other which I’m happy for, but for some reason I find joy in the fact that he said he’s eventually breaking up with his partner and is looking for the right time. I know I shouldn’t feel this way but I can’t help it. I’m still in love with him after all this time and find myself hoping he feels the same way. I’m disappointed in this because I don’t think he’ll ever be attracted to me or like me. I’m not going to stop talking to him because he’s my best friend and I would never cross his boundaries on what we are. I would never flirt with him or stop him from perusing a relationship with someone else. I just wish he felt the same. What could I do to help this situation, if anything at all?