I've crushed on this guy friend of mine for 2+ years, and within this year I've gotten over him. We're still in the same friend group and today he texted me about a joke, usually I want to keep messaging him to keep the convo going but today I decided to just delete it after he sent the last message so I could not read too deep into it. Sometimes a guy doesnt need to be NVM/LVM for him to not take mental space in your mind. If he liked me, he would've made something happen, and I accept that and I'm making space for me and the future.