I just want to know I’m not alone here. But have any of you been rejected after telling someone you loved them?

I told my boyfriend, at the time, that I loved him. He didn’t say it back, but seemed happy about it. I was fine that he didn’t say it back because I didn’t want to pressure him. Then about a month later he broke up with me and one of many reasons was that “he was trying to find the love that he wanted to give me” but he couldn’t.

It was the first time I ever said “I love you” to someone first. So I stepped out of my comfort zone big time because for me, the other person always said it first. It just makes me feel crushed that the first time I said it first to someone, I got rejected in the end.

Anything similar happen to anyone? I’m just feeling bummed out about it even though we’ve been broken up for a few weeks now. I kinda think hearing that I’m not the only one will make me feel better 😂