[Scribbling a reply on his way past the shelter, Zero tacks it up.]
That is the tactic I've used so far and I admit it is extremely frustrating to wait for the other one to catch up, if that is what is happening. I don't want to push them into something they aren't ready for.
I just am concerned that inaction and low expectations will lead to more of the same. That nothing will change.
This isn't the type of relationship you can just step away from without altering everything dramatically. The entirety of the relationship is built off my portion of it being unrequited-a situation that was fine with me at the time. After everything that has happened, I'm not willing to go back to that. For my own sake.