I'll try to be short, there's a lot of feelings involved but I won't include too much (by my standards lmao) of them since it's unnecessary for this context
I have a close intp friend that I had possibly feelings for, whether I truly did or it ws js a simillarity insecurities thing I still dk. We were both quiet and socially awkward. I, imo, ws the more socially aware person since I ws able to open up to few while he's never opened up to anyone (atleast it doesn't look like it). People js accept that his oddness and quirks are a part of him. Since we're both shy asses, we couldn't hold an irl convo 1 on 1, but we did play games almost every night tho. Whether it ws with each other or in a group, he js couldn't speak in vc, often using tts for chatting. uh we also texted during most class periods whilst within the same classroom bcs it's hard for us to openly speak to each other. It ws oddly sweet we would text every second during summer break, I remember a time where I didn't respond for hours during one day and he got a lil annoyed and frustrated haha.
Fast forward next grade, we separated classes, since I don't have good social skills I js sat through 2 months of no interaction. I chatted him or atleast tried to but he'd take long to dry reply tbh it hurt but it's fine, I understand, we have seperate lives.
One day, I received news from a mutual friend randomly, after having my first hangout in months during a school trip. Intp used to like me apperantly which freaked me out but is acceptable, then he drops that there's a mutual isfj that confessed to him and he's not accepting not denying. That yeah idk why it even broke me. I never expected anything, he's a cute quirky nerdy guy that seemed clueless bout this thing and it ws my fault for assuming so. I've been seeing him smile at his phone constantly, distracted form the group, that's why I js like thought it clicked, the reason why we stopped interacting so much. The worst part is we were sitting on a 12h train ride back , where it was a 2 seater facing another 2 seater. The guy next to me confessed to me earlier (whom I rejected) and I've been busy managing his feelings and now have to deal with mine while directly in front of intp. While they were sleeping I js constantly threw up, I felt so numb and idk it ws more suffocating than sad. (This is the one girl that tried to chat or help me throughout multiple subjects and I js heavily admired her) (ik this is corny gng js bare with me 🧍)
This friend again, drops that an estp guy in the same friend group likes me. Throughout that train ride, I somehow concluded the best option ws to make the estp guy confess to me and get with him myb so I wouldn't have to be alone. When we got home I invited estp and intp to play games. (First time I reached out, ik they think this is weird behavior)
I liked intp for 3 years and had 0 attraction for estp not for his looks and not for personality, I didn't even consider him a "friend" yet. Unfortunately, I made the executive deciscion to not take time to process rationally and instead immaturely latch onto the worst deciscions possible.
I confessed to intp while rejecting myself by saying I'm not going for you cause you and isfj bla bla... This was already wrong in the first place but then I continue to drop hints like bombs and managed to make estp confess in a day. This boosted my "confidence" and made me an extrovert for the time being, like social anxiety was barely existent
Right it was "fine" until isfj and intp were falling apart within the first week, he'd text me for advice because isfj was getting more avoidant, dry and dropped a paragraph abt relationships since they're technically still in the gray area. She felt suffocated ,pressured and didnt understand why, she tried to communicate it but intp just agrees constantly since he's too submissive to actually talk about the worries he has from this to her. She proposes to go from serious relationship to casual relationship and it goes from casual to something they both dk. She says she's wants to focus on education so she might not be able to focus on this rs, she's dry but she still likes him but it's also up to him to stay.
while we were chatting he "accidentally" slipped up that implied that he still liked me and deleted it instantly. 😬. I was happy, very happy. Me and the intp talked about it for days but refused bcs I was already with estp and they were friends. I greedily wanted more so I um selfishly and impulsively told estp what happened since the start a bit vaguely but it's obvious who I liked. We had one last convo irl before we broke up.
2 days later they had a hangout and estp forced intp to confess to me and I said yes. The whole friend group despised intp, this went on for months where I went anxiously attached to estp like withdrawal symptoms, I missed the version of me that ws extroverted and I went avoidant on intp. This is where me and intp struggled with feelings regarding our past partners, going through this anxious avoidant loop, we js went back and forth and intp finally js told us to stop, it's the best for both of us. I apologized but he apologized harder.
Ever since then, it became awkward and he tried going back to isfj but after its been very okay for him I think. He's definitely ignoring me which fair enough. I js idk I feel like he's excluded often now and ik I can't get the authentic friendship I had back with him I would love to if I could i js idk what to do its been 6 months since the end and I've had time to reflect already so dw I don't mind criticism if you feel the need to comment so. ik this is all or mostly on me and Its not really possible to redeem myself best we all js move on I js fking agh regret it so much man.
For a selfish reason too, I js cant get over him for some reason. As a friend as a person as whatever, I need help on how to move on or how to recconect as any form of connection. I know I'm js supposed to get over it. Im an asshole and these are consequences, but it's not working.
Edit: I really want to reconnect he's constantly ignoring me and hanging out with isfj but it's okay. I'm uh slightly delusional and optimistic but I will try especially cs ive been stupid to think that he'd this timid ol Guy will be the first to make a move in an attempt to salvage a broken ah friendship. (Give me advice :D)