Regardless of whether I can shift my affections to another - and the heart, as you observed, is a notoriously fickle beast - the question remains: should I?

The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.

Let'sss just kill him," said the shorter Ra'zac. "He has caused us much grief." The taller one ran his finger down his sword. "A good plan. But remember, the king's instructions were to keep them alive." -from Eragon, Chapter Title: The Ra'zac's Revenge.

From now on you're going to have to think. There's a reason why we're born with brains in our heads, not rocks.

Of course you like him; everyone enjoys flattery.

Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry

Into the sky to win or die.