I never understood how one of my friends fell in love with an MPA until I started having those feelings for the same MPA...now I understand. You tell yourself, this is not happening and is totally unrealistic and not feasible but she draws you in so effortlessly and subtlely that before you know it, you have feelings for her and long to see her as often as possible. She starts to invade your thoughts during the day and night and your whole focus on life starts to warp and focuses on your once or twice a week visits to her. Then when you get enough courage to actually ask her out, you are given plausible excuses which in the back of your mind, you know is basically a flat out rejection but you ignore that it is an outright NO and hope to ask her out again in the future.
Finally, after countless attempts, you realize you have fallen for the all those lines but it's too late, you have somehow unwittingly, fallen in love with her....how long will it take to get over her...you search for someone, anyone to replace her charms but you can't....Keep trying to find someone else, I guess?