They definitely believe their own BS. That's a trademark wrk of all this. I struggle with that because the BS from one day to the next is different. I guess the friend zone isn't a terrible place to be, it's better than many other situations where people aren't even talking but knowing my ah, I could be in the friend zone for decades. He's good at that. And stubborn. I may be doomed.
Maybell is right. Chocolate and a bath may be necessary.
It just aches and hurts so much. How can we all be living with this pain?