re: I love you more, so it is over

I have felt for many years that there was something between us that was deeper and more powerful than anything I had experienced before. I believed it might have been something we both felt, and I knew that if I never said anything, I would regret it for the rest of my life.

Now I understand that while there are real and meaningful feelings between us, they are not the same. I accept that, and I want you to know I do not hold that against you in any way. You have been kind and loving toward me, and I value that deeply.

What I am coming to terms with is that I was mistaken in what I believed this could be. That realization is difficult, because it means rethinking something I have carried with me for a long time.

My feelings for you are real, and they have not changed. But I understand now that they are not shared in the same way. Because of that, I need to find a way forward that is grounded in what is real, not what I had hoped for.

I truly wish you the very best. I will always care about you and treat you with kindness, but I also need to take care of myself as I move forward.

Thank you for your honesty, and for the time and care you have given me.