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Hi everyone.

I'm in quite a situation right now.. I like two guys. I'm sure you've heard this before... I just can't choose between them.

Let's call them Guy A and Guy B.

So, I've known Guy A for about a year and we've been dating on and off since then. Currently, we're "dating." He hasn't talked to me in about a week and when he does, it's only for a few minutes. I think it's because he said his phone is broken, but he still hasn't got a new phone. Our relationship is an online one. I have really strong feelings for him because we've been through so much and he knows a lot about me. We have met a few times and it was some of my favorite memories. He is very nice and cute and sensitive. The only cons about him are we are online only, he has depression, he is kind of conceited sometimes (I don't think he does this on purpose), and he has a horrible past, which drags him down a lot. Sometimes I doubt he likes me because he doesn't really talk to me often anymore... But I've broken up with him before, and my feelings for him always linger. When we weren't dating, I was always hoping he would come back to me and I would get jealous everytime he talked about another girl.

Guy B, on the other hand, is a new friend of mine. We met about two months ago. He was a new kid at my school. We immediately became friends because HE made the move and asked for my number so he could make more friends. We have been texting everyday for a while now. see him everyday at school and he sits beside me at lunch. I feel like he tries to make me laugh but I'm not sure. He playfully makes fun of me and we Skype everyday after school. I've had at least 3 people tell me that he likes me. He is nice and is REALLY funny. He is very outgoing and flamboyant and talks to lots of people. The cons about Guy B is that since he is so outgoing he has a lot of friends and doesn't talk to me much during school for that reason, he has lots of girl friends, and sometimes I wonder if he doesn't like me (even though people told me he does, he doesn't really act like it sometimes..)

I know the obvious answer is Guy B but I have such a deep personal connection with Guy A. As I already said, I don't want to let go of him, but I know Guy B would treat me so much better. I don't want to hurt Guy A! Please help me!

What do you do when you're faced with an older, more-spark-less-than-not, relationship? Over a year long online relationship that you're afraid it's time to let go of? A person that you inarguably care deeply for, but only view as a dear friend at times? What about when your life takes a complete rotation within the course of a week, one unrecognizable to anyone who knew you before, but outrageously exciting? Then you start to notice the sharp divide that has formed between your Old Life and New. Almost everyone you knew before here? They don't belong in your New Life. The lines are tough to blur and, in some instances, you don't want to try to blur the line because you've fallen in love with this new environment and the freedom it offers. It's a freedom that you've craved for years and finally have! It's exhilarating! And, in the midst of it all, the new people, the new food, the new home, you meet a new person. He's charming. And sweet. And a hell of a lot more like you than so many other people you've met. And he shows interest. And you think it might work. You feel that you can hold the most random yet intelligent conversations with this person, that, when you ask him his opinion on Trump for president, he doesn't just say he's an asshole, but he goes on to explain the things that make him one and the direction things may potentially turn. You've never met someone so similar, so adventurous. No one has ever showed this sort of interest in you before! Maybe this specific one isn't the one, but... But then you think of the Old Life and the relationship. You think of how it can't progress for at least four years (or more!) due to distance and commitment to education. You can't stand the thought of hurting someone so dear to you, but everywhere you turn would be pain. Staying in it would limit you both. And you'd be living a lie. But letting him go would break his heart. You can't stand to hurt someone who you've grown to consider to be a best friend. Help?