What can I do to make it finally let go?

[Anonymous]

I have wanted him for so long but it’s never the right time. Over the years he had asked me for my number a couple of times and I decline because I just didn’t feel it was the right time. We used to date freshman year of high school and even when we broke up I was hoping he came back. He tried to course but at the time I was just not ready because I knew he wasn’t going to be how I pictured in my head. However I am now a college freshman and I still want him so bad. The most recent time he asked he had a long time girlfriend I declined because I knew he was with her and I would not feel right. But imagine wanting someone since u were young anf not being able to forget them. It just grows and grows and grows. I want to let go but I can’t. I never told him how I felt we just share long stares at each other each time we see each other. Anyway I was going to reach out recently because I had heard they were broken up and had been for a minute they were cheating on each other. So I thought it was the right time for me to admit my feelings just to get it off my chest. But I hestitated for over three weeks because I was scared and then I see him tag her in a football post on social media. I was crushed because I just thought it was finally going to happen I would get this off my chest. But now I am just tired. I want to forget. I can’t walk around with this heavy feeling all my life. It’s been over 4 years and I still feel the same about him. I need to let it go but how?

[Lov2PlezUgurl]

you have to grow a pair and I'm not talking about fruit
think of all the nights you layed awake crying all the time you wasted on THINKING about him... would it surprise you that he did the very same thing only about you and you turned him down... how many times he's probably not going to ask you again most guys can't handle rejection once and you put him through the ringer now I'm not coming down on you because I think you deserve it on the contrary I think you deserve him so stop your crying and go get him it don't matter if he's seeing another girl you have wanted and waited and it's time NOW before it's too late.. lets hope it's not too late don't wait another day if you do you will never do it

[art_hoe]

Ah I don't know don't take my word 100% but I would... try and tell him. And, if he is interested or sahetevr, go for it. If not... take all thr stuff reminding you of him, pile it up, over the course of a month the most, ur probs gonna cry a lot if it was attachment like that. Listen to sad breakup and heartbreak songs (I reccomend call me karizma but whatever does it for u is gud). And then listen to ahsnikko (or whoever's has that "don't text ur ex" vibe to it) and then... in that sad angry heartbroken state, burn everything reminding u of him down. (Having a friend to do it with would be great too but I get it if u don't have them, me neither)