Why did it embarrass me all this time later?

[Anonymous]

So there was this very popular guy from my high school. He and my cousin were in the same class and I used to visit the class on my breaks. Now I had a crush on this popular guys friend but now I’m getting information that the popular guy told the class that I wanted him so bad. It was embarrassing to me. I feel so embarrassed and I wounded if he even told his friends that I wanted him. I have graduated now and am a freshman in college but to think about it makes me so depressed and worthless. I felt like he was telling saying I was a loser or something. I definitely didn’t want him how he thought I did. But I did want his friend and I was going to tell his friend how I felt but not I’m embarrassed. What if he thinks I’m a loser too. How do I stop feeling like this?

Updates:

[Curmudgeon]

"I have graduated now and am a freshman in college but to think about it makes me so depressed and worthless. I felt like he was telling saying I was a loser or something. I definitely didn’t want him how he thought I did. But I did want his friend and I was going to tell his friend how I felt but not I’m embarrassed. What if he thinks I’m a loser too. How do I stop feeling like this?"

The key question here is: Post high school, will you ever see these people again?

If the answer is NO, then let it go. I get that you will have regrets about it, but with time and with new people in college, these will fade into irrelevance.

[chriscdi]

the funny thing about rumors is that you dont know if they are true, thing is why is it so bad that you liked someone, people act like they have never liked someone before

[Anonymous]

hun, im going to be honest. stop caring what people think of you. what that popular guy did was a douchy move and you deserve better. honestly he probably said that, because he had a thing on you, but nevertheless, its on him not you. so you can sleep tonight knowing your ok and he was the one who said those things. just go for it, because you only live once.