You like this guy and it has been hard seeing him every day knowing that a date has yet to materialize.

As far as you are concerned, he is barely aware of your existence.

Whenever you see him now, there is a visceral sadness that overwhelms you, which is a huge contrast from how it was in the beginning.

In the beginning, you were thrilled whenever you saw him.

He was attractive and made you lose yourself for a few moments, as you envisioned a life with him as your boyfriend.

You looked forward to seeing him and your heart fluttered with joy every time you did.

As the weeks and months went by, that excitement segued into frustration and sadness.

Nothing had happened.

He hadn’t made an attempt to talk to you for any length of time, if at all.

He wasn’t making eye contact with you as consistently as you desired.

You weren’t hearing any word from friends about whether he had mentioned you to them.

Whenever you dressed up and wore extra makeup, he barely acknowledged you, if at all.

He rarely seemed to break out of his poised demeanor whenever you were within eyeshot of him.

He remained stoic regardless of what you did.

Truly, this realization that you don’t really exist in his world was hard to accept after weeks or months of envisioning a day where he asks you out.

Since you came to this realization, you haven’t been all that enthused to see him.

There remains an attraction, but you don’t want to keep getting reminded of it every time you see him.

So now, you want to avoid him.

You don’t want to have to go through the disappointment you feel whenever you see him every day.

It’s not like you can avoid seeing him every day either.

You either run into each other each day or share the same space.

It’s understandable that you want to avoid him now, but there is something you must do first.

Work on your mindset.

Let go of all of the expectations you had about him.

Know that the excitement you felt about him was primarily based on the fantasies you created about him in your mind.

None of it was real.

You made him out to be the perfect partner for you when you had no idea about what he was like as a person.

Consequently, you created a relationship with him in your mind that didn’t exist.

This is what led to you developing an emotional connection with him that wasn’t warranted.

It has become so difficult for you to see him every day and realize that none of those dreams have since come true.

Know that this emotion was of your own making and that there is no telling that he is anywhere near a perfect mate.

Once you accept this, there is less likelihood that you feel sad whenever you see him.

He loses that emotional impact on you.

This means that the longer you have this mindset, the less likely you even notice his physical presence.

This goes a long way in getting you to no longer be negatively impacted by this man that you like.

To physically avoid him, consider taking a different route to your destination, or switch spaces with someone who is stationed away from his physical presence.

This keeps him physically out of eyeshot, which keeps you from having to constantly be reminded of him.

This being said, work on your mindset first.

Freeing your mind from the shackles of a fantasy you created about him, saves you from developing an emotional attachment to him, which is what leads to the sadness you feel whenever you see him.

Once you free your mind of these fantasies, and consequently get rid of the emotional attachment, he won’t impact you as he once did.

Coupling this with avoiding physical areas where he is gets within eyeshot of you, further improves the chances that you get over him sooner.