Cat Stevens really was right when he said the First Cut is the Deepest.

I'm 14 going on 15, and there's this girl I really like. I mean, really like. She's just ridiculously perfect. And we're good friends. I finally told her how I feel, and she told me she didn't feel the same way. I am really down in the dumps. I've never felt like this for anyone before. She emailed me later, elaborating and I retorted nastily, but that was when I was really frustrated, and I apologised and she understood. Does anyone have any techniques to stop me feeling so down? Is all hope lost?

Thanks,

Sam.