My insecurity ruins me.
I thought I've grown out of my insecurity, finally gaining enough confidence to live normally now. However I was proven wrong once I stepped back into my dating life. I've had multiple crushes, some of them openly expressing their interest for me. But one thing ruins it- the second I see who they're friends with, especially girls, I lose feelings almost immediately. Not because I have some sort of toxic assumption about that person, but because their friends are so.. gorgeous. Most of the people I've had a crush on are friends with literal supermodels. Perfect face, perfect hair, perfect teeth, perfect everything. Because of that I became even more insecure. If someone as pretty as them could be just friends with my crush, how would a creature like me ever have a chance to be their girlfriend?? It's such a ridiculous thought, sometimes if I see a friend of my crush that is way too gorgeous, I start to feel so ashamed because I even thought of having a crush and fantasizing about a relationship with them when the obviously better options are right infront of them. So then, when I start to feel that way, I will slowly fade away, stop making jokes, and overall ignore them then just.. leave. Not because I hated them, but because I knew they could do better than me.