Have you got over a crush successfully? Remained friends?

[Ullupullu]

For one reason or another my crush and I both know we like each other. We haven't acted on it. We each have long term partners and kids and neither of us want to jeopardise our families. We are colleagues but not at the same venue so only see each other when necessary for work.

Has anyone been in this "known crush" situation and got thru it and maintained the friendship? We haven't and won't act on it physically but it's driving me insane. I know all the advice about breaking contact entirely but can't do that for work reasons. And I know I need to spend more time/attention on my partner. But I'm hoping to hear from anyone who has accepted that attraction like this can happen and you can move on from it to remaining happy as friends.

I had a crush on a colleague ages ago before I met my current boyfriend. It hurt a lot because I couldn't act on it because we are in the same team and the managers dont like relationships within the team in case it causes problems when/if you split.

But I did get over it because I eventually saw him for what he really was rather than my made up version. Crush disappeared after that and we are just friends, I feel nothing anymore.