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Dear Breakup Girl,

I have a crush on this neighbor of mine and I was quite content with keeping it secret from her for reasons of proximity. Unfortunately, this whole situation was disclosed to her by a friend of mine. Now I can see the friendship is strained, struggling, or, in other words, going downhill. The friendship is more important to me than some silly little crush...no matter how serious I felt about it. Do I confront her? Do I act as if I don't know that she knows? Do I try and act in the most platonic manner possible? Or do I just give up?

--Seen It Before

Dear Seen,

Acting as if you don't know that she knows clearly isn't working, so borrow a cup of sugar from the girl next door and have a little talk. As in: "I suppose my 'friend' spilled some beans about this crush thing I've got. I want to let you know, though, that our friendship is more important than the crush. Unless, of course, you share it, in which case I guess we could rejigger our priorities, huh? So. You can say as much or as little as you want right now. Just wanted to clear the neighborly air." See what happens. Also, tell your friend to quit trespassing.

Love,
Breakup Girl

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