To all accounts, she could have been the right woman, at the right time, in the right place on the relationship continuum, but for the small matter of 3,000 miles making navigating the treacherous waters of getting to know her essentially from scratch that bit more difficult. We did have great conversations (maybe not great, but better than I have with most) with a range of shared interests that we explored.
I suspect I may have missed quite a few lead in points to make my more than passing interest known. I didn’t… And it sort of came out in a round about way, in a Friday night no less, that she’d recently began to see someone again..
As someone I count as a real friend, I am happy for her - she does deserve a great guy. On a personal level it kind of sucks being in the friend zone - but then I may have missed/failed to seize the opportunity when it may have been available…
If there’s one thing the 2013 project needs, it’s some steely resolve to go with the desires in my head. Sigh