cause it’s like being perpetually in the honeymoon/rose colored glasses stage. You haven’t progressed past the initial burst of euphoria to see them for who they actually are, which might turn you off completely. it’s the “what if” feeling that you can’t shake, what if they were my soulmate? what if they liked me more? what if we had tried dating? but none of that shit is based in reality because if it was like that, it wouldn’t be a situationship in the first place.