I relate so much to this. I just turned 36, so when I told him that I loved him, I was the same age as you, same type of love... same, new feelings, only for me, I knew what love was from having dogs. A real, true love, that no human could ever measure up to but this is as close as I've ever come to that with another human, it's nice to see someone here who is with me on this

I'm sorry it ended for you, that is my worst nightmare. I think I'll be spiraling on that day. It is nice he left if open to come back. I'm glad you learned a lot from him and were able to have that loving experience with someone.