The same happened to me. More than that, I openly disliked him once he started to pay attention to me :) I don't know how this magic works... Maybe we just start loving people who are kind and attentive to us...
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Medium friends, please support my latest reflection "I Wasn't Ready for Goodbye" with claps, if you can: https://medium.com/p/11abd69465f1
Thank you!