Help me 😭😭
So there’s a girl in my coaching (X) that I genuinely have a crush on. I barely talked to her directly yet, but her friend (Z) randomly approached me a few times during coaching. Once she told me sir was coming late, another time she helped us while we were searching for a pen cap and smiled when I thanked her. So overall the vibe with Z is pretty normal/friendly.
Now the issue is: I sent a follow request to X on Instagram because we had mutuals through coaching, but she removed/rejected it. That kinda killed my confidence because she definitely knows I’m from coaching.
Now I’m confused what to do next.
My current thought process is to become better friends with Z naturally since we already talk a little, and through that maybe become more comfortable around their group and understand whether X is even interested or has a bf etc.
I genuinely need help here because I don’t want to come off as desperate, weird, or like I have no self respect after the rejected request. Can anyone genuinely tell me what the best move is from here?