How to be human: how to learn from unrequited love

Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is a Senior User Researcher for Slack, but her views here do not represent her employer. You can write to her at askleah@theverge.com and read more How to be Human here.
Dear Leah,Before I start, I'd just like to say how great your articles are on The Verge and I've been reading most of them since the start of it. I know you