I want this crush to end.
I'm 15 years old, and I've recently outed myself as gay. There's this guy who I've been friends with for four years. He's helped me through a lot of stuff, including my outing, and I've helped him through quite a bit too. We're very close, and he knows I'm gay.
For the past two years I've had an insatiable and intense crush for him. Two years of staring at him longingly when he's not looking, two years of secretely enjoying it when we play-wrestle at shool or at his house.
Of course, a few months ago I decided to tell him about this. I told him how I felt and he told me 'I'm fine with it dude, you can't help it.' Of course, this was a lie. He became deathly quiet with me the following week, and when I asked what was up, he told me 'he felt awkward being around a guy who liked him'. Of course, I quickly lied and told him that I didn't have feelings for him any more to salvage a very good relationship (we're best friends you see.)
He still thinks there's nothing going on, but I still like him so much. It's almost painful how much I like him, and it makes me physically ill to know that I like someone so much, but they will never, ever like me back. And even worse, there are literally no gay guys where I live who I can go out with to take my mind of things.
I just want this to end, to stop this stupid, irrevokable crush on this guy so I can concentrate on school studies, and just being a good friend for him. How can I do this? Any tips or advice would be appreciated greatly.