Me too, treats people better if they treat me well and can't
love someone who doesn't love me =).
Recently happened to me too, I confessed, she didn't like me,
but she didn't avoid me and now we're together =)
But the thing i feared most was losing a great friend that I
fancied, rather keep them close then blow it all up.
But I kept a torch for 3 years and I know I would have regretted
more if I did not tell her how I felt. Maybe you should see it the
way I do, even if you didn't get her at least you let her know your
feelings. That's good enough for a memory, no?