[BilgeD]

I recently had a relationship end that still has me confused.

I had been involved with a woman for the last couple of years. During this time we became very good and close friends. Over this past year, we went from being pretty flirtacious with one another to becoming involved romantically. It was a casual romance for the most part, but very energetic. However, over the past couple of months, her communications with me slowed down considerably. I approached her about this, to which she explained that she had started seeing someone.

I tried to take this in stride, but soon realized that over the course of this year, I had grown very strong feelings for her - something I hadn't realized until she had started seeing someone else. I've tried contacting her since this realization, but she hasn't responded. After a couple of weeks of not trying to contact her, I tried one more time. I saw that I was never going to be able to see her face-to-face, so I put all my feelings into an email and sent it off. Obviously, she never replied.

I can only assume at this point that she must be very involved with this new person, and decided that NC is the best policy with me. I'm really hurting over this. I've not only lost someone I didn't realize I had strong feelings for (possibly even loved), but also a dear friend.