u/RealityOdd6146

I was in a friends-with-benefits situation with my best friend for almost 1.5 years. Before meeting him, I had dated quite a few guys and had my share of casual relationships, so I never really believed I’d become emotionally attached to someone again.

But after meeting him, things slowly changed for me. Even though it started casually, I became loyal to him without even realizing it. I stopped looking at other people the same way, and somewhere along the line, I started developing real feelings for him.

The strange part is, I never thought I’d want a serious relationship again. But with him, for the first time in a long while, I actually started imagining something deeper.

Eventually, I confessed my feelings to him. He was honest and said he wasn’t ready for that kind of relationship and didn’t feel the same way. After hearing that, I started questioning everything. I thought: if someone can’t love me the way I want to be loved, then what’s the point of staying and hurting myself more?

So I slowly distanced myself. Later, I blocked him completely.

Now I keep wondering if I made the right decision. We had amazing chemistry, especially physically, and I genuinely miss him a lot sometimes. A part of me wants to go back, but another part of me feels like maybe I should wait for someone who truly chooses me and wants something real with me — someone who is fully mine, emotionally too.

Did I do the right thing by leaving? Or should I go back and accept things the way they were?

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