Our favorite celeb mancrushes explain how to get over celeb mancrushes.
By Jessica Sager — Written on Nov 09, 2014
Rip off the bandaid: Benedict Cumberbatch is engaged, Ryan Gosling is the father of Eva Mendes' baby, and Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Norman Reedus, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Jason Momoa, Harry Styles and every other celebrity man with whom you may be obsessed will (probably) never date you.
It hurts. We understand. Being "in love" with a celebrity is a safety net and much easier and typically less potentially heartbreaking than being in an actual relationship and dating a normal dude who may or may not dump or divorce you someday. But sometimes your imaginary celebrity boyfriend gets a real life girlfriend, fiancee, wife or baby mama, and then, well, what good is your safety net at that point?
That said, it's still fun to obsess over eye candy. Here's how to get over an imaginary breakup with your imaginary celebrity boyfriend/husband/lover when they get an actual girlfriend/fiancee/wife/baby mama. It's not easy, but we're sure you'll be able to manage the melodrama.
Ouch. Your celebrity crush is engaged, married or otherwise taken.
When you first see inklings of evidence — photos, subtweets — you obsess over figuring it all out in hopes of being wrong.
When you see the engagement announcement (in a newspaper, no less):
This is after you'd pretty much plan your wedding constantly.
When your boss catches you Googling "Benedict Cumberbatch breakup" at work:
When your lame friends try telling you to just get over it because you're delusional, histrionic and probably drunk:
When someone tries to rationalize that now you can spend your time and energy on other things, like a real boyfriend or husband:
What you wish you could do for your injured heart. (Also, this is one of 6,438 reasons why Andrea was the worst character ever on "The Walking Dead")
When you hear the song you swear was "your song," despite, you know, never having met:
But for real, how does he not understand that you're a million times better for him than whatever woman he's settling for right now?
You really thought you had a chance though. You really did. You couldn't help it.
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