idk.. i'm in my comsu era, i can't answer this kind of question, sorry 😭😢

my answer may be in different context with what you're asking. i guess that is what we can say as "boundary" and "self love" because we all aware that they might hurt us. besides, loving someone doesn't mean you have to own them.

I ... never been on that shoes, so idk—I won't love someone who I know they will hurt me though.

Watching them from afar or act like nothing happened about the feelings I had or probably I slowly disappeared from their side. Letting go of someone must be hurt rather than being with them and got hurts from the relationship itself.

I'll watch them from a far. I'll be keeping an ongoing note about how I feel about them as the day goes by while trying to minimize that person's impact and place in my life (slowly cutting them off). Cause really, accepting the reality is the best way to move on and not giving a fuck anymore. Don't let yourself being hurt by someone that isn't worth it.

Loving someone doesn't mean we need to own them as a whole, does it? I'd still watch them from afar, but in case I talked to them on daily, I'd act like nothing happened. My feelings are my responsibility after all, being in love or not will always meet sorrow moments anyway. What do you think?