Initial issues, and replies found here:
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/index.php?threads/advice-time.234871/
Since that time I have written, and received a letter from my charming friend. Other than these two pieces of communication I have been holding strong with NC. She has not attempted to reach out to me. I come to you DJ's because I seek assurance that I did the right thing, by walking away- and that truly I need to keep walking and stop kidding myself that there is any hope left with this woman.
Your advice is appreciated.
The second message I sent to her:
First off I want to say sorry if my last letter seemed a bit harsh.
I don't think i was ready for the discussion that we had. And i think the day after it was still a bit too much, and I was caught off guard. Now that I've had a little time to think about us and where we were at. Honestly the connection we had meant something to me, and I might be wrong but i feel like it meant something to you as well. Otherwise I wouldn't have reacted the way I did.
I've had some time to reconsider, and upon reflection you were right, we were going too fast. Now that I have had a little space I’d like to reconnect at whatever level you feel comfortable - and what ever happens, happens. I value our time together too much to just walk away.
If you're not interested please let me know so i can move on. Otherwise if you just need someone to have coffee with, and go for a walk Im here for you. I'm willing to see where this goes. One way or the other I'm looking forward to hearing from you, see you around the bend.
A few days later I received this response from her:
Thanks for the beautiful flowers and the letter. Your first letter didn't seem harsh; it actually really resonated with me. it IS important to be all in, and timing can be everything. The connection we had means a lot to me too. I don't know that I've ever felt connected to someone so quickly, or that I've ever been able to spend so much time just sitting in the dark talking. That said, I'm having a lot of difficulty second guessing myself, and worrying about ****ing up again and getting hurt. Its like this weird debilitating indecision where I'm not sure what I feel or what I want - I mean its taken me like six days and five tries to even write you this letter. I worry that I may become an emotional kamikaze pilot- taking myself out and everyone with me, and that's not fair. (Sorry if this all seems very over dramatic- I'm trying to introspect and its just SO hard. So, I've realized I just need to take myself out of the game, and get comfortable being alone, I want you to move on and find someone who is capable of being in a relationship right now and someone that you deserve to be with - because you're a great guy.
Thank you for being so awesome and getting to know me and teaching me so many cool things. My not is twice as long as yours, not nearly so eloquent and I can't seem to come up with as smooth an ending, so I'll just say that I really wish you all the best and I KNOW you'll find a unicorn.
Like I said DJs this seems pretty cut and dry. I have been holding NC for about 2 weeks since receiving this letter, and plan on continue to do so. I just wanted to post the conclusion here for you, and just ask (to be sure) that this one is well and truly dead. Thank you again for listening to my emotional ramblings.
http://www.sosuave.net/forum/index.php?threads/advice-time.234871/
Since that time I have written, and received a letter from my charming friend. Other than these two pieces of communication I have been holding strong with NC. She has not attempted to reach out to me. I come to you DJ's because I seek assurance that I did the right thing, by walking away- and that truly I need to keep walking and stop kidding myself that there is any hope left with this woman.
Your advice is appreciated.
The second message I sent to her:
First off I want to say sorry if my last letter seemed a bit harsh.
I don't think i was ready for the discussion that we had. And i think the day after it was still a bit too much, and I was caught off guard. Now that I've had a little time to think about us and where we were at. Honestly the connection we had meant something to me, and I might be wrong but i feel like it meant something to you as well. Otherwise I wouldn't have reacted the way I did.
I've had some time to reconsider, and upon reflection you were right, we were going too fast. Now that I have had a little space I’d like to reconnect at whatever level you feel comfortable - and what ever happens, happens. I value our time together too much to just walk away.
If you're not interested please let me know so i can move on. Otherwise if you just need someone to have coffee with, and go for a walk Im here for you. I'm willing to see where this goes. One way or the other I'm looking forward to hearing from you, see you around the bend.
A few days later I received this response from her:
Thanks for the beautiful flowers and the letter. Your first letter didn't seem harsh; it actually really resonated with me. it IS important to be all in, and timing can be everything. The connection we had means a lot to me too. I don't know that I've ever felt connected to someone so quickly, or that I've ever been able to spend so much time just sitting in the dark talking. That said, I'm having a lot of difficulty second guessing myself, and worrying about ****ing up again and getting hurt. Its like this weird debilitating indecision where I'm not sure what I feel or what I want - I mean its taken me like six days and five tries to even write you this letter. I worry that I may become an emotional kamikaze pilot- taking myself out and everyone with me, and that's not fair. (Sorry if this all seems very over dramatic- I'm trying to introspect and its just SO hard. So, I've realized I just need to take myself out of the game, and get comfortable being alone, I want you to move on and find someone who is capable of being in a relationship right now and someone that you deserve to be with - because you're a great guy.
Thank you for being so awesome and getting to know me and teaching me so many cool things. My not is twice as long as yours, not nearly so eloquent and I can't seem to come up with as smooth an ending, so I'll just say that I really wish you all the best and I KNOW you'll find a unicorn.
Like I said DJs this seems pretty cut and dry. I have been holding NC for about 2 weeks since receiving this letter, and plan on continue to do so. I just wanted to post the conclusion here for you, and just ask (to be sure) that this one is well and truly dead. Thank you again for listening to my emotional ramblings.