How do I stop Liking someone I see every day at work?

So I liked this coworker for a while. I kept noticing subtle signs that maybe he liked me too—through body language mostly—but he never really did anything. He talked to me a couple of times, but nothing serious—just normal, casual conversations. Nothing more. And now I’m just tired of this back-and-forth weirdness. I want to stop thinking about him. I want to stop liking him.

He gives me eye contact all the time. I’ve caught him staring or looking at me when I’m not looking, and when I do catch him, he gets nervous or quickly looks away. So yeah, the signs were there, but nothing ever actually happened.

And honestly, now I really believe in that sentence: “If he wanted to, he would.” Because he had so many chances—times where we were alone, and he could’ve talked to me more or done something to actually get to know me better. But he didn’t take any of those chances. So I feel like that says enough.

But the hard part is… I see him every single day at work. We’re in the same office for like 9 hours. How do I stop feeling this way when he’s always right there? I don’t want to keep reading into the little things or wondering if something’s still there. I just want to move on and feel free from it.

If anyone’s been in a similar situation, especially in a work setting, how did you deal with it? 😭🫠